Resources for Older Adults and Caregivers

AARP

• Website: https://www.aarp.org/
• Phone: (888) 687-2277

Alzheimer's Association

• Website: https://www.alz.org/
• Phone: (800) 272-3900

Area Agencies on Aging

The Area Agencies on Aging coordinate a wide array of services to seniors and adults with disabilities at the community level and serve as a focal point for local aging concerns. Find Services by California County.

• Website: https://c4a.info/
• Phone: (800) 510-2020

California Coalition for Person-Centered Care

Formed in 2006, the California Coalition for Person-Centered Care (CCCC) empowered California nursing homes to be models of quality of care for both staff and residents. 

• Valuable resources can be accessed on this site.

California Department of Aging

Promoting the independence of older adults.

• Website: https://www.aging.ca.gov/
• Phone: (800) 510-2020

How Do I?

• Get home delivered meals

• Apply for Medi-Cal
• Get help with Medicare

• Determine the best housing option for me
• Get help with my landlord
• Get legal assistance
• Make home modifications so that I can safely stay in my current home

• Get help dealing with memory problems
• Learn more about hearing, vision, and speech assistive technology

• Get transportation to appointments
• Learn more about safe senior driving

• Get paid to take care of a family member
• Open an Adult Day Care Center

• Report elder abuse or neglect

California's Safe at Home Program

Safe at Home is California's address confidentiality program administered by the California Secretary of State's office. The program is designed to help victims and survivors of domestic violence, stalking or sexual assault to start new lives in peace and to provide added protections to their overall safety plans.

• Website: https://www.sos.ca.gov/registries/safe-home
• Phone: (877) 322-5227

Care to Plan

Do you help someone with memory loss? This tool can help find support that is right for you.

• Website: The Dementia Caregiving Planning Tool

CDSS Adult Protective Services

• Website: https://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/adult-protective-services
• Phone: 1 (833) 401-0832

Community Service Planning Council (Sacramento area)

Information and links to community resources in the Sacramento region.

• Website: http://communitylinkcr.org/

Department of Veteran's Affairs

• Website: https://www.va.gov/
• Phone: (800) 827-1000
• Phone: (855) VA-WOMEN (829-6636)

ElderCare Locator

The Eldercare Locator, a public service of the Administration on Aging, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is a nationwide service that connects older Americans and their caregivers with information on senior services.

• Website: https://eldercare.acl.gov/

Institute on Aging Friendship Line

Institute on Aging’s 24-hour toll-free Friendship Line is the only accredited crisis line in the country for people aged 60 years and older, and adults living with disabilities.

• Website: https://www.ioaging.org/services/all-inclusive-health-care/friendship-line
• Phone: Toll Free - (800) 971-0016

Medicare Helpline

• Website: https://www.medicare.gov/forms-help-resources/contact-medicare
• Phone: (877) 486-2048

Sacramento Self-Help Housing

Housing counseling and referral including in-depth personal interviews, landlord contacts, and other practical assistance to find safe and affordable housing.

• Website: http://www.sacselfhelp.org/
• Phone: (916) 341-0593

Seniors Against Investment Fraud (SAIF)

California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation

• https://dfpi.ca.gov/outreach/
• Phone: (866) ASK-CORP (275-2677)

Senior Legal Hotline

Legal assistance for older adults.

• Website: http://lawhelpca.org/organization/california-senior-legal-hotline-legal-service
• Phone: (800) 222-1753 or (916) 551-2140 for Sacramento

US Housing and Urban Development/HUD

Information on rental assistance, FHA mortgage insurance programs, Block Grant programs, public housing and resale of HUD homes, home repair assistance and more.

• Website: https://www.hud.gov/topics/information_for_senior_citizens
• Phone: Sacramento – (916) 498-5220

Other Resources

The Growing Cost of Aging in America: The Milken Institute of Public Health

This report looks at the economic ramifications of the growth of the older population in the U.S., costs associated with Medicare and Social Security, and explores long-term care options and costs as well as the financial costs for family caregivers.

Senior Living Costs

Average cost for assisted living per state.