Wayne County Senior Resources
National Survey on Seniors and Prescription Drugs
finds that 4 in 10 Seniors do not take medications as prescribed;
Poor experiences with drugs and costs contribute to Non-Adherence
Four in 10 seniors told researchers in a recent
national survey that they haven't taken all the drugs their
doctors prescribed for them in the past year - either because
the costs were too high, because they didn't think the drugs
were helping them, or because they didn't think they needed
them. The survey of 17,685 seniors was conducted by the Kaiser
Family Foundation, the Commonwealth Fund and Tufts-New England
Medical Center.
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County
and other programs
Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center:
Call: (800) 438-4380 -or- visit:
www.alzheimers.org
Prescription Drug Resource Center
www.drugsavings.wi.gov
Senior Alliance Area Agency on
Aging 1-C
Call: (800) 815-1112
-or- visit:
www.aaa1c.org
Wayne Metro Community Action Agency
3715 West Jefferson, Ecorse, MI 48229
Call: (313) 843-2550
-or- visit:
http://www.waynemetro.org/
Alzheimer's Association - Greater
Michigan Chapter.
Call: (800) 337-3827 -or- visit:
www.alzdet.org
Catholic Social Services of Wayne County Senior Companion
Program
Call: (313) 883-2100
Detroit Area Agency on Aging
1333 Brewery Park Blvd, Detroit, MI 48207
Call: (313) 446-4444
-or- visit:
www.daaa1a.org
Kevin F. Kelley
Department Director
Joan Siavrakas
Division Director
Wayne County Senior Citizen Services
30712 Michigan Avenue
Westland, Michigan 48186
Ph: (734) 727-7373
Joseph Howard
Division Director
Veterans Affairs
28 W. Adams
Detroit, Michigan 48226
Ph:
(313) 224-5045