2014 Living Well INSIDE Feature Story
Loneliness support ...............................29 Housing/retirement communities..........12 Rehabilitation ........................................29 Housing referral ....................................18 Specialized health services ..................30
Housing
Memory sparks a career ........................6
Health
Personal finance
Money matters ......................................30 Caregiver support .................................18 Senior centers ........................................8 Care management ................................22 Senior advocacy Food and nutrition ................................10 Emergency-response systems .............22 Legal services ......................................32 Homemaker/handyman/ Grief support.........................................22 personal care services ......................10 Health information ................................24 Getting around Home health care .................................26 Door-to-door transportation services....34 Staying fit Exercise ................................................12 Hospice ................................................28 Public transportation.............................36
Friends, meals and more
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CRISIS/EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE 24-HOUR HOTLINES Alcoholics Anonymous ............................... 408-799-3566 Mid-Peninsula Rape Crisis Center ............. 650-493-7273 Suicide Prevention .....................................1-800-SUICIDE
ABUSE: PHYSICAL/MENTAL/ ECONOMIC EXPLOITATION OR DEPRIVATION Adult Protective Services, Santa Clara County ..............800-414-2002 (Calif. only) Elder abuse ..................................................408-755-7690 Aging and Adult Services, San Mateo County .............. 800-675-8437 (Calif. only) Elder abuse ................ 650-573-3900 (from outside Calif.) Support Network for Battered Women ........ 800-572-2782
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EMERGENCY FOOD/HOUSING ASSISTANCE Community Services Agency of Mountain View and Los Altos ..........................................650-968-0836 InnVision Opportunity Service Center ........650-685-5880 Jewish Family and Children’s Services ......650-688-3030 Red Cross Palo Alto chapter....................... 650-688-0415