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| ElderCarelink Website |
Seniors | Go on Llne | Provides referral service at no cost- home care, a visiting nurse, or simple household chores, ElderCarelink can help you find assisted living caregivers | |
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| Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP) Website |
(408) 296-8290 (800) 510-2020 |
Call for information. | Link to organization who care for the elderly. | |
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| Older Adult and Family Center Website |
(800) 943-4333 | Person caring for a family member with memory problems, throughout the Bay Area. | Call for information. | Free education, information, problem-solving skills to mange difficult behaviors, relaxation training, and planning for the future. We provide services in English, Spanish, Cantonese, and Mandarin. The program will be offered and participants will receive monetary compensation. This program is sponsored by The Older Adult and Family Center, of the Palo Alto VA and Stanford University School of Medicine. |
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| Outreach - Senior Outreach Website |
(408) 436-2865 Santa Clara (650) 988-9860 Palo Alto (800) 400-6222 South County (408) 436-0155 Teleprinter for the Hearing Impaired (8:00am- 5:00pm) |
Low income -Frail seniors and disabled adults | Call for information. | Help obtaining available services, filling out forms. applying for benefits, arranging medical or in home care. personal money management program and other services. |
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| Senior Companion Program |
Persons 60+. | Call to volunteer or for assistance. | Recruits and trains seniors to be companions to other elders who are homebound or in poor health. A Senior Companion volunteers twenty hours per week and receives a stipend. Senior Companion clients are elders who run the risk of becoming institutionalized without outside assistance. | |
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| Senior Worker Advocate Office Website |
Working Seniors. | Information on special programs to help Senior Workers. | ||
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| Seniors in Action Website |
Seniors. | Information on what may or can effect Seniors, also information on where and how to get help. | ||
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| Coastside Opportunity Center 99 Avenue Alhambra PO Box 1089, El Granada, CA 94018 Website - Map |
(650) 726-9071 (650) 726-7096 Fax |
Serves: El Granada, Half Moon Bay, La Honda, Montara, Moss Beach, Pescadero, San Gregorio. | Call for information. | Help Coastside including the homeless, low income, immigrant farm workers, and the elderly and disabled in order to assist these individuals and families to become more self sufficient and independent. |
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| Cleaning for a Reason Mailing Address is: P.O. Box 146 , Lewisville, TX 75067 Website - Map |
Toll Free (877) 337-3348 Fax (972) 767-5198 |
Women undergoing treatment for cancer - any type of cancer. | Contact them and fill out an on -line application. Not all location are covered | This nonprofit offers free professional housecleaning, and maid services to improve the lives of women undergoing treatment for cancer - any type of cancer. |
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| Medicare Rights Center 1460 Broadway, New York, NY 10036 Website - Map |
(212) 869-3850 (212) 869-3532 Fax |
Information on Medicare on a state by state basics. | ||
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| Day Break Escort Transportation Services 5111 San Felipe Rd. , San Jose, CA 95135 Located in the St. Francis of Assisi Pastoral Center in the Evergreen area of San Jose Website - Map |
408 238-7252 South County: 831 848-9175 |
Seniors 60 + | Call , get information and make an a appointment for home visit to fill out application. | Drive older adults to doctors dentist, and lab appointments only Grocery shopping includes Grocery store, Bank and Pharmacy only. with in 20 mile from where you live. |
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| Day Break Respite & Caregivers Support Services 5111 San Felipe Rd. , San Jose, CA 95135 Located in the St. Francis of Assisi Pastoral Center in the Evergreen area of San Jose Website - Map |
408 270-4900 408 848-9175 South County: 831 848-9175 |
Seniors 60 + Residents of San Jose, Adult caregivers,homebound persons. Persons with beginning stages of dementia or Alzheimer's | Call or stop by Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 10 AM to 3 PM | Offer transportation to seniors .Sliding scale for the Respite Center. Minimal flat rate for home-based services |
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| Outreach 97 East Brokaw Rd. Ste. 140, San Jose, CA 95112 E-mail - Website - Map |
(800) 400-6222 (408) 436-2865 x290 (408) 437-9499 Fax (408) 436-0155 TDD/TTY |
Available to the frail elderly and disabled in Santa Clara County who can't use public transportation and do not drive. | Call for information | Outreach is a demand-responsive (within 48-hours) paratransit service. Door-to-door service is provided, taking clients to medical/dental appointments, banks, grocery shopping and senior programs. |
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| Heart Of the Valley 890 Main Street, Santa Clara, CA 95050 Website - Map |
(408) 241-1571 |
Seniors 59 yrs and over residing in Santa Clara, West San Jose, Cupertino Saratoga, Sunnyvale, Los Gatos, Campbell, and Monte Sereno. | Call for information | Heart of the Valley will take seniors to medical appointments, shopping, errands, to hospitals to visit friends and family, and will escort seniors on outings. |
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| Self Help for the Elderly, Santa Clara County
1818 Scott Boulevard , Santa Clara, CA 95050 Map |
408-246-8790 | Seniors 60 years and over | Monday-Friday, 9 - 5 Call for information 408-985-8889 | Provides social services, information and referral, translation, door-to-door transporation,Residential care services in Santa Clara. Senior Day Care program,nutrition program, ESL, and recreational activiites. Languages: English, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin) |
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| American Cancer Society 747 Camden Avenue, Ste B , Campbell, CA 95008 Website - Map |
(800) 227-2345 | Call -800 number is available 24 hours/7 days a week/ 365 days a year. | Transportationof cancer patients to radiation & chemotherapy sessions. Other freeservices also available.Campbell, CA 95008 | |
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| American Cancer Society 747 Camden Avenue, Ste B , Campbell, CA 95008 Website - Map |
(800) 227-2345 | The cancer programs do require that the patient have cancer. There are no fees for services and most programs have no eligibility requirements. | Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9:00am-5:00pm. Call 800 number is available 24 hours/7 days a week/ 365 days a year. | An extensive library of videos available to the public and professionals. Transportation of cancer patients to radiation & chemotherapy sessionsOther freeservices also available. Vietnamese and English are spoken. |
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| Love INC of Santa Clara County P. O. Box 11136, Campbell, CA 95011-1363 E-mail - Website - Map |
Help Line: (408) 379-9223 Information Line: (408) 379-9227 Fax: (408) 379-9228 |
All in need | Call for information, e-mail or go on line | Rides, such as to doctor's appointments and errands Grocery shopping Help with packing or moving |
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| Community ServicesOf Mountain View/Los Altos Mountain View Senior Center 266 Esculea Ave , Mountain View, CA E-mail - Website - Map |
650 968-0836 | Seniors | Call or stop by. CSA Caseworkers are available on the first Friday of the month from 10:00-11:00 AM. | Volunteers provide seniors with escorted transportation to and from their medical appointments,grocery shopping and other errands, and volunteers visit clients in their homes. |
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| Avenidas Transportation Services 450 Bryant Street, Palo Alto, CA 94301 E-mail - Website - Map |
(650)-326-5362 Fax: (650) 328-0366 | Senior in Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, Stanford, and parts of Los Altos and Mountain View | Call for enrollment application, Transportation Manager, at (650) 326-5362, ext. 25 or e-mail | Avenidas provides assisted, door-to-door transportation in modern, wheelchair-capable vans |
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| Senior Shuttle Website |
E. Palo Alto Community Services Dept (650) 853-3140 Public Works Department (540) 853-3189 E.Palo Alto Senior Center (650) 329-5900 |
East Palo Alto Senior Shuttle is free and open to all residents. | Service is provided to the various locations on different days. Mondays and Thursdays, the service will be to Albertsons, Palo Alto Medical Center, Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto. On Tuesdays and Fridays the service will be to Kaiser Permanente and KMART in Redwood City, and on Wednesdays the service will be to the San Antonio Shopping Center in Mountain View. | The shuttle buses will have "East Palo Alto Senior Shuttle" written on the sides. The shuttle will be traveling through specific locations at specific times (see route maps and schedules above), however you can also wave for the shuttle to pick up anywhere along the route wherever it is safe for the driver to stop. When you get on the bus, kindly tell the driver where you want to be let off. All vehicles are equipped with a wheelchair lift and space for two wheelchairs. |
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| Community ServicesOf Mountain View/Los Altos Los Altos Senior Center 97 Hillview Ave. , Los Altos, CA E-mail - Website - Map |
650 968-0836 | Seniors | Call or stop by on the Forth Monday of the month the caseworkers will be at there from 1:00-3:00PM. | Volunteers provide seniors with escorted transportation to and from their medical appointments,grocery shopping and other errands, and volunteers visit clients in their homes. |
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| St. Joseph's Family Center 7950-A Church St., Gilroy, CA 95020 Website - Map |
(408) 842-6662 | Proof of ID, resident of San Martin or Gilroy; income verification | Call for information. | Gasoline vouchers ($5). Mon.- Fri. 9:00am-12:00pm and 1:00-4:00pm;Spanish and English spoken. Senior Shuttle provides free transportation to older adults living in thearea. |
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| Angel Flight West E-mail - Website |
(888) 4-AN-ANGEL (426-2643) (800) 296-1217 |
People who cannot afford public transportation, or who cannot tolerate it for health reasons. | Call if you need transportation outside the Western States. | Provides free transportation to medical treatment. They accept requests from individuals or health care professionals such as social workers and physicians. |
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