EMERGENCY SERVICES
Ambulance 911 (routine –
203-775-6809)
Brookfield Volunteer Fire Department 911 (routine – Center
203-775-1882)
Candlewood Company 911 (routine – Candlewood
203-775-2440)
Police 911 (routine
203-775-2575)
Poison Control Center – UCONN Health Center No charge 1-800-222-1222
INFORMATION (www.211infoline.org) 211
TOWN SERVICES
Senior Center
203-775-5308; FAX – 203-740-3868
Social
Services
203-775-7312
Meals On Wheels
203-743-5418
Brookfield Library
203-775-6241
HEALTH SERVICES
Danbury Hospital 203-739-7000
Emergency Department
203-739-7100
Geriatric Health Center , Danbury Hospital
203-791-5040
Bethel Health Care
203-830-4180
New Milford Hospital
860-355-2611
Emergency Department
860-355-7222
Main Street Physical Rehabilitation Center , Danbury
203-262-4230
Danbury Visiting Nurse Association (Home Care)
203-792-4120
Regional Hospice of Western Connecticut
203-797-1685
405 Main Street, Danbury, CT 06810
SOCIAL SERVICES
Connecticut Department of Social Services
(860) 424-5277
Elderly Services:
1-800-443-9946
Pamela Giannini, Director Department of Social Services
25 Sigourney Street , Hartford , CT 06106
E-mail: Pamela.giannini@po.state.ct.us
Connecticut Department of Social Services - Danbury
203-207-8900
John Souchuns, Social Services Operations Manager
342 Main Street , Danbury , CT 06810-5833
Office of Protection and Advocacy
1-800-842-7303
Brookfield Department of Social Services
775-7312
Brookfield , CT 06804
Tax Relief Services:
203-775-7308
SOCIAL SECURITY
1-800-722-1213
Danbury Office
203-748-3569
131 West Street , Danbury
Office of Hearing and Appeals
203-787-7772
157 Church Street , New Haven
Center for Medicare Advocacy
1-800-262-4414
TRANSPORTATION
SweetHART Reservations
203-748-2511
SweetHART will call/pickups, cancellations, confirmations
203-830-4399
SweetHART comments/questions
203-744-4070
Other Resources and Links
PeaPod by Stop and Shop (food delivery) (http://www.peapod.com)
Administration on Aging (http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/)
Provides links to federal, state and programs and sources of assistance
AARP , CT (http://www.aarp.org/states/ct/)
Connecticut ’s own AARP publication and opportunities to advocate
AARP Benefits QuickLink
(http://www.aarp.org/money/lowincomehelp/quicklink/
American Foundation for the Blind Senior Site
(http://www.afb.org/seniorsitehome.asp)
Benefits Checkup (http://www.benefitscheckup.org/)
Designed to help people get all the benefits they deserve
Connecticut Coalition on Aging ( http://www.coalitionagingct.org/)
Connecticut Commission on Aging (http://www.cga.ct.gov/coa/)
Connecticut Bureau of Aging Community & Social Work Services (http://www.ct.gov/agingservices/site/default.asp)
Connecticut Department of Social Services:
(http://www.ct.gov/dss/site/default.asp)
Connecticut Programs for Elders
(http://www.ct.gov/dss/cwp/view.asp?a=2345&Q=304924&dssNav=|)
FirstGov for Seniors (http://www.usa.gov/Topics/Seniors.shtml )
Medicare Nursing Home Compare
(http://www.medicare.gov/NHCompare/Include/DataSection/Questions/HomeSelect.asp)
National Council on Aging (http://www.ncoa.org/ )
The National Center for Assisted Living (http://www.ncal.org/)
NIH Senior Health (http://nihseniorhealth.gov/)
Featuring health information from the National Institutes for Health
Osher Foundation Public Events in Waterbury Area
(http://waterbury.uconn.edu/osher/events_public.html)
SweetHART ( Housatonic Area Regional Transit) (www.hartct.org)
U. S. Department of Health and Human Resources – Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
(http://www.ahrq.gov/QuestionsAreTheAnswer/)
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