NEXT STEPS FOR SENIOR VITALITY
Explore our interactive information on Senior Wellness below and be sure to scroll down further to the bottom of this webpage for additional resources. You can also return to the wellness home page.
MORE RESOURCES
Help with Addiction
Staying Active
Other Resources
- Find a local support group – call a Mental Health Connect navigator at 612.312.3377
- Call the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration national helpline, 800.662.HELP (4357), a free, confidential, 24/7, 365-day-a-year treatment referral and information service for individuals and families facing mental and/or substance use disorders.
- Want help to quit smoking? Centers for Disease Control and Prevention free quitSTART app
Staying Active
- Hopkins Activity Center Resources for Seniors
- Metro Mobility: Need transportation, but health or disability prevents you from being able to use regular fixed-route buses? Visit website or call 651.602.1111 to learn more or schedule a trip.
- National Institute on Aging’s Maintaining a Healthy Weight Ideas
Health information on maintaining a healthy weight - 9 Brain Boosters to Prevent Memory Loss
Other Resources
- Sleep App Suggestions
Trouble sleeping? Check out The American Sleep Association - Help with Bills
US Government help with financial issues - Financial and Legal Planning
Put a few basic documents in place to give guidance to your loved ones and ensure your future well-being. - Aging Parent Checklist
Finances, important documents and important information - On the Brink of Everything: Grace, Gravity, and Getting Old (2018) by Parker Palmer
Drawing on eight decades of life and his career as a writer, teacher, and activist, Palmer explores the questions age raises and the promises it holds. “Old,” he writes, “is just another word for nothing left to lose, a time to dive deep into life, not withdraw to the shallows.”