LIFE's Vintage Guide to Housing & Services organizes more than 700 community-based resources by category including utility and telephone assistance, mental and behavioral health services, grief recovery, medical services, urgent and basic needs and more. View the digital edition here.

LIFE's Vintage Newsmagazine is a trusted source for information. Each issue is filled with interesting articles, columns and stories that keep seniors and those who have seniors in their lives informed, involved and entertained. Read helpful articles here:

• Basic Strategies for Keeping You and Your Loved Ones Healthy 
• Help Slow the Spread with Cloth Masks 
• Tips for Staying Healthy in Uncertain Times
• LIFE PACE Finds New Ways to Serve During COVID-19 Pandemic
• Medicare Expands Telehealth Services 
• How Medicare Works with Hospital Care
• Tips for Signing Up for Medicare During COVID-19
• Be on the Lookout for COVID-19 Medicare Fraud

LIFE's SeniorLine is providing support and is accessible by calling (918) 664-9000. Seniors and caregivers who are feeling nervous or anxious and would like to share concerns with an Independent Case Manager are encouraged to contact SeniorLine for help. Also, if you need some guidance about modifications that can be made to help you stay safe or need special assistance, call SeniorLine.

LIFE's Absentee Ballot Support - Thinking of Voting Absentee this year? LIFE's SeniorLine is available to help voters apply online for an absentee ballot and to help connect voters to ways to have ballots notarized before mailing them back. For assistance, call (918) 664-9000 during regular business hours.

LIFE's Senior Centers - LIFE's Senior Center at Eastside has reopened. Visit the Senior Center page for more information.

LIFE's Adult Day Health - The Oklahoma State Department of Health is permitting Adult Day Health Centers (ADH) to reopen with limited capacities. All of LIFE's Adult Day Health locations are now reopened. Call (918) 664-9000 for more information.

LIFE's Case Management program remains operational and will continue to serve over 1,200 people in our community. We have the capacity to serve more during this critical period. If you or a senior you know needs help, we are here. Call LIFE's SeniorLine at (918) 664-9000 for information about case management services.

LIFE's Tax Assistance program is available to answer questions about taxes, fraud protection and stimulus checks. Call (918) 664-9000 for more information.

LIFE EDU moves online for a summer of virtual educational events. Classes will be streamed on LIFE's Facebook page. Click here more information.

LIFE's Medicare Assistance program (MAP) is available to answer questions by calling (918) 664-9000. MAP educational classes and seminars will be offered virtually this summer on LIFE's Facebook page. Click here more information. MAP is taking appointments now for open enrollment. Click here for open enrollment information.

Food Resources

If you need assistance with food and essential needs, call LIFE's SeniorLine at (918) 664-9000 for resources and information. Additional information can be found on our community partner web sites:

• Oklahoma 2-1-1 Food Resource List
• Community Food Bank of Oklahoma
• Meals on Wheels

Utilities

Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO), Oklahoma Natural Gas and the cities of Tulsa, Broken Arrow and Owasso water departments will not shut off services for non-payment at this time.

Covid-19 Testing Sites

Click here to see a list of testing sites from the Oklahoma State Department of Health.

Special Shopping Hours for Seniors

Grocery stores across the country have introduced special shopping hours for seniors, people with disabilities and those with compromised immune systems. Locally, Reasor's is offering senior only hours daily from 7 a.m. - 8 a.m. Click here to see a full list of stores.

COVID-19 Emotional Support Resources:

• Optum Emotional Support Help Line 
  Optum Emotional Support Help Line at  1-866-342-6892  is free of charge and available to anyone, so you can share it with family and friends. Caring professionals will connect people to resources. It will be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. 

• Take care of your mental health with Sanvello 
  During these unprecedented times, we are taking extra measures to ensure people have the tools they need to adjust to this new normal. To help cope with stress and anxiety, you may find  Sanvello  a helpful app to download. You can learn new skills, join group conversations, find useful techniques and track your emotions to help you feel more calm and in control. There’s even a new Staying Socially Connected community which provides support as COVID-19 shifts our daily routines. That’s why Optum and Sanvello have waived the cost of premium access. Download Sanvello for free from the App Store or Google Play to begin feeling better.

• Watch a Video: Learn about COVID-19, how to protect yourself, and where to get ongoing updates.

• Watch a Webinar: Coping with Traumatic Events
  Traumatic events can range from acts of terrorism, war, natural disasters and infectious disease outbreaks such as COVID-19. Whatever form they take, when trauma hits close to home, it can be hard to process. Fear and anxiety about a disease can be overwhelming and cause strong emotions in adults and children. This program helps identify and normalize reactions to traumatic events.  Participants will explore the broad emotional impact and look at healthy ways to cope. 

• Watch a Video: Be Safe Not Scared video from Dr. Jennifer Clark