Consumer Resources 

Find information on aging and disability services, consumer protection, veteran's services, and victim's rights.

 Resources
  • Aging & Disability Services
    View links that aid in accessible living for seniors and those with disabilities, along with Medicare assistance.
    • Aging Adults Services
      Links to programs available through the Office of Aging Services such as Aging Network, Adult Day Care and Alzheimer's Disease support
    • Application for Exemption under Homestead/Disability Amendment
      Application for Exemption under Homestead/Disability Amendment.
    • Assistive Technology Loan Assistance
      The Kentucky Assistive Technology Loan Corporation offers low interest loans for qualified applicants who need equipment or home modification that will increase a person's mobility or enable them to become more independent.
    • Centers for Accessible Living
      The Center for Accessible Living provides information, advocacy and services that create opportunities for people with disabilities to live independently.
    • Consumer Protection for Seniors
      Protecting Kentucky's seniors through crime prevention education
    • Homecare Program
      The Homecare Program helps adults who are unable to perform some activities of daily living and are at risk of institutional care to remain in their own homes by providing support services and coordinating the help of family, friends and provider agencies. Services include such things as Case Management, Personal Care, Homemaker, and Environmental Accessibility Adaptations.    
    • Kentucky Insurance Program for Seniors (KIPS)
      The Kentucky Department of Insurance has addressed the challenge of a steadily increasing aging population by creating this special unit.
    • Medicaid Covered Services and Information
      Medicaid covered services and service information.
    • Medicaid Eligibility Guidelines
      Medicaid is a program for families and individuals who have income and resources within the established guidelines. The guidelines and income standards are not the same in every state and this website explains the Kentucky medicaid requirements.
    • Medicare Prescription Drug Assistance
      Medicare is now offering a prescription drug discount card as the first step toward a drug benefit that will begin in 2006. The discount card provides Medicare beneficiaries price reduction of 10 - 20 percent on their pharmaceutical medications. Visit this website to learn more.
    • Patient and Elder Abuse
      In 1979, the Attorney General established the Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Control Division to battle the growing abuses within the vast Kentucky Medicaid system.
    • Personal Care Attendant Program
      Attendant services for persons 18+ with a functional loss of two or more limbs and who have the ability to hire and supervise an attendant. To learn more about this program visit this website.
    • Report Medicaid Fraud
      Any person who knows or has reasonable cause to believe that Medicaid fraud has occurred must report that information to the Division or to the Medicaid Fraud hotline.
    • See World Store
      The See World Store, offered by the Kentucky Department for the Blind, is a convenient place to try out and purchase various devices to aid you at work and home.
    • Senior Community Services Employment Program
      Serves persons 55+ who are at or below 125% of poverty level, and who need training, subsidized employment, and help with job placement.
    • State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)
      This program provides information, counseling and assistance to seniors and disabled individuals, their family members and caregivers at no charge by local, well-trained counselors.Information and assistance services available through a large counselor network, providing health insurance information on benefits to persons eligible for Medicare.
    • Supported Living Application
      The Kentucky Supported Living program is for Kentuckians with disabilities to request grants for supports so they can live, contribute, and participate in their communities. Complete this form to apply.
    • Supports for Community Living Program
      Supports for Community Living (SCL) is a home and community based program funded by the Kentucky Department for Medicaid Services and administered by the Division of Mental Retardation. The SCL program was developed for Kentucky citizens as an alternative to institutionalization. Visit this website to learn more.
    • USA.Gov for Seniors
      USA.Gov for Seniors will empower citizens to obtain valuable health and security information and services at one location via the Internet.
  • Consumer Protection
    Protect your rights and be on the alert for business scams. Put your name on the "No Call" List and free yourself from telemarketers.
  • Victim's Rights & Advocacy
    These links provide necessary information for victims of violence and abuse.
    • Crime Victims Compensation Board Application
      Here you will find the application for the Crime Victims Compensation Board. This Board determines eligibility and amount of reimbursement to innocent, needy crime victims.
    • Domestic Violence
      Pursuing justice and offering healing to victims of crime
    • Human Rights Commission
      To eradicate discrimination in the Commonwealth through enforcement of the Kentucky Civil Rights Act.
    • Victim Identification and Notification Everyday (VINE)
      Through this automated, statewide victims notification system , critical information is available about inmates housed in local jails and adult correctional facilities as well as certain juvenile offenders.
    • Victim's Rights
      Pursuing justice and offering healing to victims of crime; the Victim's Bill of Rights Handbook (PDF)
  • Complaint Filing (Department of Insurance)
    File an online complaint with the Kentucky Department of Insurance.
  • Consumer Protection Quiz
    Test your knowledge of consumer law and issues.
  • Homeownership Opportunities
    The Kentucky Housing Corporation provides the information you need to purchase your first home.
  • Substance Abuse Forms Library
    Here you will find applications and forms for the Department for Mental Health and Mental Retardation regarding substance abuse.