Additional Resources

Navigating Longevity Speaker Series

Speakers include Dr. Carol Stephens and Ashley Scates as they discuss navigating the challenges of aging including advanced planning and dementia.

*Video courtesy of The Community Library

Questions about our organization? Questions about helping a friend or loved one? Give us a call: 208-788-3468

If we don’t have the answer, we can help point you in the right direction. In addition, we offer the following list of helpful numbers:

For any health or mental health emergency, please contact 911.

Blaine County Senior Resources TelephoneWebsiteEmail
Blaine County Services/Veteran Services208.788.5510Websitearivkin@blainecounty.org
Hospice & Palliative Care of The Wood River Valley208.726.8464Websitehospice@hpcwrv.org
Hunger Coalition208.788.0121Websiteinfo@thehungercoalition.org
Mountain Rides208.788.7433Websiteinfo@mountainrides.org 
Office on Aging208.736.2122Websitesunderwood@csi.edu
Safe Haven208.788.9698NAinfo@safehavencare.org 
SHIBA (Senior Health Insurance Benefits Advisors)208.334.4250WebsiteNA
St. Luke’s Center for Community Health208.727.8733WebsiteNA
AARP Tax Preparations208.726.5856WebsiteNA
Advocates for Survivors of Domestic Violence208.788.4191WebsiteNA
American Foundations for the Blind800.232.5463Websiteconnectcenter@aph.org
Blaine County Housing AuthorityNAWebsiteNA
Blaine County Indigent Services (financial services)208.788.5566WebsiteNA
Crisis Hotline208.788.3596WebsiteNA
Hospice and Palliative Care of the Wood River Valley208.726.8464WebsiteNA
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, in Twin Falls208.736.3024
211 Idaho Careline for Emergencies		WebsiteNA
Idaho Medicaid877.456.1233WebsiteNA
Idaho State Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Boise208.334.0879
208.473.2122		Websiteinfo@cdhh.idaho.gov
NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)208.578.5466Websiteinfo@namiwrv.org
St. Luke’s Wood River Home Health, in Boise208.381.2222WebsiteNA
Senior Connection208.788.3468WebsiteNA
Social Security Administration800.722.1213WebsiteNA
South Central Community Action Partnership 208.733.9351WebsiteNA
Mesothelioma GuideNAWebsiteNA
MedicalAlert.org
(ratings for medical alert systems		NAWebsiteNA
DMV Written TestNAWebsitetimothy.backes@dmv-written-test.com