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Sacramento County Caregiver Services / Caregiver Respite Disease Prevention (Water Therapy) Elder Abuse Prevention / Ombudsman Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP) Minor Home Modifications and Repair
Caregiver Services / Caregiver Respite Del Oro Caregiver Resource Center 5723-A Marconi Avenue, Carmichael, CA 95608 Toll Free: (800) 635-0220 Michelle Nevins, Executive Director Del Oro Caregiver Resource Center provides a wide array of services to support family caregivers including Respite Care, Information, Community Education, Caregiver Training and Education, Assessment and Counseling and Legal Consultation.
Personalized Homecare & Homemaker Agency 3300 El Camino Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95821 Phone: (916) 979-4975 Celso Avaricio, Program Director Personalized Homecare provides in-home services of personal care and homemaker services to frail, functionally impaired persons 60 years of age and older who are not eligible for County In-home Supportive Services(IHHS) and can not afford to pay out of pocket for in-home services.
U.C. Davis Care Management 3700 Business Drive, Suite 130, Sacramento, CA 95820-2164 Phone: (916) 734-5432 Beth Hieb, Case Manager Caregiver Case Management provides information, assessment, care planning and when appropriate, service arrangement and coordination for family caregivers who need help in caring for their loved one.
Linkages / Respite Purchase of Services UC Davis Care Management Phone: (916) 734-5432 Janet Heath, Site Director UC Davis Care Management (UCDCM) offers Linkages case management services in Sacramento and parts of Yolo and Placer Counties. Services include an initial home assessment of: the client’s functional ability, cognitive and emotional capacity, health and support network, and environmental safety including fall prevention assessment and education.
Disease Prevention (Water Therapy) Easter Seal Society 3205 Hurley Way, Sacramento, CA 95864 Phone: (916) 485-6711 Sara Nordio, Program Development
7375 Park City Drive, Sacramento, CA 95831 Phone: (916) 393-9026 Doreene Hess, Center Manager Allows caregivers to take a rest (respite) from caregiving duties with the help of a Certified Nursing Assistant, Program Assistant and volunteers. Program offered Wednesdays and Fridays, five hours each day. On Friday, members of the Respite Cooperative (family caregivers of Respite participants) lead a variety of program activities including exercises, games and singing. Lunch is offered.
Cordova Neighborhood Church 10600 Coloma Road, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670 Phone: (916) 635-5992 Flora Maloney, Program Coordinator The Cordova Neighborhood Church offers a drop-in respite program called the C.L.U.B. (Caring, Laughing, Understanding, Belonging). The C.L.U.B. meets at the church in Rancho Cordova on Mondays and Tuesdays. The program’s purpose is to give respite to caregivers and socialization and loving care to care receivers (program participants). Some participants are not able to talk, read, write or walk without assistance. All are encouraged to participate in program activities at levels with which they are comfortable. A donation of $10 a day helps cover the cost of a hot, nutritious lunch and activities.
2862 Arden Way, Suite 103, Sacramento, CA 95825 Phone: (916) 484-4400 Devorah Samuels, Senior Care Coordinator The Jewish Family Service of Sacramento (JFS) Drop-In Respite Program is known as the Schmoozer’s Circle. The program is held each Wednesday from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm for caregivers to bring or send their family member with early dementia to the program. There is no fee to attend the program; lunch is provided for $5 per person. The program day consists of discussions, physical activities, games and cognitive activities. Participants from all religious and ethnic backgrounds are encouraged to participate in the Schmoozer’s Circle. Transportation may be available.
2921 Truxel Road, Sacramento, CA 95833 Phone: (916) 808-1590 The Triple R Adult Day Program has been run by the City of Sacramento since 1992. As a social adult day program, Triple R specializes in providing care for people with moderate to severe dementia. Our daily program includes personal care assistance, engaging in activities such as art, dance, gardening and exercise and management of difficult dementia behaviors. Greenhaven: (916) 808-4003 Asian Community Center, 7375 Park City Dr., 95831 Midtown: (916) 808-8375 Hart Senior Center, 915 27th Street, 95816 North Sacramento: (916) 808-6475 Woodlake Elementary School, 700 Southgate Rd., 95815
Elder Abuse Prevention Project / 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. State 24 Hour Crisis Line: (800) 231-4024 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.
Area 4 Agency on Agency Senior Employment Program 2260 Park Towne Circle, Ste. 100, Sacramento, CA 95825 Phone: (916) 485-1876 Gloria Parker, Program Manager Launched in January 2003, the A4AA Senior Employment Program helps find jobs for anyone over the age of 60 in Sacramento and southern Placer counties. Two staff persons act as Job Developers in the Senior Employment Program, as well as providing Job-Readiness workshops which teach Application, Résumé and Interview techniques. Job resource information is available, and computer training is by referral If you live in Sacramento or southern Placer counties, are over the age of 60 and seeking a job, contact Senior Employment.
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.
828 I Street, 5th Floor, Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 498-1000 Phone: (916) 442-4273 (Administration) Laurie Simon, Director Info Line Sacramento is a telephone information and referral service that assists callers and links them to the community services they need.
In-Home Homemaker / Personal Care Services Personalized Homecare & Homemaker Agency 3300 El Camino Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95821 Phone: (916) 979-4975 Celso Avaricio, Program Director Personalized Homecare provides in-home services of personal care and homemaker services to frail, functionally impaired persons 60 years of age and older who are not eligible for County In-Home Supportive Services(IHHS) and can not afford to pay out of pocket for in-home services.
Kinship Care (Grandparents Raising Grandchildren) Legal Services of Northern California 444 N. 3rd St., Suite 312, Sacramento, CA 95814 Toll Free (800) 222-1753 Phone: (916) 551-2140 Kathy Kelly, Attorney Provides free legal assistance and community education to grandparents raising their grandchildren and kinship caregivers 55 years of age and older.
Legal Services of Northern California 444 N. 3rd St., Suite 312, Sacramento, CA 95814 Toll Free (800) 222-1753 or call (916) 551-2140 David Mandel, Supervising Attorney Eligible callers can receive a free telephone consultation with an attorney or paralegal. If no one is available to answer immediately, an appointment is made for an advocate to call within two days. Emergencies can be addressed more quickly. Through the hotline’s web site, seniors can also submit questions by e-mail. This leads to a phone appointment.
Asian Pacific Community Counseling 5330 Power Inn Rd., Suite A, Sacramento, CA 95820 Phone: (916) 383-6783
Catholic Charities 2110 Broadway, Sacramento, CA 95818 Phone: (916) 733-0255 Beth White, Program Director Catholic Charities operates the Cathedral Neighborhood Senior Center, the only drop-in site for seniors located in downtown Sacramento. Catholic Charities will collaborate with the SRO collaborative Project of Transitional Living and Community Support, Inc. (TLCS) and has formed the Downtown Senior Outreach Program. The program will provide comprehensive assessment, case management and falls prevention assessment services to seniors 60 years of age and older. The targeted populations are seniors who live alone in the 14 single-room occupancy hotels in downtown Sacramento.
PO Box 255584, Sacramento, CA 95825-5584 Phone: (916) 455-1880 Carrie Grip, Executive Director Home repairs or modifications for low-income elderly homeowners. Recipients receive a home safety assessment and safety devices, such as grab bars and shower assist units. The services will be provided at no cost to the recipients, though donations for materials are appreciated.
847 F Street, West Sacramento, CA 95605 Phone: (916) 444-9533 Janine Brown, Program Manager Leonor Alvarez or Amanda Borgett, RD Senior Nutrition Services provides a hot, nutritious meal at 25 different community settings five days a week to seniors 60 years of age and older. Home Delivered meals are provided to 1,400 persons five days a week throughout Sacramento County.
3727 Marconi Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95821-5303 Phone: (916) 875-3582 Margaret Ahern, Program Director Established in 1975, the Sacramento Senior Companion Program recognizes the desire of homebound seniors to remain safely and happily in their own homes. The activities of the Senior Companion may include visiting clients in their homes, adult day care centers and group settings, offering transportation to needed medical appointments, senior nutrition centers or shopping, providing socialization/companionship and respite care for the spouse or primary caregiver, assisting with correspondence, paying bills, obtaining community resources, translation/interpretation and other related tasks, and providing social experiences that foster feelings of well being, self-acceptance and positive self-image
7375 Park City Drive, Sacramento, CA 95831 Phone: (916) 393-9026 x 33 Virginia Wienke, Transportation Specialist Provides transportation service that transports older adults to and from the Center and also accommodates requests for shopping, medical appointments and recreational/social outings.
Sacramento Lao Family Community, Inc. 5405 Palm Avenue, Suite 5., Sacramento, CA 95841 Phone: (916) 331-0323 Tua Vang, Program Coordinator Provides transportation services that transports older adults to medical appointments, shopping trips, and recreational/social outings. County of Sacramento Dept. of Human Assistance 847 F Street, West Sacramento, CA 95605 Phone: (916) 444-9533 ext. 236 Patti Petre, Transportation
South County Services 539 N. Lincoln Way, Galt, CA 95632 Phone: (209) 745-9174 Marylou Powers, Executive Director South County Services provides non-emergency medical transportation to persons 60 years of age and older who have no other means of transport. Volunteer drivers transport individuals to and from medical appointments using two agency vehicles as well as private vehicles.
450 W. El Camino Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95833-2299 Phone: (916) 927-1303 Sister Jeanne Felion, Executive Director Provides transportation service that transports older adults from their home to the Senior Center. Also provides escorts for medical appointments and recreational social outings.
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