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Anne-Marie Harrison Cheryl Huguenor June Smith Andrew Steingrube Richard Stockton ART DIRECTOR

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CRY, CRY, BABY BOOMER P6 Striking out with Janis Joplin and a Boomer’s awakening

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How a new team at Dominican Hospital is creating a holistic approach to health care

UNDERCOVER ASSIGNMENT P12 The Bay Area-based company that pays seniors to role-play

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hen we started Senior Project a couple of years ago, we wanted to smash the antiquated notions of what a magazine for seniors is supposed to be. We wanted to talk about how 60 is the new 40, 70 is the new 50, and 120 is the new 99 (OK, we haven’t gotten into that last one too much yet). Santa Cruz comedian and writer Richard Stockton provided what almost served as a mission statement in that first issue, with his story about why the Baby Boomer generation refuses to get old. Last issue, he wrote a very personal piece about his battle with sleep apnea. This time around, he combines the generational scope and personal feel of his past pieces for a moving and very funny story about meeting Janis Joplin, and how the Boomer generation came of age. It’s my favorite piece yet by one of Senior Project’s signature voices.

Also hitting a new high is another regular in this magazine, June Smith, whose story about the Go Game pulls back the curtain on a world of real-time senior role-play on the streets of Santa Cruz that most people don’t know is happening around them. And there’s so much more—this issue of Senior Project has a lot to say about life after 55. Which is possibly the new 35. We’ll check that out and get back to you.

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ME & JANIS JOPLIN A story of cheap thrills left tragically, maddeningly unthrilled as the Boomer Generation went from square to daring BY RICHARD STOCKTON

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am from the generation of sex, drugs and rock ’n’ roll. At this point any one of those three can lead to a hip replacement. Last night Julie said, “Richard, let’s run upstairs as fast as we can and then make passionate love!” I went, “Whoa, baby! One or the other.” The sexual revolution has come to this.

It was not easy for me to become a hippie. I knew that I did not want to pass my days perched blurry-eyed on the edge of a sofa cushion pondering such wisdom as “money doesn’t grow on trees.”

I truly wanted to be a beatnik, to meet the heavies, to have untamed adventure and wild sex. But I was born Richard Robert Stockton in Bakersfield, my mama called me Dicky Bob. We were country—when my family would go to the dump we would come back with more stuff than we took. My family was so conservative, I remember my mother wearing her I Like Ike button after the

1956 election. When I asked my mother how babies were made she read from Dr. Benjamin Spock’s book Common Sense Guide to Child and Baby Care, “Babies are made when the daddy plants a seed inside the mommy.” This gave me the most bizarre image because my father was a farmer.

Our family appeared to be more perfect than Ozzie and Harriet, but what we had perfected was the art of hiding the truth. My mother would proudly tell me, “Everyone thinks we are the perfect family, no one knows our troubles.” To authentically express a feeling was not part of our world.

It was a consciously innocent time. Through the ’50s, sexuality became more and more part of the national discussion, but it was still hidden—an innuendo, a covered promise. There is not an American man my age who was not a Mickey Mouse Club fan, transfixed

by the developments inside of Annette Funicello’s sweater.

The sexual revolution may have had its beginnings in the 1920s, but women were hardly liberated. Even as Rosie the Riveter went back to being a non-working sex object on a pedestal, women wanted more.

Men expected that women would return to stay quietly in the shadows and, even in 1961 Marvel Comics, introduced the first female super-heroine, “Invisible Girl.” Her super powers were that she could not be seen and not be heard.

The baby boom started in 1946 and ended in 1964, the year American women started using the Pill. The Pill set women free. Boomers did want to change everything, but for our sexual journey we had no model, no road map. This was all new. We were inventing ourselves as we traveled along, and newly liberated women were the drivers.

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TAKE ANOTHER LITTLE PIECE OF HIS HEART Meeting Janis Joplin backstage at a concert in 1968 was an eye-opening moment for the author, who was part of the Boomers’ generation shift from square to experimental.

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ME & JANIS JOPLIN

OPENING UP Suddenly, it’s early spring, 1968, the year after the Summer of Love, and I’m embarrassed about how little I know about the subject. I am a college student at UC Berkeley. My hair hangs to my shoulders, I’m six feet one inch tall, I weigh 140 pounds.

I’m 18 years old, but I could pass for 14.

I’m terrified of Berkeley, where self-expression is so open. I look hippie enough, but that is to hide my sheltered innocence. I have no idea what it means to be myself. I am completely drawn to the revolution, but the sex part is beyond me. I am literally exploding with testosterone, but I’ve had 18 years of conditioning to bottle that up. What I don’t get is that the sexual revolution is part and parcel of the greater revolution.

My college roommate Greg plays trumpet in a soul band called the Loading Zone. He takes me to one of his shows at the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco, where I’m supposed to meet him backstage after the concert. I sit cross-legged on the floor, dazzled by women making out with women, men with men, and dancers spinning through the air. I hope I look cool enough not to be thrown out as an interloper.

The Loading Zone plays with Linda Tillery, shaking the building with “Cold Sweat,” and for an encore she sings “Try A Little Tenderness.” As the song begins, I’m thinking, “Yeah, that’s how to make love to a woman—you try a little tenderness.” But then the song changes and I start getting a mixed message, as she growls, “You got to try a little tenderness/Oh yeah, you

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got to hold her, squeeze her, tell you can’t just can’t, can’t luh-luh-luh-leave her/You got to take her, make her give it up now, sock it to her/You got to nah-nah-nah, got to, drop, try a little tenderness!” With eyes wide, I gasp, “I’m not a virgin, but I think I have been doing it really wrong.”

Then Bill Graham comes out and introduces Big Brother and The Holding Company.

The band is wild, with shredding lead guitars over driving psychedelic blues that makes you feel like you are being pulled onto a runaway train. But the thing is the singer. This red-haired woman named Janis; so vulnerable, injured but not broken, singing of being tough as she gives you another piece of her heart. Not the typically pretty woman, but she turns herself inside out exposing raw sexuality.

Sometimes she screams with white heat like she is on the verge of being out of control.

I’m in awe of her. I shrink into my sheltered innocence.

She lives a life that I cannot fathom. She bleeds into the microphone, “The sun came along, grabbed ahold of me and it felt just like a ball and chain.”

I am sucked into a vortex.

She rips her shirt open and screams, “Take another piece of my heart.” I’ve never shown anyone my heart, let alone given someone a piece of it. My god, what kind of life does this woman lead? She knows everything, and I know nothing. She screams the honest truth of rebellion with every note. She is integral to

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what the whole revolution is about. She is irrepressible life, and I am a waste of protoplasm.

BACKSTAGE WITH JANIS The Fillmore goes into a trance for climax after climax, and then the show ends. The crowd filters out, and I sit on the floor stunned, drenched in sweat.

I remember Greg said to meet him backstage so I climb the stairs and step behind the curtain. I blink in the darkness, peering around for Greg.

My eyes get used to the dim light.

There’s the singer with red hair, the woman named Janis. She’s looking right at me. She slowly moves closer, smiles and puts her hand on my shoulder. “Want a drink?” She holds out a bottle of Southern Comfort. I lift the bottle and swallow. It’s sweet and hot.

Her voice is husky, “So what are you doing?”

We are standing so close together I can smell the whiskey on her breath. Her question is so direct and clear.

“Oh, I’m waiting for my friend Greg to get a ride back to our apartment in Berkeley.”

“Well you don’t have to go with him, do you? What if you and I go somewhere?”

I feel like I’ve dropped through the ground into dark space. My lungs freeze.

“Oh, that would be great, but … yeah, I told Greg I’d meet him here.”

She moves her face close to mine, almost touching,

“Sugar, forget Greg. I have somewhere we can go.”

“Wow.” I can’t breathe.

“That sounds great.” She is too strong, too real, too honest. She is too far beyond me. My vision goes dark.

“But … Greg will be looking for me. He’s my ride home.”

She lowers her head and releases all her breath towards the floor. Then she straightens and smiles, leans forward, presses her lips against mine and pushes her tongue down my throat. She takes back the bottle, turns and walks into the darkness.

I swallow, thinking, “Wow, that girl drinks a lot of Southern Comfort.”

On the ride back to Berkeley, I tell Greg about my encounter with Janis Joplin.

He hits the steering wheel with his fist, “What are you doing in this car? Why are you here with me? Are you completely insane?”

I turn to Greg, “You know, I think that girl likes me.”

“You are a moron. She doesn’t like you. She wanted to have sex with you.”

“Oh. Really? Oh.” Free Love was a noble, flawed experiment, and for me—as for much of my generation— women led the way. I did miss the opportunity for sex, drugs and rock ’n’ roll that night. But this courageous woman reached me with her soul and lifted me.

Driving home from the concert, I feel like living proof that it takes a village to raise an idiot. But as we cross the Bay Bridge, Berkeley doesn’t scare me so much. It’s OK to tell people what I really want, how I really feel. This singer named Janis showed me how to scream my own truth.

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New Dominican Zen team creates holistic approach to health care in Santa Cruz County

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orn from the desire of both patients and caregivers to find more integrative ways to address healthcare, Dominican Hospital’s newly unveiled Dominican Zen program seeks to do just that … stat.

“The hospital experience can be intense and anxiety-provoking,” says Jared Marks, director of patient experience at Dominican. He and the rest of the Dominican Zen team feel that the program can help improve on that by increasing comfort, reducing stress, and promoting healing.

Dominican Zen has three main integrative approaches to healthcare, the first of which is an aromatherapy program.

“A lot of medications and therapy aren’t really productive, so we wanted to take a holistic approach,” says Jackie Stallings, Telemetry Care Unity (TCU) and aromatherapy nurse at the hospital. “The brain utilizes smell to assess negative situations,” she says, noting that a positive stimulus like a pleasant odor can distract from feelings of anxiety, nausea, and pain. “This helps medications work more effectively because patients are more relaxed.” One essential oil being used to produce these scents is lavender, which Stallings says helps with relaxation and insomnia.

A 1999 International Journal of Neuroscience study found that participants given aromatherapy with lavender showed a less depressed mood, and increased feelings of relaxation and drowsiness. Other essential oils used include peppermint, which helps with pain relief and nausea, and mandarin, which Stallings says has antidepressant effects and is known as the “oil of joy.”

She says the aromatherapy program has already gotten a lot of positive feedback, in part because it allows the patients to deliver their own

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aromatherapy both in the hospital and at home, and has even been extended to family members of patients and hospital staff.

The second component of the Dominican Zen program is guided meditation. Lillian MacMinn, Performance Excellence Director at the hospital, says they offer a variety of options. “The purpose is to cultivate mindful awareness and emotional balance around well-being,” she says.

Not only are CD players being made available to patients with different meditation programs, MacMinn says that members of the hospital’s spiritual care team are also trained on meditation. This approach has been scientifically supported, including a 2013 study published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry which found that a mindfulness-based stress reduction program did lead to less anxiety and distress in participants. Additionally, a 2015 study published in the Journal of Neuroscience found that participants using mindfulness meditation reported reduced pain intensity and reduced pain unpleasantness.

Another way that the Dominican Zen program helps to create a better patient experience is through the use of sound therapy. “It’s about appealing to multiple senses and creating a more peaceful, relaxing environment,” says Marks. He says that sound spas are available in every room, and feature sounds like ocean, rain, summer nights, and streams. Marks says that not only are these sounds relaxing, they also help to reduce the impact of other potentially stressful sounds that can exist in a hospital.

The Dominican Zen team continues to explore other integrative ways to help manage anxiety, nausea, and pain. They continue to monitor the program and receive feedback from patients, supporters, and doctors.

One future potential component is massage therapy, which may also help reduce stress and improve the wellbeing of patients, as well as family members and staff.

The team is encouraged by early results, and by the positive response that the program has received.

“It has been strongly supported by the hospital administration, management, sister sponsors, physicians, and the Dominican Hospital Foundation,” says MacMinn, adding that the program has already expanded to the hospital’s cancer and birthing centers and has also garnered a lot of interest from other parts of the hospital.

MacMinn says that one of the most positive outcomes of the program so far is that patients using the Dominican Zen therapies don’t need as much pain or anti-nausea medication, both of which can have negative side effects. “It’s about taking care of the patient’s mind, body, and soul,” she says. “You can’t separate those things.” Marks agrees, and emphasizes the positive impacts of these therapies when delivered alongside traditional medical care. “It empowers patients to become active participants in their own health and wellness,” he says.

“The integrative care allows patients and staff to find comfort through the Dominican Zen program,” says Stallings. “It gives hope to patients and uses holistic treatments to help the body better respond to stressful situations.” Who knew Dominican Hospital has a director of patient experience, a director of performance excellence, an aromatherapy nurse, and a Dominican Zen team? “It’s all about the patient,” says MacMinn.

For more information about the Dominican Zen program, contact the Dominican Hospital Patient Relations Team at 462-7722.

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Secret Agent Senior A new cell phone scavenger hunt on steroids can get retirees out and about— while paying them for their role in teambuilding

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en do not quit playing because they grow old—they grow old because they quit playing,” said Oliver Wendell Holmes. He was onto something.

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Go Game? This innovative San Francisco company, established by co-founders Ian Fraser and Finnegan Kelly, conducts team-building games for employees of corporate clients. To accomplish this, Go Game producers hire people like you and me to assist as “plants.” These exercises are often held during the day, an ideal time for retirees, and the pay ranges from $75–$125.

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I heard about the Go Game from a friend who was hired as a plant in a team-building exercise for 250 employees of Apple, Inc. at Seascape Resort in Aptos. More plants were needed, so I accepted her invitation to register and was excited to be hired.

About 20 of us were posted around the vast resort waiting for teams to search us out, and employees were provided with cell phones carrying instructions for their “missions.” Teams are told, “At any time, anyone could be part of the action. That guy playing the double bass, the distraught bride, and the guy running around dressed as a superhero? We put them there. Or did we?” Each plant is given a different roll, and mine was to judge Applethemed haiku poetry while staked out at a wooden bridge. I enjoyed several exceptionally clever presentations, gave out a code to enter into players’ phones, and then sent them on to their next stop.

‘At any time, anyone could be part of the action. That guy playing the double bass, the distraught bride, and the guy running around dressed as a superhero? We put them there. Or did we?’

Assignments vary. For Driscoll’s employees, I was stationed at a Pacific Avenue coffee shop looking sad and bored. Teams had to spot me, identify themselves with special dialogue, and then try to cheer me up with a joke. (The funny part was that even though I was alone and looking sad, I was the last person they approached!)

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THE NAME’S SMITH ... JUNE SMITH The author in character for a Go Game. PHOTO: KEANA PARKER

Cloudflare, Inc.’s game at Chaminade Resort for 330 employees. Conference manager Kelsey Kulbarsh said space on the grounds, plus one night’s lodging was reserved; the highest number of visitors they have accommodated.

It was the most difficult mission I’ve worked on, with teams having to solve a puzzle involving musical notes; however, I was fortunate to be stationed with a partner who had musical knowledge.

My favorite acting role was for Adobe Systems. I was one of the two plants hired, and game producer Fraser cast our roles wisely. Allee B., an attractive young woman, was to hang out in Rosie McCann’s bar to judge the team’s pick-up lines. I played a snooty art critic having tea in Lulu Carpenter’s. Moments ahead, my teams had to find a random piece of art (a twig, a takeout container) to try and sell to me. I was nervous and excited beforehand, so I consulted an art conservator pal for buzzwords, and my actress niece Hayley for snooty lines.

My favorite was, “I guess I could buy this piece and place it next to my least favorite Picasso.”

Fraser and Kelly have worked diligently to make their dream company become a reality. Fraser says,

“Corporate groups from Silicon Valley come to Santa Cruz because it feels like a real trip. They cross the mountains and arrive in a totally different place both physically and culturally, yet it’s only 45 minutes from the office. Go Game is the fun part of their meetings.”

As Plato put it, “You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.”

For folks willing to travel, games take place all over the Bay Area.

Michael Riley of San Jose agrees that it’s a great chance for seniors to get out and have some fun.

“I’m 59,” he says, “and one of the reasons I enjoy it is seeing the younger generations work together to problem solve.”

For my latest game, I played a basketball coach at the Boardwalk for Palo Alto Networks. This may sound like a stretch, but I remembered the Go Game mantra: “Above all, make sure the teams have fun!”

After all, when I get old, I don’t want people saying, “What a sweet little old lady.” I want them saying, “‘Oh, crap!

What’s she up to now?’”

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Seniors open up about learning a lifetime of lessons

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try very hard not to roll my eyes when I hear someone extolling “the wisdom of the elderly.” To me, it sounds rather patronizing.

Yet when I got a lively discussion going here at Live Oak Adult Day Services on the topic, I found that our seniors all disagreed. They feel that, indeed, wisdom does come with age, and they do not mind such a generalization. They

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Donald was able to demystify the process and explain the program in a way that was easy for me to grasp. I am so grateful for his help. It has allowed me to stay in my home of 40 years…here in the paradise of Santa Cruz, without the financial pressures.

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A LITTLE RESPECT Some seniors say younger people don’t seek out their advice, though they have a lot to impart about what they’ve learned—and haven’t learned.

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from her older, wiser relatives taught her everything she needed to know about life: be nice to people, respect your elders, practice moderation in all things. Thanks to those life lessons, she now sees herself as wise.

It was inspiring to hear the ways in which our other Live Oak seniors also feel they have grown in wisdom.

Sheila says that she has always been curious about the world and the people around her, and, now that she is older, she is not afraid to ask questions that once might have given her pause. “I have nothing to lose, and a lot to gain, by asking questions,” she says. Gene says that he thinks back on all of the mistakes he made over the years and realizes that he learned from them.

“It is OK to fall and to fail. Learn your lessons,” he says.

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Lenny agreed and added, “I have also learned from seeing other people’s mistakes, not just my own. There is a lot of bad behavior out there.”

That struck a chord with our seniors, as they recalled the missteps of friends and family. Then Vickie tickled us all when she stated, quite firmly, “I have learned over the years to keep my mouth shut about things that do not involve me.” When asked how she learned that, she said, “I’m still learning it. You’re never too old to learn.”

The last person to speak up was Lisa.

Seeing the smile she was trying to hide, I knew she had a humorous comment just waiting to burst free.

“I haven’t gotten wiser. I’ve gotten wider,” she said, with a giggle.

After the laughter died down, she realized that she does indeed have some

wisdom to share: don’t wear tight jeans.

We agreed that there is great wisdom in seeing the funny side of life. There is wisdom in valuing friendships made even in the late stages of life. It is wise to hold back a bit on giving advice, but do not be afraid to share it when appropriate.

Dye away the gray hair if you wish, but gracefully celebrate every birthday. You can never go wrong paying a compliment.

It is wise to realize that we all have our struggles, our triumphs, our despairs and the adage, “this too shall pass,” is often the best coping mechanism.

I am now the wiser for our discussion.

What I saw as a tired trope about our elders is a point of pride for them. It would probably be wise if I no longer roll my eyes when I hear about “the wisdom of the elderly.” It is not a condescending notion, after all. It is the truth.

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Enjoy Musical Theatre!

Play Bingo & Support Senior Arts

August 25-September 3 Louden Nelson Center September 9-10 Mid-County Senior Center Buy Tickets Online at brownpapertickets.com nextstagesantacruz.org or at Grey Bears, Mid-County Senior Center or The Daisy Store Produced by NEXTSTAGE nextstagesantacruz.org 831-316-4833 $20-All seats are reserved and include 3 Bingo cards

DENTURES PARTIALS free denture consultation

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FRIENDS OF THE SANTA CRUZ PUBLIC LIBRARIES Ah, the public libraries of Santa Cruz County—who among us doesn’t have at least one memory of stepping inside those novel halls? Whether it’s to read any of the thousands of books, attend one of their monthly events, or volunteer to help create a nurturing learning environment, there’s a bounty of opportunity at each local library location. During the summer, libraries host events like “Munching with Mozart,” a monthly series of free noon-time concerts at the downtown library, as well as coloring and knitting events. Every third Saturday of the month the Aptos branch hosts a book sale, in addition to book sale events throughout the year at all locations.

For those who want to get more involved, Santa Cruz public libraries also offer volunteering opportunities.

P.O. Box 8472, Santa Cruz, 427-7716, fscpl.org.

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ADVOCACY & PROTECTION ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES 454-4101, (866) 580-4357, cdss. ca.gov/agedblinddisabled/PG1298. htm. 24-hour hotline to report elder abuse.

ADVOCACY, INC. 5274 Scotts Valley Drive, Ste. 203, Scotts Valley, 429-1913, advocacy-inc.org.

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF AGING 1300 National Drive, Ste. 200, Sacramento, (916) 419-7500, TDD: (800) 735-2929, aging.ca.gov.

CALIFORNIA SENIOR LEGISLATURE 1020 N. St., Room 513, Sacramento, (916) 552-8056, 4csl.org. Local representatives: Senior Sen. George “Bud”

Winslow (budwin@gmail.com) and Senior Assemblymember Chuck Molnar (molnar_2001@ yahoo.com).

ELDERDAY ADULT HEALTH CENTER 100 Pioneer St., Ste. C, Santa Cruz, 458-3481, splg.org.

CENTER OF EXCELLENCE ON ELDER ABUSE AND NEGLECT AT UC IRVINE (714) 456-6466, centeronelderabuse.org.

ELDERLY AND DISABLED TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE 1523 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, 460-3200, sccrtc.org.

CENTRAL COAST CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING 1395 41st Ave., Capitola, 462-8720, 462-8729 TDD: cccil.org.

FINANCIAL ABUSE SPECIALIST TEAM (FAST) Ncea.aoa.gov.

COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY, ADULT AND LONG-TERM CARE DIVISION 1400 Emeline Ave., Bldg. K, Santa Cruz, 454-4101, TTY: 763-8828, santacruzhumanservices.org.

ELDERCARE LOCATOR (800) 677-1116, eldercare.gov.

FIRST ALARM 800-684-1111, firstalarm.com.

IN-HOME SUPPORT SERVICES PUBLIC AUTHORITY ADVISORY COMMISSION 18 W. Beach St., Watsonville, 763-8800; 1400 Emeline Ave., Santa Cruz, 454-4101, santacruzhumanservices.org.

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WAYS TO KEEP HOUSING COSTS DOWN

By Datta Khalsa, Broker It’s no secret that housing costs in Santa Cruz County are among the highest in the world. Fortunately there are multiple ways, as the population ages, that folks are able to keep the spiraling cost of living at least partially under control as they transition into retirement.

One tool for aging homeowners is a one-time transfer of their tax base on their primary residence under Proposition 60 or Proposition 90. In order to qualify for a Prop 60 tax base transfer, a few criteria must be met: First, one spouse must be age 55 or older when the original residence is sold. Second, the market value of the replacement residence must be equal to or less than the market value of the residence sold. Third, the replacement residence must be purchased within two years either before or after the current residence is sold.

In order for a Prop 60 claim to be approved and to receive full relief, the purchase must occur within the same county in which the first residence was sold, and the claim must be filed within three years from the date the replacement residence is purchased or constructed.

For those who decide they would like to move elsewhere in California, Prop 90 allows the tax base transfer to be moved to a new county, as long as the new county allows it. A quick look online will provide a list of the cooperating counties.

Some folks decide not to sell at all, but rather to age in place. This can often include redesigning the home with accessibility in mind. Sometimes the design includes adding an independent entrance to one of the guest bedrooms to accommodate a caregiver, or to rent out in order to bring in a little extra income.

Others take advantage of the loosening rules on “granny units” and build an ADU to rent out for a little more income. Some end up moving into the ADU and renting out the main house to bring in a lot more income.

Another strategy is to get off the ownership merry-goround and just take the $250,000 or $500,000 capital gains tax exemption, pocket the equity and pay to live somewhere else. This might involve moving into a group living and care environment, or moving in with children.

This can be done with increased privacy and independence by putting in an ADU on the family’s property. Or it might lead to the decision to move out of state to some other place where the cost of an average home isn’t nearly as high.

Your guide to things to do.

Whichever direction you decide to take, the most important thing is to consider the full range of options available before making a decision. You should seek out the help of qualified people you can trust to help you sustain a living situation where you can enjoy life to the fullest.

Datta Khalsa is the broker and owner at Main Street Realtors in Soquel. He can be reached at (831)818-0181 or Paid Advertorial datta@mainstrealtors.com 2017 | GOODTIMES.SC | SANTACRUZ.COM | SENIOR PROJECT

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SANTA CRUZ COUNTY COMMISSION ON DISABILITIES 701 Ocean St., Room 30, Santa Cruz, 454-2355, scccod.net.

LA POSADA 609 Frederick St., Santa Cruz, 429-9230, laposadaretirementcommunity.com.

CITY OF CAPITOLA RECREATION DEPARTMENT 4400 Jade St., Capitola, 475-5935, cityofcapitola.org/recreation.

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY SENIORS COMMISSION 701 Ocean St., Room 310, Santa Cruz, 454-2600, co.santa-cruz.ca.us/ departments/personnel/commissions/ seniorscommission.aspx.

MAPLE HOUSE 410 Pennsylvania Ave., Santa Cruz, 423-6347, themaplehouse.com.

CITY OF SANTA CRUZ PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENT 323 Church St., Santa Cruz, 420-5270, cityofsantacruz.com.

SENIORS COUNCIL OF SANTA CRUZ AND SAN BENITO COUNTIES/AREA AGENCY ON AGING 234 Santa Cruz Ave., Aptos, 688-0400, seniorscouncil.org.

SENIOR NETWORK SERVICES 1777-A Capitola Road, Santa Cruz, 462-1433, seniornetworkservices.org.

SENIOR ROUNDTABLE OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTY Visit seniorroundtable.com or call 469-4900.

THE SENIOR COALITION P.O. Box 303, Soquel, 684-8172, seniorcoalition.org.

LIVING FACILITIES There are many types of senior housing options, ranging from residential facilities and assisted living homes, to independent living and retirement communities. Learn more about the differences and search for options near you at eldercare.gov (800-677-1116) or seniorfacilityfinder.com.

AEGIS OF APTOS 125 Heather Terrace, Aptos, 706-2977, aegisliving.com.

ALEXANDRIA VICTORIA 226 Morrissey Blvd., Santa Cruz, 429-9137.

CAPITOLA MANOR 1098 38th Ave., Santa Cruz, 291-0010, capitolamanor2014.com.

CRESTHAVEN NURSING HOME 740 17th Ave., Santa Cruz, 475-3812.

DARWIN HOUSE 707 Darwin St., Santa Cruz, 457-9091.

DOMINICAN OAKS 3400 Paul Sweet Road, Santa Cruz, 462-6257, dominicanoaks.com.

GOLDEN AGE CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL 523 Burlingame Ave., Capitola, 475-0722.

HANOVER GUEST HOME 813 Hanover St., Santa Cruz, 426-0618, hanoverguesthome.com.

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MAPLE HOUSE II 2000 Brommer St., Santa Cruz, 476-6366, themaplehouse.com.

OAK TREE VILLA 100 Lockewood Lane, Scotts Valley, 438-7533, brookdaleliving.com.

PACIFIC COAST MANOR 1935 Wharf Road, Capitola, 476-0770, covenantcare.com.

PARADISE VILLA 2177 17th Ave., Santa Cruz, 475-1380, paradisevillaelderlycare.com.

SUNSHINE VILLA 80 Front St., Santa Cruz, 459-8400, sunshinevillaseniorliving.com.

TWIN LAKES MANOR 777 Volz Lane, Santa Cruz, 477-1100, twinlakesmanor.net.

VALLEY HAVEN 2266 Chanticleer Ave., Santa Cruz, 818-8372, valleyhavencare.com.

VALLEY HEIGHTS 925 Freedom Blvd., Watsonville, 722-4884, valleyheights.com.

WESTWIND MEMORY CARE 160 Jewell St., Santa Cruz, 421-9100, westwindmemorycare.com.

CLASSES & ACTIVITIES ACADEMY OF MARTIAL & INTERNAL ARTS 1570 Soquel Dr., Santa Cruz, 475-1429, reelingsilk.com.

AWAKENING CHI 1060 River St., Ste. 111, 334-7757, awakeningchi.org.

BRIDGE OF HOPE P.O. Box 576, Soquel, 464-2362, bridgeofhopefoundation.org.

CALIFORNIA CLASSIC SAIL Santa Cruz Harbor, F dock.

Near 790 Mariner Park Way, Santa Cruz, 325-0466, californiaclassicsail.com.

CHAIR YOGA WITH SUZI California Grey Bears, 2710 Chanticleer Ave., Santa Cruz; Yoga Center Santa Cruz, 428 Front St, Santa Cruz; 234-6891, suzimahler.com.

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DOMINICAN HOSPITAL’S PERSONAL ENRICHMENT PROGRAM 1555 Soquel Drive, Santa Cruz, 462-7709, dominicanhospital.org.

LENZ ARTS 142 River Street, Santa Cruz, 423-1935, lenzarts.com.

NEXT STAGE SANTA CRUZ Musical production by and for seniors 316-4833, nextstagesantacruz.org.

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY PARKS DEPARTMENT 979 17th Ave., Santa Cruz, 454-7901, scparks.com./adult_ senior.html.

SEASCAPE VILLAGE FITNESS & PHYSICAL THERAPY 16 Seascape Village, Aptos, 708-2323, seascapevillagefitness.com.

SIMPKINS FAMILY SWIM CENTER 979 17th Ave., Santa Cruz, 454-7946, scparks.com.

WATSONVILLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL 75 Nielson St., Watsonville, 724-4741, watsonvillehospital.com.

WATSONVILLE PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENT 30 Maple Ave., Watsonville, 768-3240, cityofwatsonville.org/ parks-community-services.

PROJECT SCOUT 114 E. 5th St., Watsonville, 724-2606, seniorscouncil.org./ project_scout.html.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS (AA) 5732 Soquel Drive, Soquel, 475-5782, aasantacruz.org.

24-hour hotline.

AA FAMILY GROUPS 462-1818, ncwsa.org/d23.

ADULT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES Santa Cruz: 1400 Emeline Ave., Bldg. K, Santa Cruz, 454-4170, santacruzhealth.org.

ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES (HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT) 1400 Emeline Ave., Bldg.

K, Santa Cruz, 454-4101, santacruzhumanservices.org.

CATHOLIC CHARITIES MENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT 217 E. Lake Ave., Watsonville, 722-2675.

CONFLICT RESOLUTION CENTER 1414 Soquel Ave., Ste. 218, Santa Cruz, 475-6117, crcsantacruz.org.

FAMILY SERVICE AGENCY OF THE CENTRAL COAST Santa Cruz: 104 Walnut Ave., Ste. 208, Santa Cruz, 423-9444; Watsonville: 11 Alexander St., Ste. D, Watsonville, 728-9970 (24-hour multi-lingual crisis line), fsa-cc.org.

HEALTH INSURANCE COUNSELING AND ADVOCACY PROGRAM (HICAP) OF SENIOR NETWORK SERVICES 1777-A Capitola Road, Santa Cruz, 462-5510, seniornetworkservices.org.

HOSPICE OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTY 940 Disc Drive, Scotts Valley, 430-3000, hospicesantacruz.org.

MENTAL HEALTH CLIENT ACTION NETWORK 1051 Cayuga St., Santa Cruz, 469-0462, mhcan.org.

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS 429-7436, 24-hour hotline, scnapi.org.

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS FAMILY GROUPS AT APTOS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP 7200 Freedom Blvd., Aptos. St. Philip’s Church, 5271 Scotts Valley Drive, Rm 1, Scotts Valley, (888) 374-1164. At Sutter Hospital—Sutter Room: 2900 Chanticleer Ave., Santa Cruz.

SANTA CRUZ VETS CENTER 1350 41st Ave., Ste. 102, Capitola, 464-4575, santacruzhumanservices.org, va.gov.

WOMEN’S CRISIS SUPPORT ~ DEFENSA DE MUJERES (MONARCH SERVICES) Santa Cruz: 1685 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz, 425-4030; Watsonville: 233 E. Lake Ave., Watsonville, 722-4532, (888) 900-4232 (crisis line), wcs-ddm.org.

DENTAL CARE CABRILLO COLLEGE DENTAL HYGIENE CLINIC 6500 Soquel Drive, Room 611, Aptos, 479-6431, cabrillo.edu/ academics/dentalhygiene/clinic.

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JEWEL THEATRE COMPANY

2017/2018 SEASON Celebrating lOVe and OPPOSiteS Our 2017/18 season celebrating LOVE and OPPOSITES will be as diverse as previous Jewel seasons.

We strive to make every JTC season better than the last. We hope you’ll subscribe to the only year-round professional theatre in the Santa Cruz region and share in the adventure of live theatre.

ALL MY SONS

by Arthur Miller Directed by Art Manke

September 6 — October 1, 2017

ALWAYS... PATSY CLINE

Created and originally directed by Ted Swindley Directed by Shaun Carroll

November 8 — December 3, 2017

SILENT SKY

by Lauren Gunderson Directed by Susan Myer Silton

January 24 — February 18, 2018

COMING OF AGE

A WorLD PreMiere

by Kate Hawley Directed by Paul Whitworth

March 14 — April 8, 2018

THE ODD COUPLE

by Neil Simon Directed by Stephen Muterspaugh

May 2 — 27, 2018

www.JewelTheatre.net

(831) 425-7506

Season Subscriptions NOW AvAILAbLE. All shows at the Colligan Theater 1010 River Street, Santa Cruz

CASA volunteers are everyday people, just like you.

DISCOVER With just 2-4 hours a week, you can make a difference for a child in foster care.

Learn more at

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CHAIR YOGA withSuzi Stretch Breathe Feel Better

Want to share your excitement with local school children?

Volunteer

with the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History!

Weekly class schedule at

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A MOVE MADE SIMPLE

DENTI-CAL (800) 322-6384, denti-cal.ca.gov.

DIENTES COMMUNITY DENTAL CLINIC 1830 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz, 464-5409, dientes.org.

DR. ROBERT MATIASEVICH JR., DDS 1775 Dominican Way, Santa Cruz, 316-1580, santacruzdentist.com.

KAREN L. COSLETT, DDS 2901 Park Ave. Suite C-1 Soquel, 476-6900.

SALUD PARA LA GENTE 204 E. Beach St., Watsonville, 728-0222, splg.org.

SANTA CRUZ PACIFIC DENTAL 550 Water St. Bldg J-2, Santa Cruz, 458-3384, santacruzpacificdental.com.

SMILE DENTAL CARE, DR. FERNANDEZ 1588 Soquel Drive, Santa Cruz,

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476-5995, usasmiledent.com.

EDUCATION & SOCIAL SERVICES AARP (AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF RETIRED PERSONS) 1-888-687-2277, aarp.org.

CAREGIVER TRAINING SERIES Cabrillo College, 6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos, 708-8576, cabrillo.edu/services/extension/ healthcare.html. Offered each semester, Saturdays 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

CABRILLO COLLEGE STROKE & DISABILITY LEARNING CENTER 6500 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz, 477-3300, cabrillo.edu/academics/ strokecenter.

Cabrillo Community College 6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos, 479-6100, cabrillo.edu.

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DAVENPORT RESOURCE SERVICE CENTER 150 Church St., Davenport, 425-8115.

DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER 1156 High St., Santa Cruz, 125 Hahn Student Services, 459-2089.

THE DIVERSITY CENTER 1117 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz, 425-5422, diversitycenter.org.

MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY RESOURCES 6134 Hwy. 9, Felton, 335-6600, communitybridges.org/ mountaincommunity.htm.

OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE AT UC SANTA CRUZ 1156 High St., Santa Cruz, 459-2552, ucsc-osher. wikispaces.com.

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Regardless of age, moving your entire household to a new place is never easy—but when lugging heavy boxes up stairs just isn’t what it used to be there are organizations working to make the process easier. A Move Made Simple works to make moving as easy as possible by managing the entire process from start to finish. They understand the unique situations faced by many seniors who must relocate and will organize a specialized professional to meet the mover prior to moving in order to understand each and every particular need. In addition to guaranteeing a stress-free move, they can also offer services like downsizing, organizing, facilitating work with family, and referring local professionals and references.

539-1000, amovemadesimple.com.

GET INVOLVED. Speak up about mobility needs for seniors & people living with disabilities!

Join the Elderly & Disabled Transportation Advisory Committee and advise the Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) on transportation policy, planning, and funding.

Meetings are held on the 2nd Tuesday of every other month between 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Travel expenses to and from committee meetings are reimbursable.

APPLY AT SCCRTC.ORG/EDTAC-APP

Eligibility Criteria Must be a county resident AND at least one of the following: • Age 60 or older • Transit rider (60+) • Living with a disability • Paratransit rider • Represent services for senior and disabled individuals

Questions? Contact the RTC at (831) 460-3200 or info@sccrtc.org

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SANTA CRUZ ADULT EDUCATION 319 La Fonda Ave., Santa Cruz, 429-3966, adulted.santacruz.k12. ca.us.

SANTA CRUZ PUBLIC LIBRARIES 117 Union St., Santa Cruz, 427-7717, santacruzpl.org.

SCOTTS VALLEY CENTER OF CABRILLO COLLEGE 104 Whispering Pines Drive, Scotts Valley, 477-3400. cabrillo.edu/ services/ scottsvalley.

SENIOR COMPUTER CENTER 301 Center St., Santa Cruz, 420-6180, seniorcomputer.org.

SOCIAL SECURITY 169 Walnut Ave., Santa Cruz, (800) 593-8523, ssa.gov.

WATSONVILLE CENTER OF CABRILLO COLLEGE 318 Union St., Watsonville, 786-4700, cabrillo.edu/services/ watsonville.

EMPLOYMENT SERVICES CALIFORNIA STATE DEPARTMENT OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION 1350 41st. Ave., Ste. 101, Capitola, 465-7100, dor.ca.gov.

EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT CAPITOLA CAREER CENTER 2045 40th Ave., Capitola, 464-6286.

BAY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION Multiple Locations, 479-6000, bayfed.com.

COUNTRYSIDE FINANCIAL 464-6464, countrysidefinancial.com.

EDWARD JONES INVESTMENTS Multiple locations, edwardjones.com.

MAIN STREET REALTORS 2567 Main St., Soquel, 462-4000, mainstrealtors.com.

PACIFIC INLAND FINANCIAL INC. 5161 Soquel Drive, Soquel, 475-2600, pacificinland.com.

SANTA CRUZ HOME FINANCE 1535 Seabright Ave., Santa Cruz, 425-1250, santacruzhomefinance. com/home.html.

MARTHA SHEDDEN 359-9620, sheddensocialsecurity.com TERRY BALLANTYNE/SERENO GROUP REAL ESTATE 2407 Porter St., Soquel, 588-8485, terryballantyne.com, navigatingolderhood.com.

FOOD AND NUTRITION AGRI-CULTURE 141 Monte Vista Ave., Watsonville, 95076, 722-6622, agri-culture.us.

HOME HELP FOR SENIORS RESPITE CARE REGISTRY 1777-A Capitola Road, Santa Cruz, 462-1433, seniornetworkservices. org./ respite-care-registry.

BEACH FLATS COMMUNITY CENTER 133 Leibrandt Ave., Santa Cruz, 426-8232, beachflatscommunitycenter.org.

HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT 809 Center St., Santa Cruz, 420-5040, cityofsantacruz.com./ index.aspx?page=210.

CALIFORNIA GREY BEARS 2710 Chanticleer Ave., Santa Cruz, 479-1055, greybears.org.

SHORELINE SANTA CRUZ NEIGHBORHOOD CAREER CENTER 350 Encinal St., Santa Cruz, 423-8611, shorelineworks.org.

WATSONVILLE CAREER CENTER 18 W. Beach St., Watsonville, 763-8700, santacruzhumanservices.org.

WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD 18 W. Beach St., Watsonville, 763-8900, cwib.ca.gov, santacruzhumanservices.org.

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CARNATION CAFE SENIOR LUNCH AT LOUDEN NELSON COMMUNITY CENTER 301 Center St., Santa Cruz, 427-0901, cityofsantacruz.com.

FAMILIA CENTER 711 E. Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz, 423-5747, communitybridges.org/ familiacenter.

HIGHLANDS SENIOR DINING CENTER AT THE SENIOR CENTER OF SAN LORENZO VALLEY 8500 Hwy. 9, Ben Lomond, 336-5366.

HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT 1020 Emeline Ave., Bldg. B, Santa Cruz/18 W. Beach St., Watsonville, (888) 421-8080, santacruzhumanservices.org.

LA MANZANA COMMUNITY RESOURCES 521 Main St., Ste. Y, Watsonville, 724-2997, communitybridges.org/lmcr.

AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY (800) 227-2345, cancer.org.

AMERICAN CHRONIC PAIN ASSOCIATION P.O. Box 850, Rocklin, (800) 533-3231, theacpa.org.

AMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE BLIND (800) 424-8666, acb.org.

AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION (408) 241-1922, diabetes.org.

AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION (408) 977-4950, americanheart.org.

MEALS ON WHEELS FOR SANTA CRUZ COUNTY Contact Community Bridges for meal times, locations and drop-off information: 464-3180, communitybridges.org/meals.

AMERICAN KIDNEY FUND (800) 638-8299, kidneyfund.org.

MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY RESOURCES 6134 Hwy. 9, Felton, 335-6600, communitybridges.org/mcr.

PAJARO RESCUE MISSION 111 Railroad Ave., Royal Oaks, 724-9576, teenchallengemb.org.

SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK 800 Ohlone Pkwy., Watsonville, 722-7110, thefoodbank.org. Food hotline: 662-0991.

SCOTTS VALLEY SENIOR CENTER 370 Kings Village Road, Scotts Valley, 438-8666.

VALLEY CHURCHES UNITED MISSIONS Drop-off: 9400 Hwy. 9, Ben Lomond; mail: P.O. Box 367, Ben Lomond, 336-8258, vcum.org.

CINDY’S CELEBRATIONS, INC. 320 Carrera Circle, Aptos, 479-7509, cindyscelebrations.org.

COMMUNITY BRIDGES ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM 236 Santa Cruz Ave., Aptos, 688-8840, communitybridges.org.

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ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE CARE CENTER AT ELDERDAY 100 Pioneer St., Ste. C, Santa Cruz, 458-3481, splg.org.

LIVE OAK FAMILY RESOURCES 1740 17th Ave., Santa Cruz, 476-7284.

WATSONVILLE SENIOR CENTER 114 E. 5th St., Watsonville, 722-1333.

ELENA BASKIN LIVE OAK SENIOR CENTER 1777 Capitola Road, Santa Cruz, 476-3272, liveoakseniorcenter.com.

740 Front St., #130, Santa Cruz, drshunney.com.

ADVANTACARE MEDICAL 2121 41st Ave., Capitola, Ste. 303, (800) 481-4662, advantacare.net.

AIMÉE GOULD SHUNNEY, ND Licensed Naturopathic Doctor.

AMERICAN LIVER FOUNDATION (800) 465-4837, liverfoundation.org.

AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION (800) 548-8252, lung.org.

AMERICAN RED CROSS 2960 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz, 462-2881, redcross.org/ca/santa-cruz.

ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION GREAT WEST REGION 657 Mission St., Ste. 603, San Francisco, (888) 391-9389, arthritis.org.

CABRILLO CAREGIVER TRAINING SERIES 708-8576, cabrillo.edu/services/ extension/healthcare.html.

CABRILLO COLLEGE STROKE & DISABILITY LEARNING CENTER 6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos, 477-3300, strokecenter.com.

CANCER DETECTION PROGRAM: EVERY WOMAN COUNTS CENTRAL COAST REGIONAL CONTRACTOR: COMMUNITY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP 100 N. Winchester Blvd., Ste. 250, Santa Clara, dhs.ca.gov/ cancerdetection. (408) 556-6605.

CAROL SHWERY, DC CCN 831 Bay Ave., Ste. 1E, Capitola, 476-6906, dccarolshwery.com.

CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (800) 232-4636, cdc.gov.

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CENTER FOR LIFESTYLE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM 610 Frederick St., Santa Cruz.

457-7077.

CENTRAL CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE FOR HEALTH 1600 Green Hills Road, Ste. 101, Scotts Valley, 430-5500, ccah-alliance.org.

COMMUNITY CONNECTION SANTA CRUZ 300 Harvey West Blvd., Santa Cruz, 425-8132, ccsantacruz.org.

DAKOTA HEALTH CENTER 111 Dakota Ave., Ste. 2, Santa Cruz, 429-1188.

DIABETES HEALTH CENTER 85 Nielson St., Ste. 201, Watsonville, 763-6445, pvhealthtrust.org.

DOMINICAN HOSPITAL 1555 Soquel Drive, Santa Cruz, 462-7700, dominicanhospital.org.

EYECARE AMERICA SENIORS EYE CARE PROGRAM (877) 887-6327, eyecareamerica.org.

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FRONT ST., INC. 2115 7th Ave., Santa Cruz, 420-0120, frontst.com.

GRIEF COUNSELING Therapies for Grief, Loss and Depression. Diana Cunningham NMD, 295-7565.

HANGER INC., PROSTHETICS & ORTHOTICS 700 Frederick St., Ste. 101, Santa Cruz, 460-9245, hanger.com.

HEALTH PROJECTS CENTER 1537 Pacific Ave., Ste. 300, Santa Cruz, 459-6639, hpcn.org.

HEARING AID HELPLINE (800) 521-5247 ext. 2, ihsinfo.org.

HOMELESS PERSONS HEALTH PROJECT 115-A Coral St., Santa Cruz, 454-2080, santacruzhealth.org.

HORSNYDER PHARMACY 1226-A Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz, 458-1400, horsnyder.com.

KATZ CANCER RESOURCE CENTER AT DOMINICAN HOSPITAL 1555 Soquel Drive, Santa Cruz, 462-7770.

LASER HAIR & SKIN SOLUTIONS 783 Rio Del Mar Blvd., Ste. 71B, Aptos, 689-9830.

LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY 675 N. First St., Ste. 1100, San Jose, (408) 490-2666, lls.org.

THE HEARING FOUNDATION (800) 327-8077, earofthelion.org.

LINCARE, INC. 444 Airport Blvd., Ste. 105, Watsonville, 724-1211, lincare.com.

HEARTS & HANDS, POST ACUTE CARE & REHAB CENTER 2990 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz, 479-9000.

MEDI-CAL 18 W. Beach St., Watsonville, 763-8500, medi-cal.ca.gov. Also, see Central California Alliance for Health.

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5274 Scotts Valley Drive, Ste. 203, Scotts Valley, 429-1913, advocacy-inc.org.

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MEDICARE (800) 633-4227, medicare.gov.

MENDED HEARTS SUPPORT GROUP 475-7585, mendedhearts.org.

MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION (800) 572-1717, mdausa.org.

NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION OF NORTH AMERICA (415) 543-3303, kidney.org.

NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAPTER 1700 Owens St., Ste. 190, San Francisco, (415) 230-6677, nmss.org.

SANTA CRUZ HOST LIONS CLUB EYEGLASS FUND PO Box 477, Santa Cruz, 423-2352, santacruzhostlionsclub.org.

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY PROSTATE CANCER SUPPORT GROUP 1555 Soquel Drive, Education Bldg., Santa Cruz, 462-7770, scprostate.org.

SOQUEL HEARING AID CENTER 2901 Park Ave., Ste. C2, Soquel, 498-9890, soquelhearingaidcenter.com.

NATURAL FOUNDATIONS 4450 Capitola Road, Ste. 105, Capitola, 612-4628, naturalfoundationshealing.com.

SUTTER MATERNITY & SURGERY CENTER OF SANTA CRUZ 2900 Chanticleer Ave., Santa Cruz, 477-2200, suttersantacruz.org.

NUMOTION (FORMERLY ATG REHAB) 446 Westridge Drive, Watsonville, 724-5544, numotion.com.

THERAPILATES 920-A 41st Ave., Santa Cruz, 476-3100, therapilates.com.

OPTIMAGE HEALTH INC. 930 Mission St., Santa Cruz, 421-0197, optimagehealth.com.

VISTA CENTER FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED 413 Laurel St., Santa Cruz, 458-9766, vistacenter.org.

ORTHONORCAL 4140 Jade St., Room 100, Capitola, 475-4024, orthonorcal.com.

OSTOMY SUPPORT GROUP OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTY 230 Larita Drive, Ben Lomond, 336-8683.

OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS SUPPORT GROUP P.O. Box 698, Santa Cruz, 429-7906, santacruzoa.org.

PACIFIC PULMONARY SERVICES 440 Westridge Drive, Watsonville, 643-2175, ppsc.com.

PARKINSON’S SUPPORT GROUP IN SANTA CRUZ 477-9412, 708-2906, parkinsons. stanford.edu.

PHILIPS LIFELINE (855) 214-1363, lifelinesys.com.

PHYSICIANS MEDICAL GROUP OF SANTA CRUZ 100 Enterprise Way, Ste. C110, Scotts Valley, 465-7800, pmgscc.com.

RADIOLOGY MEDICAL GROUP 1661 Soquel Drive, Santa Cruz, 476-7711, rmgsc.com.

SANTA CRUZ AIDS PROJECT 542 Ocean St., Ste. 1, Santa Cruz, 427-3900, scapsite.org.

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SANTA CRUZ CORE FITNESS AND REHAB 317 Potrero St., Ste. C, Santa Cruz, 425-9500, santacruzcore.com.

WATSONVILLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL 75 Nielson St., Watsonville, 724-4741, watsonvillehospital.com.

WATSONVILLE PHARMACY MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND GIFTS 1433 Freedom Blvd., Watsonville, 728-1818, watsonvillepharmacy.com.

WESTSIDE PHARMACY MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND GIFTS 1401 Mission St., Santa Cruz, 423-7175. westsidepharmacyrx.com.

WOMENCARE 2901 Park Ave., Ste. 1A, Soquel, 457-2273, womencaresantacruz.org.

HOUSING

HOMELESS SERVICES CENTER 115-A Coral St., Santa Cruz, 458-6020, scshelter.org.

HOUSING AUTHORITY OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTY 2931 Mission St., Santa Cruz, 469-4272, hacosantacruz.org.

LOS GATOS MEADOWS 110 Wood Road, Los Gatos, (408) 354-0292, losgatosmeadows-esc.org.

MOBILE HOME COMMISSION 701 Ocean St., Santa Cruz, 454-2772, sccounty01.co.santacruz.ca.us/mhc/index.html.

MOBILE HOME OMBUDSMAN’S OFFICE (800) 952-5275, hcd.ca.gov.

PORTOLA PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 1210 Brommer St., Santa Cruz, 475-1355, portolarentals.com.

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY COUNSEL 701 Ocean St., Room 505, Santa Cruz, 454-2040, co.santa-cruz.ca.us.

SENIOR HOUSING FINDER 462-1433, seniornetworkservices.org.

THE SHELTER PROJECT OF THE COMMUNITY ACTION BOARD Santa Cruz: 501 Soquel Ave., Ste. E, Santa Cruz, 457-1741; Watsonville: 728-4634, cabinc.org./TSP. VALLEY HAVEN 157 Herman Ave., Watsonville, 722-6242, valleyhavencare.com.

IN HOME SERVICES CARE FROM THE HEART HOME SERVICE 3143 Paul Sweet Road, Santa Cruz, 476-8316, carefromtheheart.net.

COMFORCARE HOME CARE 100 Doyle St., Ste. F, Santa Cruz, 427-1553, comforcare.com.

BAY AVENUE SENIOR APARTMENTS 750 Bay Ave., Capitola, 464-6435.

COMPANION FOR LIFE /LIFELINE PROJECT 1570 Soquel Drive, Ste. 2, Santa Cruz, 475-2778, companionforlifelifeline.com.

CALIFORNIA RURAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE INC. 501 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz, 458-1089, crla.org.

DOMINICAN HOME HEALTH 8030 Soquel Ave., Ste. 104, Santa Cruz, 465-7988, dominicanhospital.org.

DONALD DIMITRUK, REVERSE MORTGAGE 411 Kelly Lane, Santa Cruz, 464-6464, donald@ countrysidefinancial.com.

FAMILIAR SURROUNDINGS 2901 Park Ave., Ste. C3, Soquel, 480-3990, fshomecare.com.

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HELPING HANDS SENIOR HOME REPAIR PROGRAM 427-5070, scvolunteercenter. com./ programs/elderly-disabled/ helping_hands.

HOME HELPERS 343 Soquel Ave. #100, Santa Cruz, 477-6265, homehelpers.com.

HOME INSTEAD SENIOR CARE 3912 Portola Drive, Ste. 3, Santa Cruz, 476-9500, homeinstead.com.

HEARTLAND HOSPICE 824 Bay Ave., Ste. 40, Capitola, 476-2158, heartlandhospice.com.

HOSPICE OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTY 940 Disc Drive, Scotts Valley, 430-3000, hospicesantacruz.org.

IN-HOME SUPPORT SERVICES (IHSS) PUBLIC AUTHORITY Santa Cruz: 1400 Emeline Ave., Bldg. K, Santa Cruz, 454-4101; Watsonville: 12 W. Beach St., Watsonville, 763-8800, santacruzhumanservices.org.

LIFESPAN CARE MANAGEMENT AGENCY 600 Frederick St., Santa Cruz, 469-4900, lifespancare.com.

SAFE AT HOME SENIOR CARE 820 Bay Ave., Capitola, 462-3500, safehomeseniorcare.com.

SANTA CRUZ SENIOR HOME CARE 477-6265, santacruzseniorhomecare.com.

SENIOR NETWORK SERVICES REGISTRY 1777-A Capitola Road, Santa Cruz, 462-1433, seniornetworkservices.org.

VISITING ANGELS 5274 Scotts Valley Drive, Scotts Valley, 430-0616, visitingangels. com./santacruz/home.

VISITING NURSES ASSOCIATION (VNA) OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTY 2880 Soquel Ave., Ste. 10, Santa Cruz, 479-6620, santacruzvna.org.

LEGAL SERVICES ADVOCACY INC. 5274 Scotts Valley Drive, Ste. 203, Scotts Valley, 429-1913, advocacy-inc.org.

CALIFORNIA RURAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE 501 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz, 458-1089, crla.org.

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CATHOLIC CHARITIES IMMIGRATION SERVICES Santa Cruz: 610 Frederick St., Santa Cruz, 431-6939, Watsonville: 656 Main St., Watsonville, 722-2675, dioceseofmonterey.org.

CONSUMER AFFAIRS 701 Ocean St. Room 20, Santa Cruz, 454-2050, datinternet. co.santa-cruz.ca.us, dca.ca.gov.

DEBORAH A. MALKIN, ATTORNEY AT LAW 2425 Porter St., Ste. 3, Soquel, 462-9100.

DISTRICT ATTORNEY 701 Ocean St., Room 200, Santa Cruz; 275 Main St., Ste. 202,

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Watsonville, 454-2400.

LAW OFFICES OF MOIRA LEIGH 150 Walnut Ave., Santa Cruz, 454-0226, santacruzattorney.com.

LAWYER REFERRAL SERVICE 340 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz, 425-4755, lawyerreferralsantacruz.org.

PACIFIC GARDENS CHAPEL 1050 Cayuga St., Santa Cruz, 423-5721, pacificgardenschapel. com.

SENIOR CITIZENS LEGAL SERVICES OF SANTA CRUZ 501 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz, 426-8824, seniorlegal.org.

SENIOR LEGAL HOTLINE (800) 222-1753, slh.lsnc.net.

STATE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE (800) 927-4357, insurance.ca.gov.

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VICTIM-WITNESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 454-2010.

SENIOR CENTERS SENIOR COMPUTER CENTER 301 Center St., Santa Cruz, 420-6180, seniorcomputer.org.

ELDERDAY ADULT HEALTH CARE/ COMMUNITY BRIDGES 100 Pioneer St, Ste. C, Santa Cruz, 458-3481.

ELENA BASKIN LIVE OAK SENIOR CENTER 1777 Capitola Road, Santa Cruz, 476-3272.

LOUDEN NELSON COMMUNITY CENTER 301 Center St., Santa Cruz, 420-6177, nelsoncenter.com.

MARKET STREET SENIOR CENTER (SENIOR CITIZENS

OPPORTUNITIES, INC.) 222 Market St., Santa Cruz, 423-6640.

MID-COUNTY SENIOR CENTER 829 Bay Ave., Capitola, 476-4711, midcountyseniorcenter.com.

SCOTTS VALLEY SENIOR CENTER 370 Kings Village Road, Scotts Valley, 438-8666, svlions.org.

SENIOR CENTER OF SAN LORENZO VALLEY 8500 Hwy. 9, Ben Lomond, 336-8900.

WATSONVILLE SENIOR CENTER 114 E. Fifth St., Watsonville, 722-1333.

TRANSPORTATION A MOVE MADE SIMPLE 539-1000, amovemadesimple.com.

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COMMUNITY BRIDGES LIFT LINE 236 Santa Cruz Ave., Aptos, 425-1558, 688-9663, communitybridges.org.

COURTESY CAB 149 Walker St., Watsonville, 761-3122, courtesycab.com.

GREYHOUND BUS LINES 920 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, 423-4082, greyhound.com.

METRO PARACRUZ 425-4664, scmtd.com./metroparacruz.

SANTA CRUZ METRO CENTER 920 Pacific Ave., Ste. 21, Santa Cruz, 425-8600, scmtd.com.

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Louden Nelson Center, 301 Center St., Santa Cruz; Tannery World Dance Center, 1060 River St., Santa Cruz. More info at 334-7757, awakeningchi.org.

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VOLUNTEER CENTER OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTY TRANSPORTATION Santa Cruz: 427-3435, Watsonville: 722-6708; Ben Lomond: 336-9387, scvolunteercenter.com.

250, Capitola, 464-8691, santacruzmentor.com.

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION (SCCRTC) sccrtc.org.

CASA 813 Freedom Blvd., Watsonville, 761-2956, casaofsantacruz.org.

SANTA CRUZ YELLOW CAB 423-1234.

VOLUNTEERING BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTY 1500 41st Ave., Ste.

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CALIFORNIA GREY BEARS 2710 Chanticleer Ave., Santa Cruz, 479-1055, greybears.org.

DOMINICAN HOSPITAL VOLUNTEER SERVICES 1555 Soquel Drive, Santa Cruz, 462-7740, dominicanhospital.org.

FRIENDS OF THE SANTA CRUZ PUBLIC LIBRARIES PO Box 8472, Santa Cruz, 427-7716, fscpl.org.

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SENIORS COUNCIL OF SANTA CRUZ AND SAN BENITO COUNTIES 234 Santa Cruz Ave., Aptos, 688-0400, seniorscouncil.org.

SUICIDE PREVENTION SERVICE 104 Walnut Ave. Ste. 208, Santa Cruz, 459-9373, fsa-cc.org.

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