Resources

Adult Protective Services 1-800-252-5400 www.dfps.state.tx.us

AMERICAN RED CROSS 1-800-785-7851 www.redcross.org

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1-800-232-4636 www.cdc.gov

Center for Medicare and Medicaid 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227) www.cms.gov

FEMA 1-800-621-3362 www.fema.gov

Legal Hotline for Older Texas 1-800-622-2520 www.tlsc.org/legal-hotline-for-texans.html

Medicare Hotline 1-800-633-4227 www.medicare.gov

Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (RGV) 1-202-282-8000 www.ready.gov

Poison Control Center 1-800-222-1222 www.poison.org

South Central Pension Project (Pension Information Counseling and Assistance) 1-800-443-2528 www.southcentralpension.org

Texas Attorney General – Consumer Protection Hotline 1-800-621-0508 www.texasattorneygeneral.gov

Texas Abuse/Neglect Hotline (APS) 1-800-252-5400 www.txabusehotline.org

Texas Area Agencies on Aging:

Lower Rio Grande Valley Area Agency on Aging (Serving the Counties of Cameron, Hidalgo, and Willacy) 1-800-365-6131 or (956) 682-3481, ext. 412 ww.lrgvdc.org/aging.html

South Texas Area Agency on Aging (Serving Starr County) 1-800-292-5426 or (956) 722-3995 www.stdc.cog.tx.us/page9a.html

Texas Department of Aging and Disability (Complaints) 1-800-458-9598 or e-mail to RSComplaints@hhsc.state.tx.us

Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (General Information) 1-800-252-9240 www.hhs.texas.gov/dads

Texas DADS Regional Office (Region 11) Regional Director – Paul T. Ebrom (965) 316-8341

Texas Medicaid Client Hotline 1-800-335-8957 www.tmhp.com

Transportation Registry for Emergency Evacuation: Dial 2-1-1 www.211.org

Starr County Memorial Hospital (956) 487-5561 www.starrcountyhospital.com

Hidalgo County Emergency Management (956) 318-2615 www.hidalgocounty.us/85/Emergency-Management

Cameron County Office of Emergency Management & Homeland Security

CALL CENTER: (956) 546-HELP (4357)

Willacy County Emergency Services (956) 689-5456