Client Resources

Community

Alzheimer’s Association

– www.alz.com – Mountain View/Greater Bay Area 1.650. 962.8111 or nationwide 1.800.272.3900
“Learn about signs and symptoms, stages, diagnosis, research progress, treatment and care of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.  Get support from our 24/7 Helpline…”

Avenidas

– www.avenidas.org – 1.650.289.5400 Palo Alto and 1.650.289.5499 Rose Kleiner Senior Center in Mountain View
“Provides support, information and community to enrich the lives of older adults and their families.”

California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform (CANHR)

– www.cahnr.org – 1.415-974.5171
“Since 1983, California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform (CANHR), a statewide nonprofit 501(c)(3) advocacy organization, has been dedicated to improving the choices, care and quality of life for California’s long term care consumers.”

Council on Aging Silicon Valley

– www.coasiliconvalley.com – 1.408.350.3200 Santa Clara County – 1.800.510.2020 to connect with the Area Agency on Aging in your own county.
“Council on Aging Silicon Valley” (COASV) offers real solutions to seniors, their families, and their caregivers, regardless of their economic status.”

Family Caregiver Alliance ^©

– www.caregiver.org – 1.415.434.3388 or 1.800.445.8106
“FCA is a public voice for caregivers.  Our pioneering programs – information, education, services, research and advocacy – support and sustain the important work of families nationwide caring for loved ones with chronic, disabling health conditions.”

Hospice of the Valley

– www.hospicevalley.org – 1.408.559.5600
“Hospice care is a philosophy of care as well as a comprehensive set of services as life becomes more limited.”

KARA

– www.kara-grief.org – 1.650-321.5272  Support for grief and end-of-life
“Kara provides compassionate support to people of all ages on their journey through grief so that they can move toward renewed hope and meaning.  Our clients include those who are grieving a death as well as those coping with a terminal illness (their own or another’s).”

Government

MediCare

– www.medicare.gov – 1.800.MEDICARE
“Medicare.gov provides information about the parts of Medicare, what’s new, and how to find Medicare plans, facilities, or providers.”