Probate Court Resources and Referrals - Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara

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Please contact them directly.

Click on a link below for more information:

The Public Guardian
The Public Administrator
Adult Protective Services (APS)
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Medi-Cal
Services for People with developmental Disabilities
Services for Brain Injured and Mentally Impaired People
Services for Mentally Ill People
Services and Benefits for Veterans
Services for People With Specific Diseases and Disabilities, like:
Housing and Living Services, like:
Help with Transportation
The Senior Service Directory
Job (Employment) Training
More Agencies and Information

The Public Guardian/Conservator

The Court sometimes appoints the Public Guardian of Santa Clara County as conservator for an adult who cannot care for him/herself or his/her finances.

The Court can also appoint the Public Guardian as trustee for an elderly, mentally ill, or incapacitated person when no friend or relative can be trustee.

If you are worried about an elderly, mentally ill, or incapacitated adult, you can ask the Public Guardian for help.

For more information or to ask for help, call:
(408) 577-2500

If you think there is financial abuse, call the APS (Adult Protective Services) hotline:
1-800-414-2002
The Public Administrator
The Santa Clara County Public Administrator handles estates for decedents (people who die) when no family member or other person can do it.

The Public Administrator can take control of the decedent’s estate right away to make sure that nothing gets lost.

The Public Administrator can:
- find (locate) family,
- make burial arrangements,
- manage assets,
- pay creditors,
- pay administration costs, and
- distribute the rest of the estate to the decedent's heirs or beneficiaries.
If the decedent leaves a Will, the Court may also appoint the Public Administrator as executor. But, only if the original executor can’t or does not want to serve.

For more information, call:
(408) 577-2500

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Adult Protective Services (APS)

Adult Protective Services (APS) helps elder and dependent adults who may have been hurt by abuse or neglect.

APS services are free if you need them.

Services include:
- investigation,
- assessment,
- counseling,
- help developing a service plan,
- case management, and
- referrals to community agencies.
APS wants to help adults:
- protect their own interests,
- increase their personal strengths, and
- set up support systems.
If you are worried about someone because you think there is physical, emotional or financial abuse, call the APS hotline:
1-800-414-2002

In cases of financial abuse, APS works with the Financial Abuse Specialist Team (FAST). FAST helps the DA prosecute these cases.
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Medi-Cal

SSI gives money to:
- low-income seniors (65 years old and over),
- the blind, and
- people with disabilities.
Whether or not you can get SSI depends on how much money you make and what you own. If you get Social Security, you may also be able to get SSI.

To see if you or a family member can get SSI, call or visit the Social Security Administration (SSA) office in your area:

For Santa Clara (except Gilroy) call:
(800) 772-1213

For Gilroy, call:
(408) 842-4485

Or, go to the Social Security District Office:
280 So. 1st Street Room 244, 2nd Floor
San Jose, CA 95113

Hours: 9 am - 4 pm Monday through Friday.
Website: www.ssa.gov

Medi-Cal helps pay for medical care for:
- low-income seniors,
- the blind, and
- people with disabilities.
Anyone who can get SSI can also get Medi-Cal.

For more information on Medi-Cal and Adult/Elder Services, go to the Medi-Cal section of this website.

For information and application forms, contact:

Social Services Agency
Medi-Cal Eligibility Unit
751 South Bascom Avenue, Bldg. T-25
San Jose, CA 95128
(408) 793-6709
Hours: 8 am - 5 pm Monday through Friday.

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Services for people with developmental disabilities

Here is a list of places to get help for a person with a developmental disability in Santa Clara County:

Abilities United
525 East Charleston Road
Palo Alto, CA 94306-4247

Tel: (650) 494-0550
Hours:
8:30 am - 5:30 pm, Monday through Friday

Website: www.AbilitiesUnited.org

Information, referrals and legal help for people with developmental disabilities.

Services include:

Home Companion Program (gives help to caregivers),

Residential Program for adults over 18,

Adult Development Center (helps people learn life skills and how to work with others),

Creative Recreation Program (for young adults during summers and after school),

Contract and Employment Services (provides work opportunities for people with developmental disabilities)

Swimming lessons and a therapeutic swimming program at the Betty Wright Swim Center in Palo Alto

Family support and services for the benefit of the developmentally disabled (including acting as an advocate when needed)

Area Developmental Disabilities Board VII
2580 North First Street, Suite 240
San Jose, CA 95131

Tel: (408) 324-2106
Fax: (408)324-3108
Hours:
8 am - 5 pm, Monday through Friday
Provides information, referrals and legal help for people with developmental disabilities.

There are 13 "Area Boards" in California. Board VII serves Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties.

Contact Board VII if you:

have trouble getting a service a family member needs,

think the rights of a person with a developmental disability are being violated, or

have ideas about how to improve the services of agencies that help the developmentally disabled.

City of San Jose Dept. of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services
Office of Therapeutic Services
3369 Union Avenue
San Jose, CA 95124

Tel: (408) 369-6438
TTY: (408) 437-0916
FAX: (408) 559-1203
Website:
www.sanjoseca.gov/prns/otsindex.asp
Provides educational and recreational services, like:

wheelchair sports and therapeutic water exercises (health and wellness sports programs for persons with physical disabilities)

therapeutic recreation and day rehabilitation program for the developmentally disabled (at Grace Community Center)

social and recreational services for persons with cognitive disabilities

Community Options
Main Office:
1922 The Alameda, Suite 210
San Jose, CA 95126

Tel: (408) 423-9484
Hours:
8 am - 5 pm, Monday through Friday

Services include:

Integrated or supported employment.

Integrated - group of 3 individuals with 100% employment coaching
Supported - 1 individual, starting with 100% coaching, then drops off as individuals ability increases.

Mobility training,

Assistive technology services - technology specific to the individuals needs, hearing or site impaired technology

Independent Living Skills (ILS) program (gives different levels of help for independent living).

Easter Seals Bay Area
(located in the Timpany Center)
730 Empey Way
San Jose, CA 95128

Tel: (408) 295-0228
FAX: (408) 275-9858
Hours:
6 am - 8 pm, Monday through Friday, and 7 am - 4 pm on Saturdays

Website:
bayarea.easter-seals.org/ (for the Bay Area)
Recreational and rehabilitative water exercise programs for people with developmental, physical or mental disabilities.

Open to the public.

Greater Opportunities Serving the Developmentally Disabled
900 Lafayette Street, #700
San Jose, CA 95050

Tel: (408) 248-4464
Hours:
9 am - 5 pm, Monday through Friday
Several centers in Santa Clara and San Benito counties with services like:

job training and sheltered workshop experience,

counseling,

training in self-care and community safety,

pre-academic and leisure activities, and

structured day programs for adults (18 years and over) with developmental disabilities.

Get a referral from SARC (see below).

Hope Services
30 Las Colinas Lane
San Jose, CA 95119
Tel: (408) 284-2850

Hours:
8 am - 5 pm, Monday through Friday

Website: www.hopeservices.org/
Provides job training, sheltered workshop experience and counseling in several centers located in Santa Clara, Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito counties.
In addition, provides

training in self-care,

community safety,

pre-academic activities and

leisure activities

depending on the individual's program plans.

Manages the Senior Activity Center, which provides special structured day programs to developmentally disabled adults age 50 and over.

Housing for Independent People (HIP)
481 Valley Way
Milpitas, CA 95035

Tel: (408) 941-1850 or 941-1855
Tel (Watsonville): (831) 722-3322
FAX: (408) 941-0294
Hours:
9 am - 5 pm Monday through Friday

Website: www.hip4housing.org/
Accessible, low cost housing. Qualifying persons include:

adults with physical, mental and/or developmental disabilities

low-income seniors

people with HIV/AIDS
and

persons with very low income

Jack Douglas Center
1290 North First Street
San Jose, CA 95112

Tel: (408) 573-4165
Hours:
8 am - 4 pm Monday through Friday
Services include:

day programs,

instruction,

socialization, and

behavioral training.

In a structures, but least restrictive, environment.

Get a referral from a social service professional or SARC (see below).

Law Foundation of Silicon Valley
Mental Health Advocacy Project (MHAP)
111 West St. John Street Suite 315
San Jose, CA 95113

Tel: (408) 294-9730
Hours:
9 am - 12 noon and 1 pm - 5 pm, Monday through Friday

Website:
www.lawfoundation.org/mhap.asp
Services include free:

legal help,

information,

advocacy to make mental health and developmental services better, and

help and representation on public benefits, economic rights, patients rights, housing rights, discrimination and general legal problems

Pacific Autism Center for Education (PACE)
1055 Sunnyvale-Saratoga Road #9
Sunnyvale, CA 94087-3300

Tel: (408) 245-3400
Hours:
8 am - 5 pm Monday through Friday

Website: www.pacificautism.org/
Special instructional classes in speech and language development, occupational skills and behavior management for autistic people or people who have a developmental disability.

There are 3 residential homes for adults 18-59+ years of age, in Sunnyvale and in San Jose, and 2 homes in Cupertino for children 3-18 years of age.

Call for more information on if you qualify.

Parents Helping Parents
3041 Olcott Street
Santa Clara, CA 95054

Tel: (408) 727-5775
FAX: (408) 727-0182
Hours:
9 am - 5 pm, Monday through Friday

Website: www.php.com/
For parents of children with special needs (like Down's Syndrome, cerebral palsy, learning disabilities, autism, attention deficit disorders and premature birth, to name a few).

You can find:

information,

training,

mentoring,

parent to parent contacts,

referrals,

networking and support groups,

a lending library, and

information on helpful technological devices and other local resources.

San Andreas Regional Center (SARC)
300 Orchard City Drive, #170
Campbell, CA 95008
Or, mail to:
P.O. Box 50002
San Jose, CA 95150-0002

Tel: (408) 374-9960
Hours:
8 am - 5 pm, Monday through Friday

Website: www.sarc.org/

Information and help for people with developmental disabilities.

SARC helps people in Santa Clara, San Benito, Santa Cruz and Monterey counties.

Services include:

diagnosis and evaluation,

counseling and advocacy,

help finding a place to live in the community,

help going to (or leaving) a State Developmental Center, (like Agnews Center),

coordinating services,

referrals to other agencies, and

payment for some services.

Santa Clara County Office of Education
1290 Ridder Park Drive
San Jose, CA 95131-2398

Tel: (408) 453-6500
FAX: (408) 453-6656 (Special Education Dept.)
Hours:
8 am - 5 pm Monday through Friday

Website: www.sccoe.org/
Special education programs for people with severe handicaps. The programs are for people from birth to age 22.

Contact the school district you live in to get more information.

Social Vocational Services (SVS)
124 Blossom Hill Road, Suite F
San Jose, CA 95123
Tel: (408) 574-3950

or

471 Gianni Street
Santa Clara CA 95054
Tel: (408) 727-3370

Hours:
7 am - 4 pm Monday through Friday Help with work skills and finding a job, for adults with developmental disabilities (with a referral from the San Andreas Regional Center or the Dept. of Rehabilitation),

SVS also has a local behavior treatment program.

Special Olympics Silicon Valley Region
1445 Koll Circle, Suite 104
San Jose, CA 95112

Tel: (408) 392-0170
Hours:
8:30 am - 5 pm Monday through Friday

Website:
www.sonc.org/regions/siliconvalley/
Athletic training and competition programs in various sports, for developmentally disabled children and adults.

United Cerebral Palsy Association
of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties
512 East Maude Ave.
Sunnyvale, CA 94085

Tel: (408) 737-7712
Fax: (408) 737-7225

Website:
www.ucpscsm.org/ Help for family members and people who have:

Cerebral Palsy,

mental retardation,

autism,

epilepsy,

learning disabilities,

Muscular Dystrophy,

Spina Bifida, and

Multiple Sclerosis.

Services include:

information,

referrals,

advocacy,

counseling, and

The Individual and Family Support Program (IFSP), (gives personal and group support to clients and their families).

VTF Services
918 North Rengstorff Avenue
Mountain View, CA 94043

Tel: (650) 934-9091
Fax: (650) 934-9092
Hours:
8 am - 4:30 pm Monday through Friday

Website: www.vtfservices.org/
Local rehabilitation program.

VTF gives supervised jobs & training in Janitorial Services, Grounds Maintenance and Assembly Packaging. The program is for high-functioning people with disabilities and for mentally impaired people.

Janitorial – general cleaning services

Grounds Maintenance – weekly/monthly landscape maintenance, landscape seeding/sod and planting .

Assembly Packaging – Assemble Software Kits, Electronic Kits, etc. This includes, assembling, packaging, shrink wrapping and mailing.

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Services for brain injured and mentally impaired people

Here is a list of places to get help for brain injured and mentally impaired people in Santa Clara County:

Family Caregiver Alliance
180 Montgomery Street, Suite 1100
San Francisco, CA 94104

(415) 434-3388
or
(800) 445-8106
Hours:
9 am - 5 pm Monday through Friday

Website: www.caregiver.org/

Services for people caring for adults who are brain-impaired (because of an accident or a disease such as Alzheimer's).

Regional Medical Center, San Jose
Rehabilitation Services Department
225 N. Jackson Avenue
San Jose, CA 95116
Tel: (408) 729-2882
Rehabilitation services for patients recovering from spinal injuries, head trauma and brain injuries.

Santa Clara Valley Medical Center,
Rehabilitation Center
751 South Bascom Ave.
San Jose, CA 95128
Tel: (408) 885-2000
Provides training in independent living skills (in preparation for leaving hospital care) to clients recovering from spinal cord or head injuries.

Services for Brain Injury, Transitional and Development Programs
2731 North First Street, Suite 100
San Jose, CA 95134

Tel: (408) 434-2277
Fax: (408) 434-2278
Hours:
8 am - 5 pm Monday through Thursday, closed on Friday

Website: www.sbicares.org/
Services include:

a day-treatment program for survivors of head injury (to learn as much independence as possible),

help with personal plans, job training and support, and information and referrals.

Silicon Valley Independent Living Center
2306 Zanker Road
San Jose, CA 95131

Tel: (408) 894-9041
TTY: (408) 894-9012
Fax: (408) 894-9050
Hours:
9 am - 5 pm Monday through Friday

Website: www.svilc.org
Services that promote independence in jobs, housing and living at home. You can get:

counseling,

advocacy,

information,

referrals, and

loans of equipment for persons with disabilities in order to promote independence

Skills Plus Santa Clara Adult Education
1840 Benton Street
Santa Clara, CA 95050

Tel: (408) 423-2102
FAX: (408) 423-3665
Hours:
9 am - 4:30 pm Tuesday through Friday

Website: www.skillsplus.us
The primary program is designed for stroke survivors and individuals who suffer from neurological disorders or physical disabilities. Taught by occupational therapists and speech therapists.

Classes include:

mobility training,

upper body exercises,

memory training,

perceptual skills,

language skills,

listening skills, and

speech skills.

There are also independent living classes, like

basic food preparation,

leisure activities, and

arts and crafts.

VTF Services
918 North Rengstorff Avenue
Mountain View, CA 94043

Tel: (650) 934-9091
Fax: (650) 493-9092

Website: www.vtfservices.org/ Local rehabilitation program.

VTF gives supervised jobs & training in Janitorial Services, Grounds Maintenance and Assembly Packaging. The program is for high-functioning people with disabilities and for mentally impaired people.

Janitorial – general cleaning services

Grounds Maintenance – weekly/monthly landscape maintenance, landscape seeding/sod and planting .

Assembly Packaging – Assemble Software Kits, Electronic Kits, etc. This includes, assembling, packaging, shrink wrapping and mailing.

For more help you can go to other listings, like veterans benefits and services, out-of-home placement for supervised care, etc.

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Services for the mentally ill

Here is a list of places to get help for a mentally ill person in Santa Clara County:

Momentum for Mental Health
Main Offices:
2001 The Alameda
San Jose, CA 95126
Tel: (408) 261-7777
(established clients)

438 North White Road
San Jose, CA 95127
Tel: (408) 254-6828
(established clients)

206 California Ave.
Palo Alto, CA 94306
Tel: (650) 617-8340
(established clients)

General information: (408) 260-4040

Hours:
8:30 am - 5 pm Monday through Friday plus 24-hour emergency service

Website: www.momentumformentalhealth.org
Mental health services for youth and adults recovering from emotional or mental illnesses.

Residential programs – help people transition from hospital care to everyday life.

Vocational services - training and help for people getting work or going back to work.

Family services –gets families involved by giving them support and information.

Self service – helps people share experiences and get emotional support through groups (like Schizophrenics Anonymous, and Peer Counseling).

Specialized and culturally competent services - for African American, Asian and Latino people.

Other services and programs:

Adult long-term and short-term homes

Independent supported housing programs

Places to get day treatment and rehabilitation

Teams that help individual cases

Teams that help people find and keep work

Community support and prevention programs

Community Solutions
16264 Church Street, Suite 103
Morgan Hill, CA 95037

Or, mail to:

P.O. Box 546
Morgan Hill, CA 95038-0546

Tel: (408) 779-2113
(408) 225-9163 (for San Jose appointments only)
408-779-2115 (24-hour crisis line)
Hours:
9 am - 5 pm Monday through Friday

Website: www.communitysolutions.org
Programs include:

Behavioral Healthcare Services, individual, group and family counseling. Supportive Housing Services for Mentally Ill Adults and Sober living environment residence.

Prevention and Education Services, home based support for overburdened families with at least one child under 5 years old

Solutions to Violence Services, 24-hour Rape Crisis Line, support groups for assault survivors. Women’s Shelter for battered women.

Law Foundation of Silicon Valley
Mental Health Advocacy Project
111 West St. John Street, Suite 315
San Jose, CA 95113

Tel: (408) 294-9730
Hours:
9 am - 12 noon and 1 pm - 5 pm Monday through Friday

Website: www.lawfoundation.org/mhap.htm
Information and advocacy for mentally ill people and people with developmental disabilities.

The project wants to protect the legal rights of the mentally ill and developmentally disabled.

You can get free legal advice, referral and representation for:

daily living problems (like care and treatment,

education and employment (information and referral only)

public benefits

economic rights,

housing rights,

consumer issues (information and referral only)

discrimination

general legal questions

Call or stop by the office.

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
(Was: Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Santa Clara County)
307 Orchard City Drive, Suite 205
Campbell, CA 95008

Tel: (408) 583-0001
Hours:
10 am - 2 pm Monday through Friday

Local website: www.namisantaclara.org
National website: www.nami.org
Services include:

information and referrals,

advocacy for the mentally ill, and

a library of helpful information for sale or to look at.

You may have to pay a fee.

Santa Clara County
Mental Health Services
Santa Clara County Bascom Mental Health Center
828 South Bascom Ave, Suite 200
San Jose, CA 95128

Tel: (408) 885-5770 (Administration)
Tel:(800) 704-0900 (Mental Health Call Center)
Hours:
8 am - 5 pm Monday through Friday

Website: www.sccmhd.org
Santa Clara County Mental Health Department provides screening and referrals for mental health treatment for families who receive Medi-Cal benefits.

Go to the Senior Service Directory to find more agencies and resources.

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Veterans benefits and services

Here is a list of places to get help for a veteran in Santa Clara County:

Office of Veterans Services
68 N. Winchester Boulevard
Santa Clara, CA 95050

Tel: (408) 553-6000
Hours:
8 am - 12 noon and 1 pm - 4 pm Monday through Friday
Help getting state and federal benefits for veterans and their families.

San Jose GI Forum
Vida Nueva Alcohol/Drug Sober Living Environment
2212 Quimby Road
San Jose, CA 95122

Tel: (408) 238-1820

Website: www.sjgif.org/vidahistory.html Vida Nueva helps adult males and their families return to productive lives. Bilingual staff provides peer-level recovery resources.

The 120-day minimum program is for men 18 years or older who have had at least 72 hours of abstinence who require no nursing care and who agree to abide by the program regulations.
Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics

Anonymous meetings are held on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings at 8:00pm.

United States Government
Department of Veterans Affairs
Day Respite Program - San Jose Outpatient Clinic
80 Great Oaks Boulevard
San Jose, CA 95119

Tel: (408) 363-3000
Hours:
8 am - 4:30 pm Monday through Friday
Veterans can get:

medical care

mental health and general psychiatric services,

case management,

substance abuse services.

They also have many special services for HIV infected and AIDS veterans.

United States Government
Department of Veterans Affairs, Regional Office
1301 Clay Street, Suite 1300 N
Oakland, CA 94612-5209
Hours:
8 am - 4 pm Monday through Friday

Tel: (800) 827-1000 (Main number for information and referral listing for veteran benefits and services)

Website: www.va.gov
Information and referrals for veterans’ benefits and services.

United States Government, Department of Veterans Affairs
"Vet Center"
278 North 2nd Street
San Jose, CA 95112

Tel: (408) 993-0729
FAX: (408) 993-0829
Hours:
8 am - 4:30 pm Monday through Friday
Services are only for veterans of foreign wars. They include:

information on benefits,

referrals to other agencies,

counseling services for the vet and his/her family, and

bereavement counseling for families of veterans lost in war zones

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The following services are available from the Palo Alto Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

Addiction Treatment Services (ATS), Menlo Park Division
795 Willow Road, Bldg. 321
Menlo Park, CA 94025

Tel: (650) 493-5000 ext. 22734
(866) 717-1978 (Hotline)
Hours:
8 am - 4:30 pm Monday through Friday
Services include:

help if you are addicted but ready to quit,

withdrawal day treatment or partial hospitalization,

a relapse prevention program, and

referrals to other help.

Ambulatory Care Service
3801 Miranda Avenue, Building 101
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Tel: (650) 493-5000 ext. 65895

Hours:
8 am - 4:30 pm Monday through Friday

primary evaluation and assessment point for medical services to eligible veterans

comprehensive medical services provided with preference to military service-connected disabilities or illnesses and to low-income veterans

Hospital Based Home Care Program (HBHC)

Tel: (650) 493-5000 ext. 62140 or
(800) 455-0057
Mail to:
3801 Miranda Avenue, Bldg. 100, Unit 2C
Palo Alto, CA 94304

Hours:
8 am - 5 pm Monday through Friday
Services for home-bound veterans include:

medical,

social,

psychiatric and

case management.

HBHC has people trained to help:

make treatment plans,

get adaptive equipment,

figure out proper diet, and

refer you to other community resources.

Volunteers give companionship and respite.
Apply by phone.

Menlo Park Division, Psychiatric Outpatient Clinic
795 Willow Road, Bldg. 321, 170A
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Tel: (650) 493-5000 ext. 22234
Tel: (650) 617-2678

Hours:
8 am - 4:30 pm Monday through Friday

serves as the entry point for veterans seeking mental health and psychiatric services

offers inpatient and outpatient services

does assessments and makes referrals to day treatment programs

provides treatment for acute and chronic conditions

Menlo Park Division, Respite Care
795 Willow Road, Bldg. 324 and Bldg. 331
Menlo Park, CA 94025

Tel: (650) 493-5000 ext. 23217
Hours:
8 am - 8 pm Monday through Friday
Limited relief for caregivers of veterans who:

are disabled

are chronically ill

are elderly

live in their home and require 24-hour care

Menlo Park Division, Transitional Care & Nursing Home Care Unit
795 Willow Street, Building 331
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Tel: (650) 493-5000 ext. 27193 or 27185
Hours:
8 am - 8 pm Monday through Friday
Care for veterans who need temporary or long-term skilled nursing services.

Mental Health Emergency Unit
3801 Miranda Avenue, Building 100, Room 320
Palo Alto, CA 94304

Tel: (650) 493-5000 ext. 65577
Hours:
8 am - 4:30 pm Monday through Friday
Emergency psychiatric evaluations and referrals.

Older Adult, Family Research and Resource Center Caregiver Assistance Program
795 Willow Road, 182C- MP
Menlo Park, CA 94025

Tel: (650) 493-5000 ext. 22011
(800) 943-4333 (voice mail)
Hours:
9 am - 6 pm Tuesday through Thursday
Classes for caregivers of adults aged 50 and over. Caregivers learn how to deal with stressful situations.

Hispanic caregivers can take a special class.

Palo Alto Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Menlo Park Division, Psychiatric Outpatient Clinic
795 Willow Road, Bldg. 321, 170-A
Menlo Park, CA 94025

Tel: (650) 617-2678, or
(650) 493-5000 ext. 22234
Hours:
8 am - 4:30 pm Monday through Friday
Starting point for veterans who need mental health and psychiatric services.

They

have inpatient and outpatient services,

give referrals to day treatment and sheltered workshop programs,

do assessments,

focus on chronic and long-term conditions.

Palo Alto Department of Veterans Affairs
Medical Center Hospice Care
3801 Miranda Avenue, Building 100, Ward 4A
Palo Alto, CA 94304

Tel: (650) 849-0550 (24-hour service) Tries to make life comfortable and pain-free for terminally ill veterans.

Helps both inpatients and outpatients.

Western Blind Rehabilitation Center
3801 Miranda Avenue, Bldg. 48
Palo Alto, CA 94304

Tel: (650) 493-5000 ext. 64359 or ext. 64363
Hours:
8 am - 4 pm Monday through Friday
Residential treatment program for blind or visually impaired veterans.

You may find help in other sections too, such as Job Training, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services, etc.

Or, in the Senior Service Directory (if the veteran is over 60).

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Services for people with specific diseases and disabilities

Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

ADD/ADHD Resources
Website: www.addresources.org

National non-profit organization helping people with ADD/ADHD develop their full potential. At their site - the National ADHD Directory, which lists:

ADD/ADHD service providers and products on the Internet

Articles by national authorities, as well as individuals with ADD/ADHD, for free downloading

HIV/AIDS or related diseases

AIDS Community Research Consortium (ACRC)
1048 El Camino Real, Suite B
Redwood City, CA 94063
Tel: (650) 364-6563

Hours:
9 am - 5 pm Monday through Friday

Website: http://www.acrc.org/
Provides programs that are responsive to the changing needs of those infected and affected with HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C (HCV) by offering:

innovative outreach education

prevention

case management

food

transportation

clinical trial services

AIDS Resources Information and Services (ARIS)
Website: www.aris.org
List of online resources

Catholic Diocese of San Jose:
Human Concerns Commission, AIDS Project
900 Lafayette Street, Suite 405
Santa Clara, CA 95050-4966

Tel: (408) 983-0100 or (408) 983-0122

Website: www.dsj.org Provides information to the community on:

Domestic violence – providing information on community help services.

Health care - working with community organizations to assist children that do not have health insurance.

Immigration – putting people in contact with agencies that can assist in the immigration process.

Center for Disease and Control Information Line
Tel: (800) 232-4636 (English/Spanish)
TTY: (888) 232-6348
Websites: www.cdc.gov/
Operators are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to:

answer questions,

provide referrals, and

send free publications through email and postal mail

Family Caregiver Alliance
690 Market Street, Suite 600
San Francisco, CA 94104

Tel: (415) 434-3388
(800) 445-8106 (California only)
Hours:
9 am - 5 pm Monday through Friday

Website: www.caregiver.org
Services like:

Workshops for caregivers of brain impaired adults and victims of AIDS dementia.

Health Trust
1701-A South Bascom Avenue
Campbell, CA 95008

Tel: (408) 961-9850
HealthTrust Website
Serves anyone in living with HIV/AIDS in Santa Clara County by assuring access to all services needed to promote health, dignity, and quality of life, thereby preventing the spread of HIV.

Necessities and More
65 West Rincon Avenue
Campbell, CA 95008

FAX: (408) 378-4445 Food, clothing, utilities and emergency rent money for poor people with AIDS or related diseases.

Blindness and/or visual handicaps

Books Aloud, Inc.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library
150 E. San Fernando Street
San Jose, CA 95112
Or mail to:
P.O. Box 5731
San Jose, CA 95150-5731

Tel: (408) 808-2613
FAX: (408) 808-2625

Hours:
9 am - 5 pm Monday through Friday

Website: www.booksaloud.org
Library of fiction and non-fiction audiocassettes you can borrow for free. Serves all disabilities.

California State Department of Rehabilitation, Blind Services
100 Paseo de San Antonio, Suite 324
San Jose, CA 95113

Tel: (408) 277-1355
Hours
8 am - 5 pm Monday through Friday

Website: www.dor.ca.gov/ (Dept. of Rehab.)
Services include:

education,

job training,

classes in mobility, adaptive techniques and devices, and transportation training.

counseling.

Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired
214 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94102

Tel: (415) 431-1481
Hours:
8:30 am - 5 pm Monday through Friday

Website: www.lighthouse-sf.org
Services include:

rehabilitation skills training,

resources for recent vision loss

employment placement services

National Association for Visually Handicapped (NAVH)
507 Polk Street, Suite 420
San Francisco, CA 94102

Tel: (415) 775-6284
Hours:
9 am - 4 pm Monday through Friday

Website: www.navh.org
Service include:

support group for seniors,

a library with books with large print, and

sale of visual aids.

Prevent Blindness: Northern California
1388 Sutter Street, Suite 408
San Francisco, CA 94109

Tel: (415) 567-7500
Hours:
9 am - 5 pm Monday through Friday

Website: www.eyeinfo.org
Teaches safety and how to prevent blindness.

Santa Clara Valley Blind Center
101 North Bascom Avenue
San Jose, CA 95128

Tel: (408) 295-4016
Hours:
9 am - 3 pm Monday through Friday

Website: visionbeyondsight.org
Services include:

classes,

recreational activities and other activities that encourage socialization,

special products for sale (white canes, talking watches and clocks, large print games and reading equipment).

Vista Center for the Blind & Visually Handicapped (was: Peninsula Center)
2470 El Camino Real, Suite 107
Palo Alto, CA 94306

Tel: (650) 858-0202
Hours:
9 am - 4:30 pm Monday through Friday

Website: www.vistacenter.org
Services include:

low-vision clinics,

counseling and support groups,

Braille classes,

computer skills classes,

in-home training in daily living skills, orientation, and mobility,

employment program,

youth group,

store with products for the visually impaired.

Look at the “Vision Care” section of the Senior Service Directory for more help, especially for seniors on Medicare.

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Deafness and hearing problems

California Telephone Access Program (CTAP)

Tel: (800) 806-1191 (Voice - English)
Tel: (800) 949-5650 (Voice - Spanish)
TTY: (800) 806-4474 (English)
TTY: (800) 896-7670 (Spanish)
Hours:
9 am - 6 pm Monday through Friday

Website: www.ddtp.org/
Free special equipment and services. To qualify, you must have problems with your:

hearing,

vision,

mobility,

speech, and/or

ability to understand information.

You might be able to get home installation and special training. Just ask.

You can get services in English or Spanish.

Deaf Counseling Advocacy and Referral Agency (DCARA)
650 N. Winchester Blvd. Suite 3
San Jose, CA 95128
Tel: (408) 260-1993
TTY: (408) 260-1973
Hours:
8:30 am - 12:30 pm and 1:30 pm - 6:30 pm Monday through Friday

Website: www.dcara.org
Services include:

information and referral,

peer counseling,

advocacy in discrimination cases,

training in independent living skills and job development, and

interpreting services.

Programs include:

Communication Skills for Foreign-Born Deaf Adults,

Deaf Latino Program, and

Captioned Movie Night.

Hearing and Speech Center of Northern California (previously called the San Francisco Hearing and Speech Center)
1234 Divisadero Street
San Francisco, CA 94115

Tel: (415) 921-7658
TDD: (415) 921-8990
Hours:
8:30 am - 5 pm Monday through Friday

Website: www.hearingspeech.org
Services include:

educational programs,

speech/language therapy,

auditory training,

assessments, and

counseling.

Hearing Loss Association of Silicon Valley (Was: Self Help for Hard of Hearing People)
369 Manila Drive
San Jose, CA 95119-1934
Tel: (408) 229-1041

Websites: www.hearinglossca.org and
www.hearinglossca.org/html/chapters/
san_jose.htm
Support for people with reduced hearing.

Services include monthly meetings and information.

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Strokes

Foothill College Reach Program
4000 Middlefield Road, Building P

Palo Alto, CA 94303
Tel: (650) 949-6960

Website: www.foothill.fhda.edu/al/reach.html Educational activities for adult stroke patients.

Skills Plus: Santa Clara Adult Education Center
1840 Benson Street
Santa Clara, CA 95050

Tel: (408) 423-2100
Hours:
9:15 am - 4 pm Tuesday & Thursday,
9 am - 12:15 pm Wednesday & Friday
Classes for neurologically impaired adults. Classes include:

training in mobility,

communication, and

independent living skills.

Alcoholism and drug abuse

AL-ANON Family Groups; ALATEEN Campbell Community Center
1 W. Campbell Avenue, Room 82
Campbell, CA 95008

Tel: (408) 379-9375 (Al-Anon office)
(888) 425-2666 (Toll-free information)
Hours:
8 am - 6 pm Monday through Friday

Websites: www.ncwsa.org/scvafg (Santa Clara Valley)
www.al-anon.alateen.org/ (national site)
Provides supportive services to families of alcoholics.

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
274 East Hamilton Avenue, Suite D
Campbell, CA 95008
Tel: (408) 374-8511
Hours:
9 am - 4:30 pm Monday through Friday, 9:30 am -12 noon Saturday

Websites: aasanjose.org (Santa Clara County)
www.aa.org (National)

AA Groups in Spanish
(Grupos A.A en español)
Tel: (408) 975-0826 (San Jose)

Website: aaespanolsanjose.org
Daily support program to help alcoholics keep from drinking.
Listed are phone numbers and websites with information on local groups in English and Spanish (Alcohólicos Anónimos Del Area De Santa Clara).

ARH – Recovery Homes, Inc.
Mail:
1101 Winchester Blvd. Suite J-220
San Jose, CA 95128
Tel: (408) 236-6657 (Corporate office)
Tel: (408) 295-4103 (Transitional housing units men/women)
Hours:
8 am - 5 pm Monday through Friday

Betty McKeown Center
1281 Fleming Avenue
San Jose, CA 95151
Tel: (408) 259-6565

House on the Hill
9500 Malech Road
San Jose, CA 95138
or
P.O. Box 21826
San Jose, CA 95151
Tel: (408) 281-6570

Mariposa Lodge
9500 Malech Rd.
San Jose, 95138
or
P.O. Box 21268
San Jose, CA 95151
Tel: (408) 281-6555

Treatment Options
2345 Mather Drive
San Jose, CA 95116
Tel: 937-7083
Live-in treatment programs for alcoholics and drug addicts.

There are 4 different homes, which provide residential treatment programs for alcoholics and drug addicts. Also provides transitional housing for men and women, including women with children.

Betty McKeown Center—for men and women age 18 to 65

House on the Hill—for women with young children (infants to 5 years old)

Mariposa Lodge—for women age 18 to 64

Treatment Options—for women and men age 18 to 65

Combined Addicts and Professional Services (CAPS)
66 E. Rosemary St.
San Jose, CA 95112

Tel: (408) 441-6088
Tel: (408) 441-6093 (for testing)
Gets referrals from other agencies. People with HIV/AIDS can call direct.
Services include:

intensive outpatient counseling

aftercare facility for patients living with HIV/AIDS and substance abuse

transitional housing

individual counseling

treatment plans

referrals to other agencies, and

drug testing.

Combined Addicts and Professional Services (CAPS) Residential Treatment
398 South 12th Street
San Jose, CA 95112

Tel: (408) 294-5425

Hours:
9 am - 5 pm Monday through Friday
Through a referral system from other agencies, provides a residential drug rehabilitation program outpatient services, and transitional housing.
People with HIV/AIDS can call direct.

Department of Alcohol and Drug Services (DADS), Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital System - Gateway
976 Lenzen Avenue, 3RD Floor
San Jose, CA 95126

Tel: (408) 792-5680 (Administration)
Tel: (800) 488-9919 (Gateway)
Hours:
8 am - 5 pm Monday through Friday

Website: www.sccdads.org
Information and referrals to county programs and to providers that have a contract with the county.

There are other branches across the country. Most have:

screening,

evaluation, and

outpatient services.

Different centers focus on different problems.

Narcotics Anonymous (NA)

Tel: (408) 998-4200 (meeting times and locations)
Websites:
www.na.org (national)
www.sjna.org (local)
Daily support programs to help recover from addiction.

Volunteer phone numbers for support.

Santa Clara County Resource Alliance National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (NCADD)
1415 Koll Circle, Suite 101
San Jose, CA 95112

Tel: (408) 292-7292 (Office)
Hours:
8 am - 6 pm Monday through Friday

Websites:
www.ncadd.org (national)
ncaddsiliconvalley.org (Silicon Valley)
Provides education and training about alcohol, nicotine, and other drug related issues.

You can also look at the Senior Service Directory, if the person is elderly, or Veterans’ Services, Services for the Brain Injured and the Mentally Impaired, etc.

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Alzheimer’s

Alzheimer’s Activity Center
2380 Enborg Lane
San Jose, CA 95128

Tel: (408) 279-7515
Hours:
7 am - 6 pm, Monday through Friday
Services include:

a day program with a noon meal,

social and recreational activities, and

counseling and referrals for families.

People who may be agitated, wander, or have problems of incontinence are welcome.

Alzheimer’s Association of the Greater San Francisco Bay Area
1060 La Avenida
Mountain View, CA 94043

Tel: (650) 962-8111, or
(800) 272-3900
Hours:
8:30 am - 5 pm Monday through Friday

Click for website
Services include:

information,

referrals to service agencies and family support groups, and

a network for caregivers.

Daybreak Respite and Caregiver Support
Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County
5111 San Felipe Road
San Jose, CA 95135
Tel: (408) 270-4900

Website: www.ccsj.org/services/older_adults/
daybreak.htm
Offers

center and home based respite (temporary care)

escorted transportation for seniors with Alzheimer's or dementia

caregiver support groups

community education

case management

Family Caregiver Alliance, Resource Center
180 Montgomery Street, Suite 1100
San Francisco, CA 94104

Tel: (415) 434-3388
(800) 445-8106 (California)
Hours:
9 am - 5 pm Monday through Friday

Website: www.caregiver.org
Services include:

temporary care so families can have a break (respite care),

classes that teach how to lessen frustration and burnout for caregivers, and

legal help.

For day-care programs, look at the Senior Service Directory.

Help with other diseases and disabilities

American Cancer Society
747 Camden Ave. Suite B
Campbell, CA 95008

Tel: (408) 871-1062
(408) 879-1032 (Regional Office)
(800) 227-2345 (24-hour number)
Hours:
9 am - 5 pm Monday through Friday

Website: www.cancer.org
Services include:

information and education (including a library of videos and printed materials),

help with rehabilitation equipment,

transportation,

support groups for survivors of prostate cancer, mastectomy, lumpectomy and laryngectomy,

some home-care, and

a "wig-bank".

American Heart Association, Western States Affiliate
One Almaden Blvd., Suite 500
San Jose, CA 95113-2214

Tel: (408) 977-4950
Hours:
8:30 am - 5 pm Monday through Friday

Website: www.americanheart.org
Educational materials on:

heart diseases,

stroke prevention, and

nutrition.

American Lung Association
Website: www.lungusa.org
American Lung Association of California
Website: www.californialung.org
National and statewide organizations working to prevent lung disease and promote lung health.

Breathe California
1469 Park Avenue
San Jose, CA 95126

Tel: (408) 998-5865
Fax: (408) 998-0578
Hours:
8 am - 5 pm Monday through Friday

Website: www.lungsrus.org
Breathe California of the Bay Area fights lung disease in all its forms and works with its communities to protect lung health. Services include:

breathing improvement training for people with COPD,

training in how to stop smoking,

a special program for people with asthma, and

educational materials.

Diabetes Society of Santa Clara
1165 Lincoln Ave., Suite 300
San Jose, CA 95125

Tel: (408) 287-3785
Hours:
8:30 am - 5 pm Monday through Friday (closed for lunch 11:30 - 12:30)

Website: www.diabetesscv.org
Services include:

classes,

information,

support groups,

outreach programs, and

kits for testing glucose levels at home.

National Multiple Sclerosis Society
2589 Scott Boulevard
Santa Clara, CA 95050

Tel: (408) 988-7557, or
(800) 344-4867
Hours:
9 am - 5 pm Monday through Friday

Websites:
www.nmss.org (national)
www.nationalmssociety.org/cau (Silicon Valley)
Services include:

referrals to community resources,

education,

counseling,

Self Service groups,

temporary care so families can have a break (respite care), and

equipment loans.

Parkinson's Patients Support Groups (PPSG)

1170 Morse Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94089-1605

Tel: (408) 734-1593
Hours:
8:30 - 5 pm Monday through Friday

Websites: www.ppsg.org (local)
www.thepi.org (national organization)

shares information about

the latest treatments,

events, and

legislation regarding Parkinson's disease

helps to put patients and care-givers in touch with local support groups

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Housing and living services:

Out-of-Home placement for supervised care

If a person who cannot live by him or herself anymore, the person’s doctor may suggest one of the following types of care:

Residential Care Home (RCH) Facilities
RCHs are licensed by the:

State Department of Social Services
2580 North First Street, Suite 350
San Jose, CA 95131

Tel: (408) 324-2112

Hours:
8 am - 5 pm Monday through Friday

Licensing website: www.dss.cahwnet.gov
People in RCH facilities get:

a room,

meals,

supervised self-care, and

supervised taking of medications.

They do not offer professional nursing care.

Contact the State Dept. of Social Services for a list of licensed facilities. And, call them to report any problems in an RCH.

Intermediate Care Facilities (ICF)
ICFs are licensed by the:

Department of Health Services Licensing and Certification
100 Paseo de San Antonio
San Jose, CA 95113

Tel: (408) 277-1784

Hours:
8 am - 5 pm Monday through Friday

Licensing website: www.dhs.ca.gov
ICFs have more supervision and some nursing care.

Contact the Dept. of Health Services Licensing and Certification for a list of ICFs. And, contact them if you have a complaint about an ICF, SNF (skilled Nursing Facility), or any licensed medical institution.

Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) SNFs have:

professional nursing care,

physical and occupational therapy and

other treatment as prescribed by a physician.

They are licensed by the State Department of Health (See address for ICFs above).

Registry services can help you find the right placement for your family member or your conservatee's needs. They are free. Look in the Senior Service Directory under "Registries".

If you have problems with the care in any of these facilities, report it to the proper licensing agency. Also contact:

Long Term Care Ombudsman Program (Catholic Charities)
2625 Zanker Road, Suite 200
San Jose, CA 95134-2107

Tel: (408) 944-0567
FAX: (408) 944-0776

Hours: 9 am - 5 pm Monday through Friday

Website: www.ccsj.org

If you want to learn about the rights of people in nursing homes or need a support group contact:

California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform
650 Harrison Street, 2nd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94107

Tel: (415) 974-5171; (800) 474-1116

Hours: 9 am - 5 pm Monday through Friday

Website: www.canhr.org

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Housing services for people with disabilities

Momentum for Mental Health (was Alliance for Community Care)
2001 The Alameda
San Jose, CA 95126-1136

Tel: (408) 261-7777
Website: www.momentumformentalhealth.org
Hours:
8:30 am - 5 pm Monday through Friday
Temporary housing and help finding permanent housing for mentally ill people.

Community Housing Developers
255 North Market Street, Suite 290
San Jose, CA 95110

Tel: (408) 279-7676
(408) 279-7657 (rentals)
Hours:
8 am - 5 pm Monday through Friday

Website: www.communityhousingsv.org
Apartments for low-income people who qualify, including seniors and physically challenged people.

Community Solutions
(Used to be: Bridge Counseling Center)
16264 Church Street Suite 103
Morgan Hill, CA 95037
Or, mail to:
P.O. Box 546
Morgan Hill, CA 95038-0546

Tel: (408) 779-2113 (Morgan Hill)
(408) 225-9163 (San Jose, appointments only)
Hours:
9 am - 5 pm Monday through Friday

Website: www.communitysolutions.org
Programs include:

Behavioral Healthcare Services, individual, group and family counseling. Supportive Housing Services for Mentally Ill Adults and Sober living environment residence.

Prevention and Education Services, home based support for teen parents, foster care and teen mothers.

Solutions to Violence Services, 24-hour Rape Crisis Line, Support Groups for assault survivors. Women’s Shelter for battered women.

Housing Authority of the County of Santa Clara
505 West Julian Street
San Jose, CA 95110

Tel: (408) 275-8770
Hours:
8 am - 5 pm Monday through Friday

Website: hacsc.org
Services for qualified, low-income seniors and people with disabilities.

Funded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

Housing for Independent People (HIP)
481 Valley Way
Milpitas, CA 95035

Tel: (408) 941-1850
Fax: (408) 941-0294
Hours:
9 am - 5 pm Monday through Friday

www.hip4housing.org/ and
www.housingscc.org
Accessible, low cost housing. Qualifying persons include:

adults with physical, mental and/or developmental disabilities

low-income seniors

people with HIV/AIDS
and

persons with very low income

Santa Clara Valley Medical Center,
Rehabilitation Center
See information above. (Ask for a Social Worker at Valley Medical Center.)
Provides training in independent living skills for clients leaving hospital care

Senior Housing Solutions (was: Project Match)
512 Valley Way
Milpitas, CA 95035
Tel: (408) 416-0271
Hours:
8 am - 5 pm Monday through Friday

Website: www.srhousingsolutions.org
Provides shared housing for independent seniors aged 60 years and older.

For more help, check other sections. For example, if your family member suffers from alcohol or drug related disabilities, see the section on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Services. Also see the resources in the section below.

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Help for living at home

People with disabilities living at home need different services. You can get these services from many agencies. You can find personal non-medical services on the list below.

For more choices, look at the Yellow Pages of your telephone book under “Home Health Services and Nurses” and “Nurses Registries”. Ask if they have homemaker services and how much they cost.

Health Trust
1701 A South Bascom Avenue
Campbell, CA 95008

Tel: (408) 961-9850
Hours:
8 am - 5 pm Monday through Friday

Website: www.healthtrust.org
Web page for Meals on Wheels
Non-medical homemaker and personal care services. These services are for physically weak people and people with physical disabilities.

Services include:

Meals on Wheels (hot meals delivered to the home)

Community Wellness: health care professionals provide immunizations, health screenings and wellness training.

School based health clinics

Family Health Insurance.

Hospice of the Valley, Santa Clara County
4850 Union Avenue
San Jose, CA 95124
Tel: (408) 559-5600
Provides:

compassionate end-of-life care for patients and their families

grief programs for various ages and types of loss

Services are covered by Medicare, Medi-Cal or other insurance; no one is denied care based on not being able to pay

In-Home Supportive Services
Social Services Agency, Santa Clara County
333 West Julian Street 4th Floor
San Jose, CA 95110

Tel: (408) 975-4899
Click for the IHSS website
County Aging and Adult Services website
Services to help the elderly and people with disabilities stay at home. They include:

help around the house (cooking, laundry, cleaning)

shopping

help with dressing, bathing, and other non-medical personal services

Any person who is blind, disabled, or older than 65 and has low income is eligible.

If your income is higher, you may be able to get services. But, you may have to pay part of the cost.

Pathways Home Health Hospice
585 North Mary Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94085
Tel: (408) 730-5100
(888) 755-7855 (toll-free)

Website: www.pathwayshealth.org
Provide low-cost services:

Temporary/Continuous homecare. Nursing.

Hospice care

They accept Medi-Cal payment or for those who need hospice care, but do not have insurance, the Hospice Foundation will provide free Hospice care.

Santa Clara County Meals-On-Wheels and Senior Nutrition Program

Tel: (408) 975-4860 Services for people over 60 years old (and their spouses). Provides:

meals planned by dieticians, including ethnic meals

senior day care programs

Meals-on-Wheels program

May provide a microwave oven if you need one.

Silicon Valley Independent Living Center (SVILC)

Main office:
Tel: (408) 894-9041
TTY: (408) 894-9012
FAX: (408) 894-9050

South County Branch:
Tel: (408) 846-1480
TTY: (408) 842-2591
FAX: (408) 842-2321

Website: www.svilc.org Programs and services at SVILC are designed to meet various independent living needs.

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Home equity programs

You may need to use the equity in your home or a family member’s home to get money to pay for the services and equipment needed for you or a family member to live at home.

You can do this by arranging a simple equity line of credit, a sale leaseback or a reverse mortgage.

For Home Equity Loan Programs, contact your bank or real estate broker. You can also look at the Senior Service Directory.

House repair and rehabilitation loans

Most cities in Santa Clara County have specific requirements for loans and grants. Call your city for information:

Campbell
(408) 866-2137

Cupertino
(408) 777-3251

Gilroy
(408) 846-0290

Los Gatos
(408) 441-0261

Milpitas
(408) 586-3071

Morgan Hill
(408) 776-7373

Mountain View
(650) 903-6459

Palo Alto
(650) 329-2428

San Jose
(408) 535-3860

Santa Clara
(408) 441-0261

Saratoga
(408) 441-0261

Sunnyvale
(408) 730-7442

For Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, and all unincorporated areas of the county, call Housing and Community Development Department of Santa Clara County, (408) 441-0261.

Avenidas (Senior Home Repair)
450 Bryant Street
Palo Alto, CA 94301

Tel: (650) 289-5400
Hours:
9 am - 5 pm Monday through Friday

Click for website
Minor home repair services for senior homeowners (50 or older) at below market rates in Atherton, East Palo Alto, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Menlo Park, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Stanford, Portola Valley and Woodside.

Palo Alto Housing Corporation
725 Alma Street
Palo Alto, CA 94301-2403

Tel: (650) 321-9709
Fax: (650) 321-4341
Hours:
8 am - 5 pm Monday through Friday

Website: www.paloaltohousingcorp.org
Housing and information/referral services for low- and medium-income families, people with disabilities and seniors in Palo Alto.

Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley
(Was: Christmas in April)
2885 Aiello Drive, Suite A
San Jose, CA 95111-2188

Tel: (408) 578-9519
Hours:
8:30 am - 5 pm Monday through Friday

Website: www.rebuildingtogether-sv.org
Free services for low-income senior homeowners who qualify. Services include:

electrical,

plumbing,

painting and

greater-accessibility work.

Work is done in April and October. A year-round program does repairs that improve accessibility and mobility within the home.
Turn your application as early as possible. They are considered on a first come-first served basis.

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Help with transportation

You can get help if your disability makes it impossible for you to take public transportation to medical appointments or other important reasons.

American Cancer Society

Tel: (408) 879-1032 Drives some cancer patients to medical appointments. 24-hour service, Monday through Sunday (free of charge).

Community Services Agency of Mountain View and Los Altos

Tel: (650) 968-0836 Low-cost transportation for the elderly and people with disabilities in Mountain View, Los Altos and Los Altos Hills.

Call to see if you qualify and to set up an appointment. Ask for the senior department.

El Camino Health Care System (Roadrunners)

Tel: (650) 940-7016
Hours:
8 am - 4:30 pm Monday through Friday

Website: www.elcaminohospital.org
Transportation to El Camino Hospital from anywhere 10 miles away or less.

Heart of the Valley

Tel: (408) 241-1571
Hours:
9 am - 1 pm Monday through Friday
Transportation to:

appointments,

errands, and

social events.

Volunteers stay with clients during medical appointments.

Services are for seniors (60 and older) in Santa Clara, West San Jose, Cupertino, Saratoga, Sunnyvale, Los Gatos, Campbell and Monte Sereno.

There are no financial eligibility requirements.

But, they cannot transport people in wheelchairs or people who need walkers or canes.

Japanese American Community Senior Services (Yu-ai-kai)

Tel: (408) 294-2505

Website: www.yuaikai.org Volunteers give very limited transportation help. They can take seniors in San Jose to medical appointments. And, they can help translate to and from Japanese.

Outreach
926 Rock Ave. Suite 10
San Jose, CA 95131

Tel: (408) 436-2865 (San Jose), or
(800) 400-6222 (South County)
Hours:
8 am - 5 pm Monday through Friday
Provides pre-schedule transportation to medical appointments and limited shopping for people who qualify under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA).

Outreach serves all of Santa Clara County. It is the cities' Consolidated Para-transit Service Project.

For more help, look at the “Special Transportation” section of the Senior Service Directory, below. Also see "Special Transportation Arrangements" at the Santa Clara County website.

The Senior Service directory

The Senior Services Directory is a handbook that has information about housing, healthcare care management, transportation and more. You can buy it for $5.00 by mail or in person. The Directory is published by the Council on Aging, Silicon Valley.

The Council is a non-profit organization that gives information and help to senior citizens in Santa Clara County. Their goals are to:
- improve the lives of older people and people with disabilities
- help them stay in their chosen homes and communities
Visit their web page for information on purchasing the directory.

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Job training

Momentum for Mental Health - Employment Services 86 S. 14th Street San Jose, CA 95112 Tel: (408) 938-8500 Hours: 8 am - 5 pm Monday through Friday except Wednesday. 9 am - 5 pm on Wednesday. Website: www.momentumformentalhealth.org	Provides career opportunities for people with mental disabilities and helps find employment in the community. You can get on-the-job training in landscaping and grounds maintenance, and help finding a job in the community.
California State Department of Rehabilitation 100 Paseo de San Antonio, Room 324 San Jose, CA 95113 Tel: (408) 277-1355 Fax: (408) 277-1270 TTY: (408) 277-1043 Hours: 8 am - 5 pm Monday through Friday Websites: www.rehab.ca.gov www.dor.ca.gov	Helps people with disabilities get a job and keep it. They want to help people live independently. Services include: diagnostic and testing services for people with physical and mental impairments (like alcoholism and drug dependence), counseling, job training and placement, and tools, supplies and licenses. You can get help at several places in the county. But first, you have to fill out and hand in an application. To get an application, go to: www.rehab.cahwnet.gov.
California State Employment Development Department (EDD) 2450 South Bascom Avenue Campbell, CA 95008 Tel: (800) 300-5616 Websites: www.caljobs.ca.gov www.ajb.dni.us (American Job Bank)	Job testing and placement services. Services and computers with job listings are provided at several locations in the county.
Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County: Focus for Work 2625 Zanker Road, Suite 101 San Jose, CA 95134 Tel: (408) 325-5285 Hours: 8 am - 4:40 pm Monday through Friday South County location: 1215 First Street Gilroy, CA 95020 Tel: (408) 842-3404 Hours: Tuesday and Thursday, by appointment only Website: www.ccsj.org	Helps adults with chronic mental illness get back to work. A referral from a mental health provider is needed. There is a 30-minute orientation every Tuesday at 1 p.m. in the main office on Zanker Road.
Center for Employment Training (CET) 701 Vine Street San Jose, CA 95110 Tel: (408) 287-7924 Website: www.cetweb.org	Job training and placement services for low-income people. On Tuesdays and Thursdays there is an orientation in English. On Wednesdays, it is in Spanish.
Central County Occupational Center (CCOC) and Metropolitan Adult Education Program (MAEP) 760 Hillsdale Avenue San Jose, CA 95136-1190 Tel: (408) 723-6400 Hours: 7 am - 10 pm Monday through Thursday; 7 am - 5 pm Friday Websites: CCOC: www.metroed.net/ccoc.html MAEP: www.metroed.net/adultcourse.html	Training to teach entry-level job skills or improve skills you already have. Call or read the information on the websites to see if you qualify.
Institute for Career Development 1080 North 7th Street San Jose, CA 95112 Tel: (408) 998-5787 (career development), or (408) 294-5561 (TTY for the hearing impaired) Fax: (408) 283-9093 Hours: 8:30 am - 5 pm Monday through Friday http://www.goodwillsv.org/	Services include: some on-the-job training in accounting, computer data entry, general clerical and clerical word-processing, and electronic assembly; help finding and getting a job; and counseling for individuals in the job training program. A division of Goodwill of Santa Clara County
NOVA (Supported Employment) Program 505 W. Olive Avenue, Suite 550 Sunnyvale, CA 94086 Tel: (408) 730-7232 TTY: (408) 774-5448 Hours: 8 am - 5 pm Monday through Friday Website: www.novapic.org	Services for low-income people with disabilities. If you qualify, you can get interviewed and tested in your basic skills and interests. You can learn what support services you need to work.
SeniorNet San Jose Almaden Almaden Community Center 6445 Camden Avenue San Jose CA 95120 Tel: (408) 268-1133 Websites: www.snlcsj.org/almaden/index.html www.seniornet.org/usa/sanjosealmaden San Jose Cypress Cypress Senior Center 403 South Cypress Avenue San Jose CA 95117 Tel: (408) 244-1353 Websites: www.snlcsj.org/cypress/index.html www.seniornet.org/usa/sanjosecypress San Jose Willows Willows Senior Center 2175 Lincoln Avenue San Jose CA 95125 Tel: (408) 448-6400 Websites: www.snlcsj.org/willows/index.html www.seniornet.org/usa/sanjosewillows	SeniorNet is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide older adults education for and access to computer technologies. The classes (in Computer Fundamentals, Word Processing, the Internet and more) provide training that may help individuals with job hunting and on the job, as well as in their personal life. Classes are available to all persons 50 years and older for a very low fee.
VTF Services 918 North Rengstorff Ave. Mountain View, CA 94043 Tel: (650) 934-9091 Fax: (650) 934-9092 Website: www.vtfservices.org/	Help for people with disabilities and the mentally impaired. Services include a community rehabilitation program that has supervised job training in grounds maintenance, assembly packaging, and janitorial services for people with disabilities and for the mentally impaired.

You can also look at the "Employment" section in the Senior Services Directory. It has information for seniors and some other adults.

Families of people with developmental disabilities should look at the "Services for the Developmentally Disabled” section.

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More Agencies and Information


Alzheimer's Association	www.alz.org
California Association of County Veterans Service Officers	www.cacvso.org
California Dept. of Aging	www.aging.ca.gov/
California Dept. of Health Services	www.dhs.ca.gov
California Dept. of Mental Health	www.dmh.cahwnet.gov
California Dept. of Veteran's Affairs	www.cdva.ca.gov
California State Association of Public Guardians/Conservators	www.capapgpc.org
Department of Veteran's Affairs	www.va.gov
(Federal) Administration on Aging	www.aoa.gov
Eldercare resources for out-of home placement	http://www.caresouth.com
Elderweb: Information for seniors	www.elderweb.com
Guide to senior housing and care facilities	www.NewLifeStyles.com
Institute of Gerontology (Wayne State Univ.)	www.iog.wayne.edu
Medicare	www.medicare.gov
National Association of Area Agencies on Aging	www.n4a.org
Protection and Advocacy	www.pai-ca.org

Agencies related to Developmental Disabilities:

American Association on Mental Retardation	www.aamr.org
Area Boards on Developmental Disabilities	http://www.scdd.ca.gov
Association of Regional Center Agencies	www.arcanet.org
Autism Society of America	www.autism-society.org
California Department of Developmental Services	www.dds.ca.gov
California State Council on Developmental Disabilities	www.scdd.ca.gov
National Council on Disability	www.ncd.gov
National Parent Network on Disabilities	www.npnd.org
Parents Helping Parents	www.php.com
Prader-Willi Syndrome Association	www.pwsausa.org
San Andreas Regional Center	www.sarc.org
United Cerebral Palsy Association	www.ucpa.org

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