CHAPTER 3: INDEPENDENT LIVING Home Safety Services, Inc. (650) 571-7774 www.homesafety.net The Grab Bar Installation Experts - Serving the SF Bay Area and beyond. We perform in-home assessments and install grab bars, bathroom modifications, stair railings, wheelchair ramps and stair lifts. We are licensed, bonded, insured and accredited! See our ad on the inside back cover and visit our showroom in Burlingame
Housing Adaptation and Maintenance 101 Mobility 408-724-5081 www.sanjose.101mobility.com We provide stairlifts, platform lifts, ramps, autolifts, patient lifts and more. We are dedicated to improving your quality of life, and you can count on us to go the extra mile to accomplish that goal. Free in-home evaluations.
Pacific Gas & Electric Company (800) 743-5000 (PG&E Customer Service) www.pge.com/en_US/residential/home. page?WT.mc_id=Vanity_customerservice PG&E offers information on ways to pay utility bills, to weatherize homes, and to find other assistance regarding energy needs. PG&E now offers a Medical Baseline Allowance Program for residential customers who have special energy needs due to qualifying medical conditions. This program provides additional usage at the lowest priced tier on your monthly energy bill and Extra notifications in advance of a Public Safety Power Shutoff. To learn more about applying for services, call 1-800-7435000.
Avenidas Handyman Services (650) 289-5426 www.avenidas.org Avenidas is a private, non-profit agency helping mid-Peninsula seniors maintain their independence. Services include minor home repairs, plumbing, carpentry, painting and more. Bay Area GCM (Geriatric Care Managers) (650) 654-1510 www.alcca.org Senior CONCIERGE Care Management Services: Fostering comfort, independence, and integrity of our one-on-one relationships with our clients. Social engagements, shopping, escorted transportation, pet care, home organization- customized to your lifestyle and desires.
Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley Office: (408) 578-9519 www.rebuildingtogethersv.org Peninsula Office: (650) 366-6597 www.rebuildingtogetherpeninsula.org In partnership with the community, they rehabilitate the homes of low income homeowners with disabilities and the elderly so that they may live in warmth, safety and independence. All work is done free of charge.
Center for Independence of Individuals With Disabilities San Mateo County (650) 645-1780 www.cidsanmateo.org Provides housing access evaluations and modifications.
Seniors At Home (Jewish Family and Children’s Services of the Peninsula) (650) 688-3000 – (415) 449-3700 www.seniorsathome.org In addition to homecare services, Seniors At Home also provides information and referral, care management, consultation, home-delivered meals and house cleaning.
Heart of the Valley - Services for Seniors (408) 241-1571 www.servicesforseniors.org In-home support assistance includes handyman services and yard work. Other services are escorted transportation, liaison services, and information and referral.
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