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Site FeedbackSenior Services Resources
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Geriatric Care Coordination
Prescription Medication Assistance
HICAP - Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program
Advanced Health Care Directives
Alzheimer's Disease/Dementia
Geriatric Care Coordination
A licensed, experienced geriatric care coordinator is available to assist older adults, their families, physicians and other health care professionals with concerns related to aging and health. The coordinator will provide a comprehensive assessment of the social, psychological, medical, environmental and functional factors affecting the individual's independence and ability for self-care. A care plan addressing these concerns will be developed and services coordinated with the individual's physician. Counseling regarding aging issues, care at home, cost of care, placement options, and other community resources is also available by phone.
Links to Geriatric Care Coordination:
AARP- Caregiving
AARP- Grief and Loss
Adult Day Care Network of Contra Costa
Advance Health Care Directives [77k PDF]
Alameda County Adult Day Services Network
Alzheimer's, Driving and Dementia
American Pain Foundation
Assistive Devices
CA Assoc Nursing Home Reform
California Braille & Talking Book Library
California Telephone Access Program
CCC Network of Care
Complete Life Series
Consumer's Union
Contra Costa Crisis Center
Contra Costa Online Resource Database
Emergency Preparedness
FDA site, Medications and Older People
Help Guide - Health & Living
Hospice of CCCo.
Independent Living Resource
Lighthouse - Visually and other Disabilities
Macular Degeneration
Meals on Wheels
Medicare
Merk Manual of Geriatrics
National Council on Aging
National Family Caregivers
National Family Caregivers Support Group
National Institute on Aging
Ombudsman Services of Contra Costa
PGE- CARE Low income discount
Rehabilitation Services of Northern California
Scripps Gerontology Center
Senior Peer Counseling Contra Costa County
Services to Help Seniors Stay at Home
The Wellness Community
US Dept of Human Services
When to Quit Driving
Prescription Medication Assistance
Senior Services staff can check prescription pricing on the Internet to find the very best value for your prescription medication purchases. Low-income seniors may qualify for assistance in obtaining medications through pharmaceutical company outreach programs.
HICAP - Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program
Volunteer counselors offer assistance with Medicare and other health insurance issues. This program is sponsored by the California Department of Aging and the Contra Costa County Office on Aging. Please call the Senior Services office to schedule an appointment.
CA Health Advocates (HICAP) fact sheets
Medicare Rights Organization
My Medicare Matters
NCOA Benefits Check Up
Advanced Health Care Directives
All adults, regardless of age, need to understand how they can control their own life and death decisions. Suzanne Leib, Geriatric Care Coordinator, provides detailed information regarding the choices you or your family may face due to an accident or serious illness. To learn more about planning in advance for your medical treatment decisions, click here.
The Advanced Health Care Directive class is an opportunity to clarify your own choices and make sure they will be carried out should you become unable to make your own health care decisions. This class is recommended for adults of all ages. Required documents will be provided. Please call Senior Services (925) 947-3300 for class schedule.
Advance Health Care Directives- Form
CA Medical Assoc-Advanced Health Care Directive
Office of the Attorney General
Alzheimer's Disease/Dementia
Adult Day Care Network of Contra Costa
Alameda County Adult Day Services Network
Alzheimer's Association
Alzheimer's, Driving and Dementia
Association of Frontotemporal Dementia
CCC Network of Care
Family Caregiver Alliance
Memory and Aging Center, UCSF
Memory Clinic
National Family Caregivers Support Group
National Institute on Aging
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