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Yolo County Elder Abuse Prevention / Ombudsman Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP)
Caregiver Support Yolo Adult Day Health Center ADHC/ADCRC 20 N Cottonwood Street, Woodland, CA 95695 Phone: (530) 666-8828 Dawn Myers Purkey, Program Manager Yolo Adult Day Health Center offers services to caregivers via the Caregiver Support Program (CSP). The program provides care coordination assistance by working with the family caregiver to identify and access needed services. In addition the CSP provides counseling, community education and support groups to the community at large. The program seeks to address the stress often associated with the responsibilities of caregiving for a loved one and to maximize the time the individual can remain in their home.
UC Davis Care Management 3700 Business Drive, Suite 130, Sacramento, CA 95820 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.
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.
Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program HICAP Services of Northern California 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.
City of Davis Parks & Community Services Department 646 A Street, Davis, CA 95616 Phone: (530) 757-5696 (Administration) Maria Lucchesi, Community Services Supervisor Yolo County Information & Assistance for seniors. Specialists can help link older adults with needed services.
Legal Services of Northern California 619 North Street, Woodland, CA 95695-3237 Phone: (530) 662-1065 x 105 John Gianola, Managing Attorney
Home Health Care Management, Inc. 1398 Ridgewood Drive, Chico, CA 95973 Phone: (530) 343-0727 Julie Lehmann, Director of Professional Services Provides direct medication management and community education services to adults 60 years of age and older. Registered nurses help train the patient and caregiver(s) in the use of medication disbursement machines in their homes and provide follow-up assessments quarterly. Yolo County Department of Mental Health 137 N. Cottonwood, Woodland, CA 95695 Phone: (530) 666-8630 / (916) 375-6350
People Resources, Inc. / Elderly Nutrition Program 40 N. East Street, Suite C, Woodland, CA 95776 Phone: (530) 662-7035 Nicki McCabe, Executive Director Our services provide a hot nutritionally balanced noontime meal to senior citizens, age 60 and older each weekday, including legal holidays throughout Yolo County. We function through two programs-the Congregate Program where seniors come to a senior/community center to eat and socialize and the Home Delivered Meals Program (Meals on Wheels) where meals are delivered to the doorstep of shut-ins. We serve meals in the communities of West Sacramento, Woodland, Davis, Winters, Knights Landing, and Esparto.
Yolo Adult Day Health Center – Transportation 20 N Cottonwood Street, Woodland, CA 95695 Phone: (530) 666-8828 Dawn Myers Purkey, Program Manager Funding supports transportation services for Davis and rural Yolo County residents to access and benefit from Yolo Adult Day Health Center. Yolo Adult Day Health Center serves adults 18 and older with medical or cognitive challenges that interfere with independent living. Over 75% of program participants are low income. All clients have chronic health care needs and are unable to perform at least two activities of daily living such as bathing, dressing, walking, eating and dressing. The program offers nursing, physical, occupational and speech therapies, social services, dietary services, activities, transportation and specialized support for family caregivers. This community-based multidisciplinary approach to care reduces ER visits, minimizes hospitalizations and prevents need for skilled nursing placement.
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