If you want to remain independent and self-reliant as you age, you’ll want to explore Own Your Future, Texas, a state and federal collaborative resource to help you proactively plan for your future long-term care needs.
Think it’s too soon to be concerned about long-term care? Think again.
Taking care of your own health today is the first step in reducing your chances for needing long-term assistance with your health and personal needs as you age. Taking additional steps now to plan and prepare for future health, legal and financial issues will help ensure you’ll have a better life tomorrow.
Own Your Future, Texas includes descriptions of and links to the following resources, which are described both in English and Spanish:
Information resources to help you better understand aging:
Area Agencies on Aging
2-1-1 Texas
Benefits Check Up
Eldercare Locators
Community resource to help you determine if your community
is a good place for long-term living:
Aging Texas Well
Housing resources to help you locate affordable housing
that is adaptable to your changing needs:
The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
The National Resource Center on Supportive Housing and Home Modification
Caregiving resources that can provide you assistance
in caring for yourself or someone else:
Administration on Aging
Family Caregiver Alliance
Volunteerism resources that will help you improve your
health through community involvement:
One Star Foundation
Texas Ombudsman Program Tough Enough to Care
Texas Adopt A Nursing Home Program
Healthy aging resources to help you enjoy good health
as you grow older:
Texas Round-up
Health and Human Services Commission
Texercise
Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services
Texas Department of State Health Services
Walk Across Texas
Legal and financial resources to help you prepare for
your future needs:
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
Advanced Care Planning Documents
Texas Attorney General’s Office
Texas Department of Insurance
Texas Money Management Program
Texas Legal Services Center
Public retirement system resource to help you understand
your retirement benefits:
Teacher Retirement System
You also can order a free U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’
Long-Term Care Planning Tool Kit from the Own Your Future, Texas web
site or by calling toll-free, (866) 752-6582. 