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Nevada County Elder Abuse Prevention / Ombudsman Friendly Visitors / Telephone Reassurance Health Assessments / Screenings Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP)
Elder Abuse Prevention / Ombudsman Ombudsman Services of Northern California 3950 Industrial Blvd., Ste. 500, West Sacramento, CA 95691 State 24-Hr. Crisis Line: (800) 231-4024 Joan Parks, Program Administrator The Elder Abuse Prevention Project provides training for paid workers in Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly (RCFE’s) including instructions on how to complete mandated elder abuse reports of suspected abuse. The Ombudsman Program provides information and complaint resolution for residents of long term care facilities in the seven counties of Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Sierra, Yolo, Yuba and Sutter. In addition to paid staff, the ombudsman program recruits and trains an average of 65 volunteers who complete extensive training and volunteer at least 20 hours per month assisting residents in long term care facilities. Ombudsmen are trained to receive and investigate reports of suspected abuse.
Friendly Visitor / Telephone Reassurance 471 Sutton Way, Suite 202, Grass Valley, CA 95945 Phone: (530) 271-0255 Jackie Finley, Program Coordinator The Friendly Visitors and Reassurance Callers Program consist of volunteers who visit or call each week to a homebound or lonely senior.
Health Assessments / Health Screenings 950 Maidu Ave., P.O Box 1210, Nevada City, CA 95959 Phone: (530) 265-1639 Mark Nagafuchi, Program Manager Comprehensive Health Assessments are provided that include assessment of a client’s physical, social and environmental needs, including health safety and fall prevention assessment; Health Screening/Clinics measure blood pressure, cholesterol, glucose tolerance and clinics for flu immunizations.
Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program HICAP Services of Northern California (HSNC) 3950 Industrial Blvd., Suite 500, West Sacramento, CA 95691 Toll Free: (800) 434-0222 Margaret Reilly, Assistant Program Manager The statewide Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP) assists individuals and families with Medicare problems and other health insurance concerns. Through individual appointments and through community education, volunteer counselors who are trained and registered provide objective information on Medicare, Medicare supplemental insurance, managed care, long-term care planning and health insurance. The HSNC office provides HICAP services in El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Sierra, Sutter, Yolo and Yuba Counties.
Help Line Information & Assistance 471 Sutton Way, Suite 202, Grass Valley, CA 95945 Phone: (530) 273-2273 Help Line Information and Assistance is Nevada County's "one place to call" for information and referrals to social services and community resources. Families or individuals of all ages call Help Line for anything from simple information, such as the phone number of a service provider, to, in a moment of crisis, support and guidance, as well as referrals.
Legal Services of Northern California 471 Sutton Way, Suite 210, Grass Valley, CA 95945 Phone: (530) 274-3554 Robert Lobell, Paralegal LSNC offers legal assistance, representation and community education/advocacy services out of the Mother Lode office in Auburn and the Grass Valley office.
900 E. Main Street, Suite 201, Grass Valley, CA 95945 Toll-Free: (800) 655-7732 TTY: (530) 272-1764 Melissa Blackwell, Coordinator Provides home repair and modification services to seniors in Nevada, Yuba and Sutter Counties to reduce the risk of falls and to assist seniors with maintaining their safety and independence at home.
Gold Country Community Council (Western Nevada County) P.O. Box 968, Grass Valley, CA 95945 Phone: (530) 273-4961 Rita Wilkens, Coordinator Senior Lunch Program provides hot, nutritious lunches for adults 60 and older throughout Nevada County in a congregate setting. Home-Delivered Meals provide hot, nutritious lunches for adults 60 and older, homebound and unable to prepare meals alone.
Sierra Senior Services (Eastern Nevada County) 10040 Estates Drive, Truckee, CA 96161 Phone: (530) 587-2408 Senior Center Lunch Program meals are served Monday through Friday, 12 - 1 PM. Call for the location. Home-Delivered Meals are delivered Monday homebound seniors over the age of 60, and disabled adults residing with seniors, who are unable to cook, shop or prepare food for themselves. Frozen meals are also delivered on Friday for weekends. Eligibility restrictions apply.
Retired & Senior Volunteer Program 471 Sutton Way, Suite 202, Grass Valley, CA 95945 Phone: (530) 271-0255 Sara Morrison, Project Director The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of Nevada County recruits, screens and places over 450 volunteers 55 years and older in volunteer assignments that match the skills and interest of the volunteer and serve to meet community needs at over 80 different locations including the Empire Mine, Thrift shops, library, police and sheriff and many other public and private nonprofit settings in Nevada County.
PO Box 2161, Grass Valley, CA. 95945 Phone: (530) 272-1710 (Ride requests) Phone: (530) 272-9958 (Administration) Susan Healy-Harman, Executive Director Telecare provides Paratransit transportation in Western Nevada County for ADA qualified individuals. This “door-to-door” service is provided by skillful professional drivers in wheelchair accessible vehicles and through volunteer drivers available on a limited basis for out-of-town and out-of-ADA corridor trips. Additional programs are available for qualified seniors (60 and over) and persons with disabilities including the A4AA funded Sunday Service for Seniors Program, A4AA funded Senior Voucher Program, and T.H.E. VAN PROGRAM, partially funded through United Way of Nevada County.
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