SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY Senior Information Guide
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY Senior Information Guide
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY Senior Information Guide
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Directory<br />
<strong>Information</strong> and Assistance<br />
Area Agency on Aging<br />
<strong>Senior</strong> Connection<br />
528 South Broadway<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
541-0384<br />
800-510-2020<br />
seniors@kcbx.net<br />
www.centralcoastseniors.org<br />
Provides comprehensive <strong>Information</strong><br />
and Assistance, follow-up<br />
and advocacy in both English<br />
and Spanish throughout San Luis<br />
Obispo County. Maintains information<br />
library for distribution and<br />
offers community education to<br />
groups and community events.<br />
Coast Caregiver Resource<br />
Center<br />
PO Box 6573<br />
Los Osos, CA 93412-6573<br />
800-443-1236<br />
ccrc@silcom.com<br />
www.coastcrc.org<br />
Provides comprehensive I&A and<br />
ongoing follow-up to families of<br />
brain-impaired persons.<br />
Health Insurance Counseling<br />
and Advocacy Program (HI-<br />
CAP)<br />
528 South Broadway<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
928-5663<br />
800-434-0222<br />
seniors@kcbx.net<br />
www.centralcoastseniors.org<br />
Provides I&A regarding medical<br />
billing problems, options for<br />
health insurance coverage and<br />
appeals information for Medicare/<br />
Medi-Cal/Private insurance claims<br />
problems and prescription drug<br />
coverage through Medicare.<br />
Hotline of San Luis Obispo<br />
County<br />
PO Box 5456<br />
San Luis Obispo, CA 93403<br />
549-8989<br />
800-549-8989<br />
Provide community-wide I&A,<br />
crisis intervention, and support<br />
as well as senior information,<br />
referral and follow-up offered on<br />
a 24-hour telephone basis by staff<br />
and trained volunteers.<br />
Independent Living Resource<br />
Center<br />
1150 Laurel Lane #154<br />
San Luis Obipo, CA 93401<br />
593-0667 (V/TDD)<br />
www.ilrc-trco.org<br />
Linkages Care Management<br />
Program<br />
Life Steps Foundation, Inc.<br />
3450 Broad Street, Ste. 104<br />
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401<br />
547-9680<br />
800-491-2246<br />
Provides I&A regarding the range<br />
of services in SLO County and<br />
Santa Barbara County for functionally<br />
impaired adults and frail<br />
elders.<br />
Long Term Care Ombudsman<br />
3232 S. Higuera, #101B<br />
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401<br />
785-0132<br />
800-231-4024 (24-hour state-wide<br />
emergency service)<br />
Fax 785-0134<br />
General <strong>Information</strong> and Support<br />
Provides I&A regarding nursing<br />
facilities and residential care<br />
facilities including what is available,<br />
and how to choose a facility.<br />
Also receives and investigates<br />
complaints.<br />
Tri-Counties Regional Center<br />
3450 Broad Street, Ste. 111<br />
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401<br />
543-2833<br />
Provides I&A to people with developmental<br />
disabilities and neurological<br />
handicaps.<br />
Long-Distance <strong>Information</strong> & Assistance<br />
Resources<br />
California I&A Programs<br />
California Department of Aging<br />
800-510-2020<br />
A call from anywhere in the state<br />
will be directed to the local Area<br />
Agency on Aging senior information<br />
and assistance program.<br />
National I&A Programs<br />
Eldercare Locator<br />
800-677-1116<br />
A collaborative project from the US<br />
Administration on Aging, National<br />
Association of Area Agencies and<br />
the National Association of State<br />
Units on Aging, the Elder Care<br />
Client Care Consultants<br />
2007-2009 <strong>SAN</strong> <strong>LUIS</strong> <strong>OBISPO</strong> <strong>COUNTY</strong> SENIOR INFORMATION GUIDE 7
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