PEACE OF MIND
BEFRIENDERS – 406-522-8169
A weekly visitor helps combat loneliness and isolation among homebound seniors. Befrienders volunteers provide companionship and minor assistance through activities such as grocery shopping, eating out, chatting or playing cards.
GALLATIN VALLEY NEWCOMERS
406-624-6659
Sometimes making that first friend in a new place is all the comfort and security you need. Lunch programs, interest groups, and monthly coffees are just a few of the things that keep women of all ages, including those longtime residents just wanting to make a new friend, coming back. www.gallatinvalleynewcomers.org
LIFELINE, Bozeman Deaconess Hospital
406-522-4622
Lifeline is an easy-to-use personal response service that ensures that older adults living at home get quick assistance whenever it is needed - 24-hours a day, 365 days a year. The services are simple to use. When you need help, you just press the waterproof Personal Help Button you wear as a pendant or wristband. Within seconds, a certified Lifeline monitor responds, assesses the situation and summons appropriate help, whether it is a neighbor, relative or ambulance.
SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM
Judy at: 406-586-2421
A regular weekly visit by another senior may be a particularly bright spot for you. Enjoy the companionship and assistance as well.
TELECARE (Help Center) – 406-586-3333
Free service provides a daily phone call from a volunteer or staff member. We will ask for the phone number of a friend, neighbor or relative to check in case we cannot reach you. Both you and your loved ones can rest easier knowing someone will make sure you are accounted for each day.
Montana ‘211’ The United Way and the Help Center in Bozeman - 406-586-3333
Provide a telephone referral hotline and internet database connecting people to social and family services statewide, Operators can offer callers information on topics ranging from housing to health-care needs, from adoption services to Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. www.montana211.org
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