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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY<br />
<strong>Senior</strong> <strong>Resource</strong><br />
<strong>Directory</strong><br />
2005-2007
AAA provides a wide variety of<br />
supportive, nutrition and health<br />
promotion services through<br />
funding from the Older<br />
Americans and Older<br />
Californians Act.<br />
• Home delivered meals<br />
• <strong>Senior</strong> lunches<br />
• In home support services<br />
Homemaker services<br />
Visiting services<br />
• Respite for caregivers<br />
• Health Promotion<br />
• Long Term Care Ombudsman<br />
• Information and Assistance<br />
• Transportation services<br />
• Legal Assistance<br />
• <strong>Senior</strong> day care services<br />
• Home repair<br />
• Elder Abuse prevention<br />
services<br />
• Caregiver Training<br />
• Alzheimers Day Care <strong>Resource</strong><br />
Center<br />
• Brown Bag services<br />
• Mental Health Services<br />
• Family Caregiver Support<br />
Services<br />
528 South Broadway<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
925-9554<br />
965-3288<br />
800-510-2020<br />
Thanks for<br />
Your Support!<br />
The Area Agency on Aging is pleased to present this 2005/2007<br />
edition of the <strong>Senior</strong> <strong>Resource</strong> <strong>Directory</strong> to the Santa Barbara<br />
County Community.<br />
Since 1975, the Central Coast Commission for <strong>Senior</strong> Citizens<br />
has served Santa Barbara County as the Area Agency on Aging.<br />
Hundreds of persons have worked together as members of the<br />
AAA Advisory Council, Board and many committees to improve<br />
our community’s response to the needs of older persons and adults<br />
with functional impairments.<br />
Each year we ask for new volunteers to work on these important<br />
efforts.<br />
Volunteers can serve the community through work with the<br />
Area Agency on Aging Board of Directors, Advisory Council,<br />
Legislation/ Advocacy task force and many other committees.<br />
Our vision is a community where its residents are assured a<br />
quality of life through services that are available,<br />
accessible and affordable.<br />
Please consider joining us in achieving this mission.<br />
Please Please Call Call Area Area Agency Agency on Aging Aging at<br />
800-510-2020<br />
800-510-2020<br />
For more information contact us:<br />
at our web site: www.centralcoastseniors.org<br />
E-mail: seniors@kcbx.net
4 Acknowledgments<br />
5 Introduction<br />
7 Reference Guide<br />
8 Emergency Services<br />
24- hour Crisis intervention, Victims of violence,<br />
Im me di ate needs<br />
11 Alcohol/Drug/Medication Abuse<br />
Out-Patient, In-Patient or residential treatment,<br />
Coun sel ing, Taking Medications<br />
14 Animals/Pets<br />
15 Civic, Community and Con sum er<br />
Voter registration, Elected offi cials, Libraries,<br />
<strong>Senior</strong> organizations, Ethnic/minority or ga ni za<br />
tions, Con sum er complaints & in for ma tion<br />
22 Death Related Services<br />
Benefi ts,Burial and Cremation,Organ Donation<br />
24 Education<br />
Elderhostel, Adult Education, Adult Literacy,<br />
Ed u ca tion programs<br />
26 Elder Abuse<br />
Defi nitions, Prevention, Adult Protective Services<br />
28 Employment<br />
Social Security, Training and Placement, Referral,<br />
CalJOBS, Discrimination<br />
30 Financial Matters<br />
Social Security, SSI, Food Stamps, General Relief,<br />
Veteran’s Benefi ts, HICAP, Planning for LTC<br />
Needs, Credit Coun sel ing, Money Management/<br />
Bill Paying, Financial Planning, Taxes/ Ho me -<br />
own er’s & Renter’s Assistance<br />
37 Food and Nutrition Services<br />
Meals, Home Delivered meals, Supplemental<br />
Food, Nutrition information<br />
39 Frail Elderly & Brain-Impaired<br />
Assessment, Financial Issues, Legal, Com mu ni ty<br />
resources, Diagnosing/treatment<br />
42 Health Services<br />
Adaptive Aids, Hospitals, Clinics, Phy si cian<br />
Referral, Rehabilitation, Therapeutic Rec re ation,<br />
Blood Bank, Screening, Cancer Information<br />
Center, Dental, As sess ments, Hearing, Telephone<br />
Access, Tu ber cu lo sis, Urinary In con ti nence, Tobacco<br />
Prevention, Vision.<br />
TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />
50 Home & Nursing Care<br />
Home evaluation, Case Management, Home care,<br />
Home Health care, Homemaker and Personal<br />
Care, Hospice, Respite, Adult Day Care Centers,<br />
Emer gen cy Response Systems, Companions/<br />
Friendly Visitors, Telephone Reassurance, Out of<br />
Home Respite, Safe Return<br />
59 Housing<br />
Low Cost Rentals, Waiting list tips, Financial<br />
As sis tance, Home equity conversions, Retirement<br />
res i denc es, Residential Care Facilities, Shared<br />
Housing, Tenant/Landlord Assistance, Dis crim ina<br />
tion, Tenant/Landlord Mediation, Housing<br />
repair, Utilities<br />
67 Legal<br />
Finding an Attorney, Low/No Cost Legal services,<br />
Wills, Control over your affairs, Advance<br />
Health Care directive, Asset Management, Planning<br />
for Public Benefi ts, Im mi gra tion<br />
74 Mental Health/Counseling<br />
Depression, Grief, Support, Emergency Psychiatric<br />
Services, In Home Assessment, Gero/Psychiatric<br />
Hospitals, Out-Patient Coun sel ing, Support Programs,<br />
Peer Coun sel ing, Inservice Training.<br />
78 Paying for Health Care<br />
Medicare, HMO’s, Medi-gap, Medicare fraud,<br />
Medi-Cal, Regional Health Authority, Veterans<br />
Health Benefi ts, QMB, SLMB, Financial help,<br />
Prescription Drugs<br />
84 Recreation<br />
Travel, Leisure, Other activities, Special needs<br />
86 <strong>Senior</strong> Centers<br />
87 Support Groups<br />
Gay & Lesbian, Alcohol, Alzheimer’s Disease,<br />
Amputees, Arthritis, Be reave ment, Blindness,<br />
Cancer, Cerebral Palsy, Chronic Fatigue, Diabetes,<br />
Domestic Violence, Epilepsy, Gambling, Hearing,<br />
Huntingtons Disease, Language Disorders, Lung<br />
Disease, Mental Disorders, Muscular Dystrophy,<br />
Ostomy, Parkinson’s, Stroke, Weight Control<br />
92 Transportation Services<br />
Fixed Route, Door-to-Door, Long Distance,<br />
Handicap License Plate, Mature Driving Course<br />
95 Volunteer<br />
96 Response Survey & Index<br />
2005-2007 SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SENIOR RESOURCE DIRECTORY 3
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS<br />
The Central Coast Commission for <strong>Senior</strong> Citizens-Area<br />
Agency on Aging (AAA), the sponsor of the Santa Barbara<br />
County Se nior <strong>Resource</strong> Di rec to ry, is a non-profi t<br />
or ga ni za tion re spon si ble for al lo cat ing federal and state dol lars<br />
to local agen cies to ensure that supportive, health pro mo tion and<br />
nu tri tion ser vic es to older adults and caregivers in Santa Bar bara<br />
Coun ty are avail able.<br />
Services provided are funded by the Older Americans and Older<br />
Cal i for nians Act. These Acts are designed to strength en our commu<br />
ni ty’s ability to address the needs of its older per sons. The Area<br />
Agency on Aging is the local organization des ig nat ed to uti lize the<br />
limited state and fed er al funds to address local needs.<br />
The AAA is committed to the development of a home and com mu ni ty<br />
based system of care that will:<br />
1. Secure and maintain maximum independence and dignity in<br />
a home environment for older persons capable of self care and<br />
appropriate supportive services;<br />
2. Remove individual and social barriers to economic and person<br />
al independence for older persons;<br />
3. Develop a continuum of care for the vulnerable eld er ly.<br />
The AAA expands the services of the Older Americans and Older<br />
Cal i for nians Act through the development of local part ner ships.<br />
These partnerships create and/ or en hance projects that would not<br />
otherwise be possible. The Santa Barbara Coun ty <strong>Senior</strong> <strong>Resource</strong><br />
<strong>Directory</strong> is one such project.<br />
We would like to thank the following organizations and busi ness es<br />
for their generous contributions. This Di rec to ry would not be possi<br />
ble without their sup port:<br />
AARP<br />
Home Instead<br />
Addus HealthCare<br />
In Home Care Network<br />
Alzheimer’s Association<br />
LivHOME<br />
Amdal<br />
Maravilla <strong>Senior</strong> Living<br />
Arbor View<br />
Marian HospitalHome Care<br />
Retirement Community Marian Medical Center<br />
At Home <strong>Senior</strong> Services<br />
Marian Residence<br />
Atria Maria del Sol<br />
ResponseLINK<br />
BestCare Cental Coast<br />
<strong>Senior</strong> Connection<br />
Home Health Agency<br />
California As so ci a tion of<br />
Homes and Services<br />
for the Aging<br />
Coast Caregiver<br />
<strong>Resource</strong> Center<br />
Coastal Properties<br />
Heritage House<br />
HICAP<br />
Home Care-Givers<br />
<strong>Senior</strong> Living Consultants<br />
<strong>Senior</strong> Planning Services<br />
David Turpin,<br />
Attorney at Law<br />
Urban Group<br />
Villa Alamar<br />
Visiting Nurse &<br />
Hospice Care<br />
Roberta Weissglass,<br />
Personal & Financial Services<br />
In addition to the com mu ni ty’s fi nancial gen er os i ty many in di -<br />
vid u als reviewed and updated the text of the Di rec to ry. This task<br />
can be quite la bo ri ous and I would like to extend a special thanks<br />
to the fol low ing peo ple for tak ing the time to help make the in for -<br />
ma tion as ac cu rate as pos si ble:<br />
Jeff Bass, Coast Caregiver<br />
<strong>Resource</strong> Center<br />
Brian Carroll,<br />
Adult & Aging Network<br />
Arlene Diaz,<br />
Public Admini strator,<br />
County of Santa Barbara<br />
Carol Gardner, WTP <strong>Senior</strong><br />
Employment<br />
Barbara D. Guerena, Attorney<br />
at Law<br />
Patricia Hanna,<br />
Mental Health Services,<br />
County of Santa Barbara<br />
Katy Hardman,<br />
<strong>Senior</strong> Connection<br />
Dan Hertzog, Friendship<br />
Manor<br />
Mac Johnson, Home Instead<br />
Additionally, the information from the <strong>Senior</strong> <strong>Resource</strong><br />
<strong>Directory</strong> is available on the AAA home page (www.centralcoastseni<br />
ors.org). This will permit you to secure up dates from the home page<br />
and provide us with another com mu ni ca tion tool.<br />
Please let me know your suggestions to improve this <strong>Directory</strong>. A<br />
sur vey is enclosed for this purpose or just contact me.<br />
The Santa Barbara County <strong>Senior</strong> <strong>Resource</strong> <strong>Directory</strong> is a com mu ni ty<br />
project with many people sharing their expertise and re sourc es to help<br />
professionals, family members and older adults acquaint themselves<br />
with the many resources available within our community. Your gen er -<br />
os i ty is greatly ap pre ci at ed.<br />
4 2005-2007 SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SENIOR RESOURCE DIRECTORY<br />
Petra Lowen, Independent<br />
Living <strong>Resource</strong> Center<br />
Shirley Miller, <strong>Senior</strong> Connection<br />
Volunteer<br />
Neil Ohlenkamp, Social<br />
Security Administration<br />
Craig Park, Cottage Hospital<br />
Brad Parks,<br />
Social Services,County of<br />
Santa Barbara<br />
Mary Lou Parks, Private Conservator<br />
Bill Pate,<br />
Health Insurance Counsel<br />
ing and Ad vo ca cy<br />
Program<br />
Lois Pierce, AAA Volunteer<br />
Harry Watson, SMOOTH<br />
Jeanne M. West, Maravilla<br />
<strong>Senior</strong> Living Community<br />
joyce ellen lippman<br />
Area Agency on Aging
The Central Coast Commission for <strong>Senior</strong> Citizens,<br />
Area Agency on Aging is delighted to present<br />
the 2005/07 Santa Barbara County <strong>Senior</strong><br />
<strong>Resource</strong> Di rec to ry.<br />
Residents in Santa Barbara County have a variety of<br />
com mu ni ty services available. It is not necessarily easy<br />
to determine what services you or a loved one may<br />
need. Equally diffi cult may be the task of locating the<br />
ap pro pri ate social service agency. We wish we could<br />
give you the Santa Barbara <strong>Senior</strong> <strong>Resource</strong> <strong>Directory</strong><br />
and know it would answer all of your questions.<br />
We know it cannot. It is our hope the <strong>Directory</strong> will<br />
simplify your search, expand your base of information,<br />
and ultimately ease the challenge you or a loved one is<br />
enduring.<br />
The <strong>Directory</strong> provides you with a listing of nonprofi t<br />
and gov ern men tal agencies that provide services to senior<br />
citizens. Descriptions of services and explanations<br />
of benefi ts have also been in clud ed to better acquaint<br />
you with the social service network. While the <strong>Directory</strong><br />
listings represent only nonprofi t and governmental<br />
agencies, the advertising includes for-profi t enterprises<br />
as well. Inclusion of a listing or display ad does not<br />
imply an endorsement.<br />
How do you know the right questions to ask? Who can<br />
help you evaluate if a specifi c service will meet your<br />
needs? And fi nally, can you expect all services to be<br />
available when you need them?<br />
You need time and energy to research what services<br />
may meet your needs. The most diffi cult time to try to<br />
assess a need and investigate community re sourc es is<br />
during a crisis. Although it is impossible to predict the<br />
future, the <strong>Directory</strong> is an opportunity to familiarize<br />
yourself with the com mu ni ty resource network before<br />
a crisis hits.<br />
Although all services are within arms reach, various<br />
factors play a role in determining whether or not a<br />
service is accessible. Five important factors are:<br />
1. Determining what the need is.<br />
2. Ability to fi nd the service that you need.<br />
3. Eligibility requirements.<br />
4. Waiting lists.<br />
5. Costs.<br />
INTRODUCTION<br />
Determining your need<br />
• A problem exists and you cannot easily resolve the<br />
problem alone,<br />
• It may be helpful for you to talk with someone<br />
who is experienced in identifying specifi c problems<br />
and de ter min ing what problems could be relieved<br />
by the use of com mu ni ty services. Most nonprofi t<br />
agencies provide Information and Referral. In<br />
most cases this is done on an informal basis. In addi<br />
tion a few agencies offer assessment services and<br />
a list of this is found in the Frail eld er ly section.<br />
If there is more than one problem, it is important to<br />
defi ne each problem individually. No one agency provides<br />
the complete scope of services you may need. You<br />
may secure different services from various agencies.<br />
Finding an agency to assist you<br />
This <strong>Directory</strong> can help you narrow down your possible<br />
choices. If you call an agency you think may be able<br />
to help and for one reason or another they cannot, ask<br />
them for suggestions.<br />
<strong>Senior</strong> Connection<br />
A specialized senior information and assistance service<br />
of the Area Agency on Aging. This service will assist<br />
with in for ma tion, referral, follow up, and education.<br />
Its services are available through 800-510-2020,<br />
965-3288 or 928-2552.<br />
With the referrals you receive, call and explain your situ<br />
a tion as best you can. If they can help, great! If they<br />
cannot, either because they have a waiting list, they do<br />
not provide the service you need, or because you do<br />
not meet the agency’s eligibility re quire ments, ask for<br />
another referral. Also, call back to <strong>Senior</strong> Connection<br />
for additional referrals.<br />
There are also other information and referral agen cies.<br />
Some serve all populations, some serve spe cial ized<br />
areas of concern. Be sure to contact the one addressing<br />
your needs and concerns.<br />
Eligibility Requirements<br />
Each agency has different eligibility requirements. The<br />
most common are age and income. ASK!<br />
Some agencies provide services to people not on an enti<br />
tle ment program. Others may require only that your<br />
income not be above a certain level. And others may<br />
not have any income requirements at all. Eligibility require<br />
ments may be specifi ed at the state or federal level<br />
or the funding source. They may be the agency’s effort<br />
to provide services to a very specifi c population.<br />
If you are assisting someone, it is important to fi nd<br />
2005-2007 SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SENIOR RESOURCE DIRECTORY 5
INTRODUCTION<br />
out from the agency exactly what income and asset<br />
in for ma tion is required and what kind of doc u men ta<br />
tion must be provided.<br />
You may need to have the individual you are help ing<br />
write a short letter authorizing you to act on their behalf.<br />
There are other legal documents that can be very<br />
helpful in allowing an individual to act for another<br />
person. “Durable Powers of Attorney” and “General<br />
Powers of Attorney” are examples. Both documents<br />
can be used only for specifi c reasons and when an<br />
agent can act on another’s s behalf is defi ned by law.<br />
In ves ti gate before you proceed.<br />
Waiting Lists/Denials<br />
If you determine that you are eligible for a par tic u lar<br />
service and it is the service that will best meet your<br />
needs, then the next question is when can the service<br />
begin.<br />
Our best advice is, if there is a waiting list, get on it.<br />
You may have to settle for another service that either<br />
may cost more than you can afford or does not quite<br />
meet your needs. If you don’t need the service when<br />
your name comes up on the list, they will go to the<br />
next person. Don’t think that you can wait until the<br />
agency no longer has a waiting list. It may not happen.<br />
Additionally, access to services is being restricted. If<br />
your health plan or an agency denies services you will<br />
want to ask them about your right to appeal the decision.<br />
If the denial regards a Medicare service, contact<br />
Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program<br />
(HICAP) at 800- 434-0222 or 928-5663.<br />
Cost<br />
Finally, cost will determine if you can afford the services.<br />
Some agencies have a set cost, no matter what<br />
your income; others determine cost based on income;<br />
some services are free, and still others—AAA federally<br />
funded programs (the Nutrition-program is one<br />
example)—ask only for a do na tion. ASK!<br />
Long-distance Caregiving<br />
Most communities have a range of services avail able<br />
for older persons, but fi nding them is often a challenge<br />
for families and professionals alike. This can be especially<br />
diffi cult if the elder lives in dif fer ent community<br />
from the caregiver.<br />
A toll-free telephone service, known as the Eldercare<br />
Locator, will make it easy to locate specifi c resources<br />
for senior citizens. This service is a collaborative project<br />
of the US Administration on Aging. National Association<br />
of Area Agencies on Aging and the National<br />
Association of State Units on Aging.<br />
The Eldercare Locator’s toll-free number, 800-677-1116<br />
is currently available weekdays, from 9:00 am - 8:00<br />
p.m. (EST) for callers in the United States. Callers have<br />
access to more than 4,800 state and local resources,<br />
as well as special purpose numbers for such services<br />
as Alzheimer’s hotlines, legal assistance and nursing<br />
home information. Most of these services are provided<br />
by public or nonprofi t or ga ni za tions, which receive<br />
funding through the Older Amer i cans Act to provide<br />
information and assistance to older persons.<br />
Additionally, the California Department of Aging has<br />
es tab lished a single <strong>Senior</strong> Information Line, 800-510-<br />
2020. When this number is called from anywhere in<br />
California, it connects the caller with the local senior<br />
citizen information and as sis tance service.<br />
On Line<br />
The content of this <strong>Senior</strong> <strong>Resource</strong> <strong>Directory</strong> is available<br />
on the home page for the Central Coast Commis<br />
sion for <strong>Senior</strong> Citizens. This is done to improve<br />
access to the information. We will en deav or to keep<br />
the on line in for ma tion updated. And, as we develop<br />
the home page, we will en deav or to create linkages to<br />
other information resources.<br />
In Conclusion<br />
Every effort has been taken to verify the accuracy of<br />
the in for ma tion included within these pages. Should<br />
you become aware of a dis crep an cy, please let us know.<br />
In addition, check our website www.centralcoastsenior<br />
s.org for updates.<br />
Your suggestions for improving the <strong>Directory</strong>, or any<br />
in for ma tion revealing new and not listed information<br />
as well as your opinions, are welcome. Your comments<br />
would be greatly appreciated. Send your comments to:<br />
<strong>Senior</strong> <strong>Resource</strong> <strong>Directory</strong><br />
Area Agency on Aging<br />
528 South Broadway<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
6 2005-2007 SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SENIOR RESOURCE DIRECTORY
Overwhelmed with unanswered questions about aging<br />
and services for the elderly?<br />
Needing help with heavy household maintenance,<br />
washing windows, mowing the lawn, home repair?<br />
Needing help with daily household maintenance -<br />
laun dry, house clean ing, shopping and errands?<br />
Needing help with eating a nutritionally well balanced<br />
diet daily or able to prepare meals daily?<br />
Unable to drive or use public transportation?<br />
Concerned about legal matters, unresolved fi nancial<br />
affairs or estate plans?<br />
Confused by health insurance options and payment issues?<br />
Unable to be left alone during the day without care?<br />
Unable to pay for the health or supportive care needed<br />
Unable to afford my present housing? Is it safe and<br />
providing adequate support?<br />
Needing special services or equipment for physical<br />
lim i ta tions or impairments?<br />
Needing a physician or other health care provider?<br />
Facing a life threatening or terminal illness?<br />
Feeling depressed, angry, or suspicious much of the time?<br />
Lonely, bored or isolated?<br />
Grieving the death of a loved one?<br />
THE FIRST STEP in Finding Answers is Asking Questions<br />
Am I Or Is My Relative Or Friend: If so, see:<br />
Being mistreated by a caregiver - physically, emo tion -<br />
al ly or fi nancially?<br />
Introduction<br />
Home & Nursing Care<br />
Home & Nursing Care<br />
REFERENCE GUIDE<br />
Food and Nutrition, Home & Nursing Care<br />
Transportation, In Home Care Solutions<br />
Legal<br />
Paying for Health Care<br />
Home & Nursing Care<br />
Financial Services, Paying for Health Care<br />
Housing, Health Services<br />
Health Services<br />
Health Services<br />
Home & Nursing Care/Hospice<br />
Mental Health/Counseling and Support Groups<br />
Recreation & Volunteer Op por tu ni ties; <strong>Senior</strong> Centers<br />
Death Related Services; Mental Health, Coun sel ing<br />
and Support Groups<br />
Elder Abuse<br />
2005-2007 SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SENIOR RESOURCE DIRECTORY 7
EMERGENCY SERVICES<br />
24-Hour Crisis<br />
Intervention Agencies<br />
DIAL 9-1-1 (V/TDD) in Santa Barbara<br />
County to contact Police, Fire,<br />
Highway Patrol, Paramedics, and<br />
Sheriff for any emergency .<br />
Helpline<br />
2-1-1<br />
www.fsacares.org<br />
CRIS/HELPLINE is a 24 hour crisis<br />
intervention and information<br />
and referral hotline, including<br />
suicide, abuse, and mental health<br />
in ter ven tion. A program of Family<br />
Services Agency.<br />
Emergency Psychiatric<br />
Ser vic es<br />
Santa Barbara Cottage<br />
Hos pi tal<br />
Pueblo at Bath<br />
P.O. Box 689<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93102<br />
569-8339<br />
800-895-7800<br />
687-4280 (V/TDD)<br />
Fax 565-7227<br />
569-7210 Emergency Room<br />
Information and admission<br />
through Emergency Psychiatric<br />
Services. Provides 24-hour assessment<br />
and crisis in ter ven tion for<br />
psychiatric and chemical dependency<br />
concerns in the County. It<br />
serves as a cen tral ized eval u a tion<br />
and intake for hos pi tal iza tions,<br />
as well as triaging and referral<br />
to all psy chi at ric and substance<br />
abuse in- and out pa tient programs.<br />
Assistance is available<br />
in assessing the elderly in south<br />
county for ap pro pri ate hos pi -<br />
tal iza tion in a gero/psychiatric<br />
unit when needed.This service is<br />
located at the Emer gen cy De part -<br />
ment at Santa Barbara Cottage<br />
Hospital.<br />
ACCESS TEAM & Mental<br />
Health As sess ment Team<br />
(MHAT)<br />
Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health<br />
Services<br />
Access Team 888-868-1649<br />
For crisis in mental health or behavior<br />
management for older adults<br />
who may become gravely disabled<br />
and can not provide food, care or<br />
shelter for them selves, or, who may<br />
be a danger to themselves or others<br />
call the ACCESS TEAM from Santa<br />
Barbara County Alcohol, Drug and<br />
mental Health Services. Report the<br />
problem and ask for assistance in<br />
getting the person evaluated for an<br />
‘involuntary hold’ in order to be<br />
hospitalized. The ACCESS Team<br />
will call MHAT, the Mental Health<br />
As sess ment Team, or provide<br />
another au tho rized person to do<br />
the evaluation in a north county<br />
hospital.<br />
Tri Counties Regional Center<br />
Safety Alert<br />
800-211-5044<br />
Is the initial emergency response<br />
for consumers with Developmental<br />
Disabilities in crisis.<br />
Victims of Vi o lence<br />
If you are a victim yourself, or witness<br />
a situation in which others<br />
are being seriously threat ened or<br />
abused, your fi rst re course should<br />
be to telephone your local police department<br />
and report the incident.<br />
Adult Protective Services (APS)<br />
Department of Social Services<br />
234 Camino del Remedio<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93110<br />
681-4550<br />
Fax 681-4579<br />
2125 S. Centerpointe Pkwy.<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93455<br />
346-8303<br />
Fax 346-7247<br />
1100 W. Laurel Ave.<br />
Lompoc, CA 93436<br />
737-6020<br />
Fax 737-7089<br />
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www.countyofsb.org<br />
Staff available from 9 a.m. to 4:<br />
30 p.m. After 4:30 p.m. (Mon.-<br />
Fri.) and during the weekend, a<br />
recording will offer in struc tions<br />
on what to do when County offices<br />
are closed.<br />
APS investigates reports of alleged<br />
dependent adult abuse<br />
(18-59) and elder abuse (60+)<br />
that occurs in the com mu ni ty<br />
(except skilled nursing and res i -<br />
den tial care facilities - see Long<br />
Term Care Om buds man Services,<br />
below).<br />
North County Rape Crisis &<br />
Child Protection Center<br />
112 E. Walnut<br />
Lompoc, CA 93436<br />
736-8535<br />
24-hour Hotline 736-7273<br />
Fax 736-8913<br />
lompocrc@quik.com<br />
301 S. Miller #103<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
922-2994<br />
24-hour Hotline 928-3554<br />
Fax 928-2840<br />
smrcc@quik.com<br />
Provides emotional, medical and<br />
legal support to sexually assault<br />
ed and child abuse victims<br />
and their families .<br />
Santa Barbara Rape Crisis<br />
Center<br />
111 N. Milpas<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93103<br />
963-6832<br />
24-hour Hotline 564-3696<br />
Fax 965-3271<br />
Offers a 24-hour confidential hotline<br />
staffed by trained volunteers<br />
to help victims of sexual assault<br />
and ha rass ment. Medical and<br />
legal information are also available,<br />
as is non-crisis counseling,<br />
and in struc tion in self-defense.
Long Term Care Om buds man<br />
5638 Hollister Ave. Ste 130<br />
Goleta, CA 93117<br />
967-0499<br />
LTC Om buds man investigates<br />
reports of alleged de pen dent adult<br />
abuse (18-59) and elder abuse<br />
(60+) that occurs in skilled nursing<br />
or residential care fa cil i ties. The<br />
Long Term Care Om buds man is<br />
also responsible for investigating<br />
complaints against skilled nurs ing<br />
and residential care facilities that<br />
pertain to a person’s quality of care.<br />
24-hour answering machine is<br />
available. Emergencies should be<br />
directed to local law en force ment<br />
by dialing 911. A national Ombuds<br />
man Hotline is also available<br />
at 800-231-4024, where an<br />
an swer ing service will take your call<br />
and alert the ap pro pri ate agency.<br />
Domestic Violance Solutions<br />
Santa Barbara<br />
24-hour Hotline 964-5245<br />
Fax 964-5605<br />
Offi ce 964-0500<br />
Santa Maria<br />
24-hour Hotline 925-2160<br />
Fax 925-5605<br />
Offi ce 928-8701<br />
Lompoc<br />
24-hour Hotline 736-0965<br />
Fax 735-9230<br />
Offi ce 735-1834<br />
Offers temporary shelter to battered<br />
women and their chil dren,<br />
victims of sexual assault, and<br />
other trauma.<br />
Victim Witness As sis tance<br />
Program<br />
Santa Barbara County<br />
District Attorney’s Offi ce<br />
118 E Figueroa St.<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
568-2408<br />
Fax 568-2453<br />
mricker@co.santa-barbara.ca.us<br />
312 East Cook Street #D<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
346-7529<br />
Fax 346-7585<br />
115 Civic Ctr. Plaza<br />
Lompoc, CA 93436<br />
737-7910<br />
Fax 737-7732<br />
Provides services to victims of<br />
violent crimes, as well as prop er ty<br />
crimes from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday<br />
- Friday. Services include crisis<br />
in ter ven tion, referrals, information<br />
about the criminal justice system<br />
and support through the court<br />
pro cess. Also intervention with<br />
employers and creditors with problems<br />
created by the crime.<br />
Help is also available for as sis tance<br />
in applying for re im burse ment for<br />
medical and counseling expenses,<br />
lost wages or loss of support, and<br />
funeral expenses for victims of<br />
violent crime. Aids in returning lost<br />
property and counsels clients. Advocates<br />
are available for sexual and<br />
family violence counseling.<br />
Emergency Assistance<br />
Material Assistance<br />
Sometimes we fi nd ourselves unable<br />
to stretch our dollars as far as<br />
they need to go. Often food, clothing,<br />
and shelter are jeopardized<br />
because cir cum stanc es become<br />
diffi cult. The agencies below offer<br />
services to help people meet their<br />
immediate needs. Each agency<br />
operates different programs - call<br />
for specifi c in for ma tion. During<br />
winter months, shelters open on<br />
a temporary basis to assist homeless<br />
persons trying to escape the<br />
inclement weather conditions.<br />
American Red Cross<br />
Santa Barbara<br />
687-1331<br />
Santa Maria<br />
928-0778<br />
Provides disaster relief and offers<br />
disaster preparedness and education<br />
classes.<br />
Catholic Charities<br />
609 E. Haley St.<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93103<br />
965-7045<br />
EMERGENCY SERVICES<br />
Fax 963-2978<br />
info@ccsbca.org<br />
903 Chestnut St.<br />
Lompoc, CA 93436<br />
736-6226<br />
Fax 736-7499<br />
cclompoc@ccsbca.org<br />
607 West Main St.<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
922-2059<br />
Fax 925-1979<br />
ccsm@ccsbca.org<br />
4711 Highway 166<br />
New Cuyama, CA 93254<br />
661-766-2550<br />
4681 11th St.<br />
Guadalupe, CA 93434<br />
343-1194<br />
941 Walnut St.<br />
Carpinteria, CA 93013<br />
684-8621<br />
Food, clothing & utility /rent<br />
financial assistance.<br />
Community Action<br />
Commission/Energy Services<br />
655-0617<br />
Home Energy Assistance Program<br />
available countywide.<br />
Department of Social Ser vic es,<br />
Santa Barbara Coun ty<br />
Santa Barbara<br />
681-4401<br />
Lompoc<br />
737-7080<br />
Santa Maria<br />
346-7135<br />
General relief, food stamps,<br />
Medi-Cal, TANF<br />
www.countyofsb.org<br />
Good Samaritan Shelter<br />
401 W. Morrison<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
347-3338<br />
Shelter, clothing, food<br />
Hope Center<br />
701 E. North Ave. #1<br />
Lompoc, CA 93436<br />
Daycenter for homeless.<br />
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EMERGENCY SERVICES<br />
Marks House Transitional<br />
Shelter<br />
203 North N St.<br />
Lompoc, CA 93436<br />
735-9980<br />
lomphouse@aol.com<br />
An alcohol and drug-free transi<br />
tion al shelter for homeless<br />
families and children.<br />
Casa Esperanza<br />
816 Cacique St.<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
884-8481<br />
Fax 965-3871<br />
Homeless shelter and a wide<br />
range of services.<br />
Vial of Life<br />
Be prepared for an Emergency with<br />
The Vial of Life Program<br />
Emergency’s are never planned. And that’s why it’s important<br />
to be as prepared as possible when one does strike. Emergency<br />
medical personnel responding to calls for assistance in the<br />
home need crucial and immediate information.<br />
The Vial of Life provides instant, detailed information to<br />
emergency medical responders. Vial of Life is available free<br />
of charge. The labeled container has a magnet on the back<br />
which is placed on the front of the refrigerator.<br />
You can pick up a Vial of Life at the local senior center.<br />
For more information call the Area Agency on Aging<br />
800-510-2020<br />
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Jewish Family Services<br />
524 Chapala St.<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
957-1116<br />
Fax 957-9230<br />
Food, clothing. Financial as sis -<br />
tance on one time basis<br />
Santa Ynez Valley<br />
People Helping People<br />
545 N Alisal Rd, Solvang 93463<br />
686-0295<br />
Fax 686-2856<br />
php@syvphp.orf<br />
Food, clothing, utility assistance,<br />
education & shelter<br />
Salvation Army<br />
423 Chapala St.<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
962-6281<br />
Fax 899-2702<br />
211 E. Fesler<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
349-2421<br />
Fax 349-1021<br />
Food, Clothing & shelter<br />
Transition House<br />
425 E. Cota St.<br />
Santa Barbara. CA 93101<br />
966-9668<br />
Fax 966-6331<br />
admin@transitionhouse.com<br />
Other<br />
California Poison Control<br />
System<br />
Hotline<br />
24-hour Hotline: 800-876-4766<br />
www.calpoison.org<br />
Poison Education<br />
Materials & Programs<br />
24-hour Hotline: 800-582-3387<br />
A statewide network of trained<br />
experts who provide the public<br />
and health professionals with<br />
information and advice about<br />
treating poisoning exposures.<br />
Interpreting services in more than<br />
100 languages.
Chronic health problems,<br />
more common among the<br />
aged, often are wors ened<br />
by alcohol use. Because seniors are<br />
ex pe ri enc ing many health changes<br />
and many are also taking med i -<br />
ca tion, they need to be aware of the<br />
effects of combining their med i -<br />
ca tions with other drugs or alcohol.<br />
Medication misuse and abuse<br />
is one of the leading causes of<br />
loss of in de pen dence in frail older<br />
persons.<br />
There are a variety of services if one<br />
has a problem with alcohol and/or<br />
the misuse of prescription drugs.<br />
The two general types of services<br />
are out-patient and in-patient/<br />
residential.<br />
Out-Patient<br />
Out-patient means that you go<br />
to the facility for the program<br />
or session(s), and then return<br />
home. These services are normally<br />
available 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday<br />
through Friday. Services can<br />
include diagnosis and evaluation;<br />
group and/or family counseling,<br />
and self help groups..<br />
Santa Barbara Cottage<br />
Hospital<br />
C.O.P.E<br />
Pueblo at Bath<br />
P.O. Box 689<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93105<br />
687-6681<br />
Intensive family focused out pa -<br />
tient program offering individual,<br />
group and family counseling,<br />
education and relapse pre ven -<br />
tion. Most insurance and Medicare<br />
accepted. Experiences staff<br />
include licensed therapists.<br />
Cottage Outpatient Center of<br />
Santa Maria<br />
201 S. Miller # 105<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
347-7574<br />
800-895-7800<br />
ALCOHOL, DRUG & MEDICATION ABUSE<br />
Outpatient clinic offering a full<br />
range of individual, family and<br />
group programs devoted to treating<br />
persons with psy chi at ric as<br />
well as alcohol, medication, or<br />
other substance misuse problems.<br />
An evening intensive outpatient<br />
program to treat chemical<br />
de pen den cy and prevent relapse<br />
is a unique and important service<br />
to North County res i dents. Available<br />
to all persons on a sliding<br />
scale basis. A pro gram of Santa<br />
Barbara Cottage Hospital.<br />
In-Patient or Res i den tial<br />
Treat ment<br />
There are also in-patient or residential<br />
treatment programs. These<br />
can include up to a week of detoxifi<br />
cation and then an average of 30<br />
days of treatment in a residential<br />
setting or in a medical facility. Longer<br />
term treatment is also available<br />
if needed.<br />
Within Santa Barbara County both<br />
in-patient and out-patient services<br />
are available to seniors. Some programs<br />
accept Medicare, Medi-Cal,<br />
private insurance, or have a sliding<br />
fee schedule. These services are offered<br />
through private agen cies, hospitals<br />
and county clinic referrals.<br />
Adult Inpatient<br />
Psy chi a try Service<br />
SB Cottage Hospital<br />
Pueblo at Bath<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93105<br />
682-7111<br />
800-895-7800<br />
Information and admission<br />
through Emergency Psychiatric<br />
Services. Twenty bed acute,<br />
voluntary, short term service<br />
with a therapeutic milieu that<br />
includes individual, group and<br />
family therapy and counseling,<br />
management of med i ca tion, and<br />
full medical care as appropriate.<br />
An experienced staff provides<br />
thorough discharge planning and<br />
follow up. This inpatient service<br />
includes spe cial ized care for geriatric<br />
concerns, eating dis or ders,<br />
and dual diagnosis (psy chi at ric<br />
illness and substance abuse or<br />
dependency).<br />
Adult Chemical<br />
De pen den cy Residential<br />
Rehabiltation Service<br />
SB Cottage Hospital<br />
Cottage Residential Center<br />
2838 State St.<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93105<br />
687-6681<br />
Intensive family focused four<br />
week drug and alcohol residential<br />
rehabiltation service with ther a -<br />
peu tic milieu that includes in di -<br />
vid u al, group and family counsel<br />
ing, education and relapse<br />
prevention. Experienced staff<br />
includes psychiatrists, Internists,<br />
and licensed therapists/case<br />
managers. Specialized services<br />
for dual diagnosis offered. Day<br />
program also available.<br />
Counseling<br />
Santa Barbara Council on<br />
Alcoholism and Drug Abuse<br />
232 Canon Perdido, #A<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93102<br />
963-1433<br />
133 E. Haley St<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
564-6057<br />
526 E Chapel St<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
928-0993<br />
The council provides walk-in<br />
coun sel ing, education, information<br />
and referral to patient treatment.<br />
Free short-term counseling<br />
avail able. Support and information<br />
for family members and<br />
friends.<br />
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ALCOHOL, DRUG & MEDICATION ABUSE<br />
Family Services Agency<br />
123 W Gutierrez St<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
965-1001<br />
110 S C St # A<br />
Lompoc, CA 93436<br />
735-4376<br />
Provides individual counseling<br />
services on a sliding scale fee<br />
basis.<br />
Charles Golodner Counseling<br />
Group<br />
301 S Miller # 105<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
349-2255<br />
601 E Ocean # 21<br />
Lompoc, CA 93436<br />
740-1144<br />
Individual and group counseling<br />
for substance abuse and Adult<br />
<strong>Senior</strong> counseling.<br />
Good Samaritan/Recovery<br />
Point<br />
406 S. Pine St.<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93458<br />
347-3338<br />
Residential detox, outpatient<br />
treat ment for adults. Uses drug<br />
free social model with acu punc -<br />
ture for adult drug and alcohol<br />
clients.<br />
Information and Re fer ral<br />
HELPLINE<br />
Dial 2-1-1<br />
HELPLINE provides a 24-hour<br />
crisis counseling line. Through<br />
this 24-hour telephone service,<br />
HELPLINE also provides referrals<br />
to drug and alcohol related<br />
programs.<br />
Bilingual counseling<br />
Zona Seca<br />
26 W. Figueroa<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93103<br />
963-8961<br />
218 North I St.<br />
Lompoc, CA 93436<br />
740-9799<br />
Zona Seca is a nonprofit or ga ni za<br />
tion offering alcohol counseling<br />
in English and Spanish.<br />
Central Coast Headway<br />
318 W. Carmen Lane<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
922-2106<br />
115 E. College,Ste 16<br />
Lompoc, CA 93436<br />
737-0015<br />
Individual and group counseling<br />
is offered, as well as drinking<br />
driver, family violence, drug and<br />
alcohol awareness programs.<br />
Counseling<br />
Alcohol and Drug Counseling:<br />
in di vid u al, group, family for adults<br />
with special programs for seniors is<br />
available. Sliding scale fee available.<br />
For a listing of providers contact<br />
the Santa Barbara Drug and Alcohol<br />
program at 681-5440 and ask<br />
for their Treatment Provider List.<br />
Support Groups<br />
For a listing of support groups ,<br />
see SUPPORT GROUPS.<br />
Taking Medications<br />
1. Take only your own mediation<br />
for the purpose that it is<br />
pre scribed.<br />
2. Know what all your medications<br />
are for.<br />
3. Be aware that some medication<br />
does not mix well with other<br />
med i ca tion. If you have any<br />
doubt, ask your pharmacist or<br />
your physician.<br />
4. Regularly report med i ca tion<br />
reactions to your physician,<br />
both whether the medication<br />
is working as it is supposed to<br />
and problems that you’re having<br />
since you began taking the<br />
medication.<br />
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5. Remember, if you are getting<br />
pre scrip tions from several<br />
phy si cians, you may actually be<br />
receiving the same drug with a<br />
different name. Make it a practice<br />
to alert all your physicians<br />
about all of the med i ca tions<br />
that you are taking, in clud ing<br />
over-the-counter med i ca tions<br />
and eye drops. Keep a list of all<br />
med i ca tions taken and review<br />
with your physician.<br />
6. Be alert to the onset of problems<br />
like confusion, which can<br />
result in falls, other accidents,<br />
and problems in judgment.<br />
Med i ca tion may be the culprit.
You Are Not Alone<br />
Learn how to come<br />
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Substance Abuse<br />
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Information and Assistance<br />
Take the first step – access the health and human services<br />
available in Santa Barbara County. The information in the<br />
<strong>Senior</strong> Substance Abuse brochure can assist in obtaining<br />
needed services for older persons and for those caring for<br />
an older person.<br />
Inside, you’ll find helpful listings of local agencies like Alcoholics<br />
Anonymous and Al-Anon Family Groups. Even web site<br />
addresses are provided for your assistance at any hour.<br />
Available in English and Spanish.<br />
Aging<br />
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Agency on<br />
For San Luis Obispo and<br />
Santa Barbara Counties<br />
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Get information.<br />
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925-9554<br />
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965-3288<br />
<strong>Senior</strong> Substance <strong>Senior</strong> Substance Abuse Abuse<br />
“I always<br />
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Substance Abuse<br />
The most common<br />
substance abused by<br />
the elderly is ALCOHOL.<br />
…affects all families<br />
…affects all ages<br />
Produced through a grant from the<br />
Santa Barbara County Department of<br />
Alcohol, Drug & Mental Health Services<br />
300 N. San Antonio Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93110<br />
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ANIMALS & PETS<br />
Animal Control<br />
The Animal Control offi ces listed<br />
below offer a variety of services:<br />
rabies control, animal bite quaran<br />
tine, stray animal patrol, dead<br />
animal pick-up, leash law en force -<br />
ment, animal euthanasia, licensing<br />
of dogs, issue of per mits and<br />
inspection for pet-related business.<br />
This agency will trap and remove<br />
nuisance animals and will investigate<br />
reports of barking or roaming<br />
dogs. Reports of neglected animals<br />
should be made to the Humane<br />
Society.<br />
Animal Control<br />
Santa Barbara Animal Service<br />
5473 Overpass Road<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93111<br />
681-5285<br />
Fax 681-5285<br />
www.asapcat.com<br />
The Animal Shelter Assistance<br />
Program (ASAP) is a community<br />
vol un teer project with Animal<br />
Control. They serve as a lost and<br />
found for stray cats and dogs. Volun<br />
teers will help match cats and<br />
kittens with pro spec tive animal<br />
owners. A senior-facilitated adoption<br />
pro gram is also available.<br />
Animal Control<br />
Santa Barbara City Limits<br />
c/o Santa Barbara Police Dept.<br />
Animal Control Division<br />
P. O. Box 539<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93102<br />
963-1513<br />
897-2410 Emergency Number<br />
Animal Control<br />
City of Lompoc<br />
1501 West Central<br />
Lompoc, CA 93436<br />
737-7755<br />
Fax 737-7755<br />
Animal Control<br />
City of Santa Maria<br />
548 W. Foster Rd<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93455<br />
934-6119<br />
Fax 934-6326<br />
Adoption<br />
Owner-relinquished animals at<br />
the Humane Society and Animal<br />
Control shelters are available for<br />
adoption. The following agen cies<br />
offer animal adoption ser vic es.<br />
Humane Society of<br />
Santa Barbara<br />
5399 Overpass Rd<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93111<br />
964-4777<br />
Fax 683-0837<br />
Low cost spade/neuter clinic<br />
open to public. Low cost vac ci -<br />
na tion clinic available to members.<br />
Re quest ed euthanasia<br />
available to public. Owner-relinquished<br />
animals accepted and<br />
cared for until adopt ed.<br />
Humane Society of<br />
Santa Maria Valley<br />
751 Black Rd<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93458<br />
349-3435<br />
Fax 349-0066<br />
www.smvhs.org<br />
No kill shelter and adoption facility<br />
for owner- relinquished dogs<br />
and cats. Provides ed u ca tion<br />
classes on re spon si ble pet ownership<br />
to community schools.<br />
Provides low cost spay/neuter<br />
program.<br />
Santa Ynez/Buellton<br />
Humane Society<br />
111 Commerce Drive<br />
Buellton, CA 93427<br />
688-8224<br />
Fax 693-9804<br />
www.syvhumane.org<br />
In addition to adoption services,<br />
this agency will provide low cost<br />
vac ci na tions, as well as spading<br />
and neutering services.<br />
VIVA<br />
Volunteers for Intervalley An i mals<br />
133 North D St.<br />
Lompoc, CA 93436<br />
735-6741<br />
www.viva-animal-shelter.org<br />
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Rescue and adoption for cats.<br />
Other <strong>Resource</strong>s<br />
Catholic Charities<br />
Wagging Dog Tales<br />
609 E. Haley St.<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93103<br />
965-7045<br />
Fax 963-2978<br />
info@ccsbca.org<br />
www.ccsbca.org<br />
Financial assistance with vet<br />
bills(up to $250.) is available to<br />
persons 65+. Dogs only, please.<br />
Humane Animal Rescue Team<br />
( HART)<br />
P. O. Box 920<br />
Fillmore, CA 93016<br />
677-5541<br />
www.hart4dogs.org<br />
Services for low income seniors<br />
only. HART will pick up, care and<br />
place pets for those who can no<br />
longer care for them. If referred<br />
by a social service agency, some<br />
financial as sis tance is available<br />
for feeding and veterinary care.<br />
Volunteers available for transport<br />
ing pets to vet or groomers.<br />
Visiting Pet Program<br />
Humane Society of Santa Barbara<br />
5399 Overpass Road<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93111<br />
964-4777<br />
Fax 683-0827<br />
www.sbhumanesociety.org<br />
Adult volunteers bring small<br />
animals, kittens and puppies to<br />
various facilities to visit the frail,<br />
elderly and/or disabled. Pet Assisted<br />
Therapy.
Civic<br />
An important tip to fi nding the<br />
ap pro pri ate government offi ce is<br />
to refer to the front section of the<br />
white pages of your local tele phone<br />
di rec to ry. The “Easy Reference<br />
List” provides in for ma tion on<br />
Federal, State, County and City<br />
Gov ern ment Services.<br />
Voter Registration<br />
Santa Barbara County<br />
Clerk Recorder<br />
Election Division<br />
Santa Barbara County Court house<br />
1100 Anacapa<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
568-2250<br />
Fax 568-2262<br />
www.sbcrecorder.com<br />
401 E Cypress Ave. Rm. 102<br />
Lompoc, CA 93436<br />
737-7705<br />
Fax 737-7708<br />
511 E. Lakeside Pkwy, # 134<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93455<br />
346-8374<br />
Fax 346-8342<br />
Registration forms are also available<br />
at Post Offices and Public<br />
Libraries.<br />
Municipalities<br />
City Mayors<br />
Mayor Russ Hicks<br />
P. O. Box 1819<br />
Buellton, CA 93427<br />
686-0137<br />
Fax 686-0086<br />
www.cityofbuellton.com<br />
Mayor J. Bradley Stern<br />
Carpinteria City Offi ces<br />
5775 Carpinteria Ave.<br />
Carpinteria, CA 93013<br />
684-5405<br />
Fax 684-5304<br />
www.ci.carpinteria.ca.us<br />
Mayor Jean Blois<br />
City of Goleta<br />
1300Cremona<br />
Goleta, CA 93117<br />
961-7500<br />
Fax 685-2635<br />
www.cityofgoleta.org<br />
Mayor Lupe Alvarez<br />
Guadalupe City Offi ces<br />
918 Obispo St.<br />
Guadalupe, CA 93434<br />
343-1340<br />
Fax 343-5512<br />
www.ci.guadalupe.ca.us<br />
Mayor Dick De Wees<br />
Lompoc City Offi ces<br />
100 Civic Center Plaza<br />
Lompoc, CA 93436<br />
736-1261<br />
Fax 736-5347<br />
www.cityofl ompoc.com<br />
Mayor Marty Blum<br />
Santa Barbara City Offi ces<br />
De la Guerra Plaza<br />
P.O. Box 1990<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93102<br />
564-5318<br />
Fax 564-5475<br />
www.santabarbara.ca.gov<br />
Mayor Larry Lavagnino<br />
Santa Maria City Offi ces<br />
110 E Cook St.<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
925-0951<br />
Fax 349-0657<br />
www.ci.santa-maria.ca.us<br />
Mayor Edwin Skytt<br />
Solvang City Offi ces<br />
1644 Oak St<br />
Solvang, CA 93463<br />
688-5575<br />
Fax 686-2049<br />
www.cityofsolvang.com<br />
County Government<br />
Elected Representatives<br />
Board of Supervisors<br />
105 E Anapamu St<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
CIVIC/COMMUNITY/CONSUMER<br />
First District<br />
Salud Carbajal<br />
568-2186<br />
Fax 568-2534<br />
SupervisorCarbajal@co.santabarbara.ca.us<br />
Second District<br />
Susan Rose<br />
568-2191<br />
Fax 568-2283<br />
srose@co.santa-barbara.ca.us<br />
Third District<br />
Brooks Firestone<br />
1745 Mission Dr., #D<br />
Solvang, CA 93463<br />
568-2192<br />
686-5095<br />
Fax 568-2883/686-8133<br />
bfi restone@co.santa-barbara.ca.us<br />
Fourth District<br />
Joni Gray<br />
401 E Cypress<br />
Lompoc, CA 93436<br />
737-7700<br />
Santa Maria<br />
346-8407<br />
Fax 346-8498<br />
jgray@co.santa-barbara.ca.us<br />
Fifth District<br />
Joseph Centeno<br />
511 E. Lakeside Pkwy, #141<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93455<br />
346-8400<br />
Fax 346-8404<br />
jcenteno@co.santa-barbara.ca.us<br />
State Government<br />
Governor of California<br />
Arnold Schwarzenegger<br />
State Capitol<br />
Sacramento, CA 95814<br />
916-445-2841<br />
Fax 916-445-4633<br />
www.govmail.ca.gov<br />
State Senate<br />
State Capitol<br />
Sacramento, CA 95814<br />
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Senator Tom McClintock<br />
19th District<br />
223 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. #400<br />
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360<br />
494-8808<br />
Fax 494-8812<br />
senator.mcclintock@sen.ca.gov<br />
www.sen.ca.gov/mcclintock<br />
Senator Abel Maldonado<br />
15th District<br />
Santa Maria, Gradalupe & Orcutt<br />
1356 Marsh St.<br />
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401<br />
805-549-3784<br />
State Senate # 4082<br />
Sacramento, CA 95814<br />
916-445-5843<br />
senator.maldonado@sen.ca.gov<br />
State Assembly<br />
State Capitol<br />
Sacramento, CA 95814<br />
Assemblyman Pedro Nava<br />
35th District<br />
101 W Anapamu, # A<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
564-1649<br />
Fax 564-1651<br />
P.O. Box 942849<br />
Sacramento, CA 94249-0035<br />
916-319-2035<br />
Fax 916-319-2135<br />
assemblymember.nava@assembl<br />
y.ca.gov<br />
Assemblyman Sam Blakeslee<br />
33rd District<br />
Santa Maria, Lompoc, Guadalupe,<br />
Mission Hills, Vandenberg<br />
Village<br />
State Capitol # 5126<br />
Sacramento, CA 95814<br />
916-319-2033<br />
Fax 916-319-2133<br />
1104 Palm St<br />
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401<br />
549-3381<br />
Fax 549-3400<br />
assemblymember.blakeslee@asse<br />
mbly.ca.gov<br />
Federal Government<br />
United States Senate<br />
New Senate Offi ce Bldg.<br />
Washington, DC 20510<br />
Senator Barbara Boxer<br />
112 Hart Offi ce Bldg.<br />
Washington, DC 20510<br />
202-224-3553<br />
Fax 415-956-6701<br />
boxer.senate.gov<br />
California Offi ce<br />
312 N. Spring St # 1748<br />
Los Angeles, CA 90012<br />
213-894-5000<br />
Fax 213-894-5012<br />
Senator Dianne Feinstein<br />
331 Hart Senate Offi ce Bldg.<br />
Washington, DC 20510<br />
202-224-3841<br />
Fax 202-228-3954<br />
S.F. Offi ce<br />
525 Market St.# 3670<br />
San Francisco, CA 94105<br />
415-536-6868<br />
House of Representatives<br />
House Offi ce Building<br />
Washington, D.C. 20515<br />
Congresswoman Lois Capps<br />
23rd Congressional District<br />
1216 State St. #403<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
730-1710<br />
Fax 730-9153<br />
1707 Longworth Bldg.<br />
Independence Ave.<br />
Washington, D.C. 20515<br />
202-225-3601<br />
Fax 202-225-5632<br />
www.house.gov/capps<br />
Congressman Elton Gallegly<br />
24th Congressional District<br />
485 Alisal Rd. #G-1A<br />
Solvang, CA 93463<br />
686-2525<br />
Fax 686-2566<br />
www.house.gov/gallegly<br />
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Community<br />
Libraries<br />
www.sbplibrary.org<br />
Carpinteria Branch<br />
5141 Carpinteria Ave.<br />
Carpinteria, CA 93013<br />
684-4314<br />
Central Branch<br />
40 E. Anapamu<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
962-7653<br />
Eastside Branch<br />
1102 E. Montecito<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93103<br />
963-3727<br />
Goleta Branch & Bookmobile<br />
500 N. Fairview Ave.<br />
Goleta, CA 93117<br />
964-7878<br />
Guadalupe Branch<br />
4917 W. Main St. #D<br />
Guadalupe, CA 93434<br />
343-1405<br />
Los Olivos Branch<br />
2376 Alamo Pintado<br />
Ave.Thursday: 2-5 p.m.<br />
Montecito Branch<br />
1469 East Valley Rd.<br />
Montecito, CA 93108<br />
969-5063<br />
Orcutt Branch<br />
Oak Knolls Shopping Center<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93455<br />
937-6483<br />
Santa Maria Branch<br />
420 S. Broadway<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
925-0994<br />
Fax 9258-7432<br />
Solvang Branch<br />
1745 Mission Drive<br />
Solvang, CA 93463<br />
688-4214<br />
Fax 693-8707
<strong>Senior</strong> Organizations<br />
There are several organizations and<br />
groups which focus on the needs<br />
and interests of seniors. Some are<br />
for retired workers of a particular<br />
profession, some are involved in<br />
social or political advocacy and<br />
yet others offer special benefi ts for<br />
their mem bers.<br />
AARP<br />
American Association of<br />
Retired Persons<br />
Regional Headquarters<br />
1415 L St. # 960<br />
Sacramento, CA 95814<br />
866-448-3614 (toll free)<br />
800-424-3410 National<br />
www.aarp.org<br />
CIVIC/COMMUNITY/CONSUMER<br />
AARP Community Presence<br />
Team<br />
Lu Gilbert<br />
333 Old Mill Rd # 263<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93110<br />
964-3943<br />
Santa Barbara Chapter #72<br />
Meetings held at 1232 De la Vina<br />
St., Santa Barbara. First Monday<br />
of each month, 2 p.m.<br />
For information on other chapters<br />
on the Central Coast call: Lu<br />
Gilbert, 964-3943.<br />
AARP is a membership or ga -<br />
ni za tion that is committed to<br />
mature adults. The organization<br />
provides special information on<br />
various services, legislation and<br />
con sum er education. Membership<br />
open to anyone over the age<br />
of 50.<br />
Area Agency on Aging ( AAA)<br />
Central Coast Commission of<br />
<strong>Senior</strong> Citizens<br />
528 S. Broadway<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
925-9554<br />
965-3288<br />
800-510-2020<br />
The Central Coast Commission<br />
for <strong>Senior</strong> Citizens has been designated<br />
the Area Agency on Aging<br />
by the state Department of Aging<br />
to serve and represent senior<br />
citizens in Santa Barbara County.<br />
The AAA has the re spon si bil i ty<br />
of distributing state and federal<br />
monies from the Older Americans<br />
and Older Cal i for nians Acts to<br />
support home and community<br />
based services for seniors and<br />
adults with functional disabilities.<br />
The Area Agency on Aging has<br />
an Advisory Council, composed<br />
of seniors from throughout the<br />
County, that provides in for ma tion<br />
and advocacy on senior issues.<br />
Make your community a better place without running for mayor.<br />
Volunteer today.<br />
Volunteering with AARP is a wonderful way to help out the<br />
community and gain a sense of personal enrichment. With<br />
programs such as AARP Foundation’s Tax-Aide and AARP<br />
Driver Safety, there’s an opportunity for everyone to help make<br />
a difference.<br />
You could help influence state legislation, help older adults live<br />
more independently or offer support to California’s family<br />
caregivers. Join a dynamic team of citizens who are knowledgeable<br />
and informed on the issues affecting those age 50+.<br />
To learn more about volunteer opportunities in the<br />
Central Coast, call 805-681-3505 or email amendoza@aarp.org.<br />
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California Commission<br />
on Aging<br />
1300 National Dr. # 200<br />
Sacramento, CA 95834<br />
916-322-5630<br />
Fax 916-327-1859<br />
www.calaging.org<br />
Advisory Council to the state Depart<br />
ment of Aging advocates at<br />
the state level on behalf of older<br />
Californians.<br />
California Retired Teachers<br />
Association<br />
Division 15<br />
Jim Winter<br />
2507 Calle Andalucia<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93109<br />
965-4696<br />
Frank Stevens, President<br />
335 E. Valerio St.<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
687-9678<br />
fkstevens@sbceo.org<br />
Division 17<br />
Evelyn Wright<br />
762 Blue Ridge Dr.<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93455-2121<br />
937-6768<br />
Advocates to enhance the welfare<br />
of and increase benefits to retired<br />
teachers in California.<br />
California <strong>Senior</strong> Legislature<br />
1300 National Dr. # 173<br />
Sacramento, CA 95834<br />
916-552-8056<br />
Fax 916-552-8013<br />
www.4csl.org<br />
The <strong>Senior</strong> Legislature meets<br />
yearly in Sacramento to develop<br />
and promote legislation which<br />
responds to the needs and concerns<br />
of older Cal i for nians. Election<br />
of delegates is con duct ed by<br />
the Area Agency on Aging. For<br />
information, call Area Agency on<br />
Aging office at 800-510-2020<br />
Current CSL delegates<br />
<strong>Senior</strong> Assemblyman-S B County<br />
Martin Tucker<br />
969-0760<br />
tucknet@aol.com<br />
<strong>Senior</strong> Senator<br />
Marsha Epstein<br />
929-6301<br />
mepstein@calpoly.edu<br />
Congress of California <strong>Senior</strong>s<br />
1228 N St. Ste 30<br />
Sacramento, CA 95814<br />
916-442-4474<br />
800-543-3352<br />
Fax 916-442-1877<br />
www.seniors.org<br />
Statewide nonprofit education<br />
and advocacy organization. Conducts<br />
research, analyzes issues<br />
and provides voter and consumer<br />
education.<br />
Gray Panthers<br />
Selma Rubin, Convenor<br />
4207 Encore Dr.<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93110<br />
964-1246<br />
The Gray Panthers hold forums<br />
on social and political issues and<br />
advocate locally on a wide range<br />
of issues and networks with other<br />
organizations. Meetings held at<br />
Jefferson Hall, 1525 Santa Barbara<br />
St.<br />
Adult & Aging Network<br />
Santa Barbara County<br />
2125 S. Centrepointe Prkwy.<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93455<br />
714-3499<br />
Supervisor Brookes Firestone,<br />
Chair per son<br />
Advisory Council to the Santa<br />
Barbara County Board of Su per -<br />
vi sors on long term care and<br />
aging issues.<br />
National Association of Retired<br />
Federal Employees, District IX<br />
(Santa Maria, Santa Ynez Valley,<br />
Lompoc)<br />
Monthly meetings are held the first<br />
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Thursday of each month at a local<br />
Restaurant. (Except July and August).<br />
Advisors and advocates on<br />
behalf of retired federal employees<br />
on issues relating to retirement and<br />
other public benefits.<br />
League of Women Voters<br />
328 A East Carrillo St.<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
965-2422<br />
P.O. Box 1388<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93456<br />
739-1909<br />
League of Women Voters<br />
925 J St. Ste 515<br />
Sacramento, CA 95814<br />
916-442-9210<br />
lwvc@lwvc.org<br />
www.ca.lwv.org<br />
The League is a nonpartisan<br />
or ga ni za tion which promotes political<br />
re spon si bil i ty and informed<br />
participation in gov ern ment.<br />
Membership open to all citizens<br />
aged 18 years and older.<br />
Ethnic/Minority<br />
Catholic Charities<br />
Provides case management directed<br />
food, clothing, emer gen cy<br />
utility/rental financial assistance,<br />
im mi gra tion referrals, and counseling<br />
services for Spanish-speaking<br />
persons.<br />
Family Services Agency<br />
Bilingual Outreach Advocate<br />
provides in-home assessment,<br />
casework, coun sel ing and transla<br />
tion services for Spanish speaking<br />
persons. 965-1001.<br />
Filipino Community<br />
As so ci a tion of Santa Barbara<br />
County<br />
425 State St<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
966-9797<br />
Provides activities, including<br />
weekly Bingo, for seniors at their<br />
State Street Community Center.
Tribal Health Clinic<br />
90 Via Juana Ln.<br />
Santa Ynez, CA 93460<br />
688-7070<br />
www.sythc.org<br />
Provides health-care services<br />
to Native Americans residing in<br />
Santa Barbara County. Also offers<br />
drug and alcohol prevention,<br />
and counseling services.<br />
American Indian<br />
Health & Services<br />
4141 State St #A-1<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93110<br />
681-7356<br />
Fax 683-6108<br />
Provides health and dental services<br />
to Native Americans. Also<br />
offers services to older Native<br />
Americans, such as trans por ta tion<br />
to medical, dental and educational<br />
services pro vid ed by AIH&S.<br />
Gay Santa Barbara<br />
PO Box 4<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93102<br />
962-1403<br />
Fax 560-8481<br />
info@GSBGroup.org<br />
www.gaysantabarbara.org<br />
Fosters acceptance by transcending<br />
outdated mores with active visible<br />
public presence and promote diversity<br />
training and education.<br />
Pacifi c Pride Foundation<br />
126 E. Haley St. A-11<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
963-3636<br />
819 W. Church St.<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
349-9947<br />
Fax 349-8638<br />
www.paciicpridefoundation.org<br />
The umbrella organization for<br />
AIDS Project Central Coast the<br />
Gay & Lesbian <strong>Resource</strong> Center.<br />
Community Centers<br />
Filipino Community Center<br />
P. O. Box 6/2270 Preisker Ln.<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93456<br />
928-0392<br />
CIVIC/COMMUNITY/CONSUMER<br />
Jewish Family Services<br />
524 Chapala St.<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
957-1116<br />
Fax 957-9230<br />
www.jewishsantabarbara.org<br />
Provides services for the commu<br />
ni ty such as short term case<br />
management, social and ed u ca -<br />
tion al activities, lun cheons and<br />
low cost coun sel ing.<br />
La Casa de la Raza<br />
601 E Montecito St<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93103<br />
965-8581<br />
Fax 965-6451<br />
A community center offering a<br />
variety of services.<br />
Consumer Com plaints &<br />
In for ma tion<br />
Many local agencies will speak on<br />
your behalf, support or defend<br />
a case or provide you with in for -<br />
ma tion about your rights.<br />
The agencies listed below will help<br />
you to access consumer protection,<br />
political action and other assistance.<br />
Community Mediation<br />
Pro gram<br />
330 E Carrillo<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
963-6765<br />
Fax 963-8165<br />
120 E. Jones St. #133<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
349-8943<br />
Fax 349-8963<br />
www.sbcommunitymediation.org<br />
Mediators are impartial third parties<br />
who will meet with you to help you<br />
discuss issues and come to agreements.<br />
Divorce, parenting, household,<br />
business, neighbor, work place,<br />
small-claims disputes and victim offender<br />
are among a few of the issues<br />
me di a tion can be utilized.<br />
Housing<br />
Fair Housing<br />
Enforcement Program<br />
630 Garden St., 2nd Flr<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
564-5461<br />
Fax 564-5477<br />
A program within the City of<br />
Santa Barbara designed to assist<br />
people who believe they have<br />
ex pe ri enced discrimination in the<br />
rental of housing.<br />
Rental Housing Mediation<br />
Task Force<br />
City of Santa Barbara<br />
423 W Victoria<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
730-1523<br />
Fax 730-1528<br />
Provides basic information on<br />
rental rights to tenants and landlords.<br />
Offers mediation services<br />
in rental housing dis putes.<br />
Mobile Homes<br />
Golden State Mobile Home<br />
Owners League<br />
c/o A.J. Davis<br />
Royal Duke Mobile Estates<br />
1101 E. Ventura Blvd. #149<br />
Oxnard, CA 93030<br />
485-8156<br />
c/o Manuel Villalobos<br />
Magnolia Mobile Park<br />
23 Kimberly Dr.<br />
Ventura, CA 93001<br />
641-1084<br />
This organization is statewide<br />
and lobbies for appropriate legislation<br />
at the state level. In addition,<br />
it works with local government<br />
to develop and implement<br />
standards on such issues as rent<br />
control.<br />
Mobile Home Ombudsman<br />
Division of Codes and Standards<br />
Dept. of Housing & Community<br />
De vel op ment<br />
PO Box 31<br />
Sacramento, CA 95812-0031<br />
916-323-980<br />
800-952-5275<br />
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Complaints about<br />
Registration & titling<br />
800-952-8356<br />
Dealers, sales agents, warranties,<br />
residency laws<br />
800-952-5275<br />
916-323-9801<br />
Health Safety issues<br />
800-952-8356<br />
Products and Services<br />
Better Business Bureau of the<br />
Tri-Counties<br />
P O Box 129<br />
213 Santa Barbara St.<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93102<br />
963-8657<br />
Fax 962-8557<br />
info@santabarbarabbb.org<br />
www.santabarbarabbb.org<br />
Provides information on known<br />
problem firms.<br />
Consumer Mediation Program<br />
District Attorney<br />
Santa Barbara County<br />
1105 Santa Barbara St.<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
568-2390<br />
Fax 568-2398<br />
312 E. Cook St. Ste D<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
346-7516<br />
A volunteer program which<br />
me di ates disputes between businesses<br />
and con sum ers and businesses<br />
and businesses. If there is<br />
a criminal element to the case, it<br />
is referred to the Con sum er Business<br />
Law Unit.<br />
Department of Motor Vehicles<br />
( DMV)<br />
Investigation Section<br />
1732 Palma Dr., #202<br />
Ventura, CA 93003<br />
654-4711<br />
Fax 654-1680<br />
www.dmv.ca.gov<br />
Handles complaints against auto<br />
dealers, car contracts, auto adver<br />
tis ing and warranties.<br />
Mobile Home<br />
Registration - Titling<br />
8911 Folsom Blvd.<br />
Sacramento, CA 95826<br />
800-952-8356<br />
United States Consumer<br />
Prod uct Safety Commission<br />
555 Battery St., Rm 401<br />
San Francisco, CA 94111<br />
800-638-2772<br />
www.cpsc.gov<br />
Investigates complaints of prod uct<br />
safety, defects and hazards, as well<br />
as product safety-related injuries.<br />
Professional Services<br />
State Dept. of Consumer<br />
Af fairs<br />
400 “R” Street<br />
Sacramento, CA 95814<br />
916-445-1254<br />
800-952-5210<br />
www.dca.ca.gov<br />
This state department in ves ti -<br />
gates consumer complaints, and<br />
has numerous boards specializing<br />
in various areas that are re spon -<br />
si ble for the investigations. These<br />
boards are:<br />
Dental Board of California<br />
1432 Howe Avenue, #58-B<br />
Sacramento, CA 95825<br />
916-263-2300<br />
Consumer Complaints<br />
916-263-2335<br />
Cemetery and Funeral Bureau<br />
400 “R” Street, #3080<br />
Sacramento, CA 95814<br />
916-322-7737<br />
Licenses, regulates and in ves -<br />
ti gates complaints against Ca.<br />
Funeral establishments, funeral<br />
directors, embalmers, apprentice<br />
embalmers, cemetery brokers,<br />
cemetery sales per sons, cremated<br />
remains disposals, crematories<br />
and licensed cemeteries in<br />
California. Has Consumer<br />
Guide Funeral and Cemetery<br />
purchases available at website<br />
www.cfb.ca.gov.<br />
20 2005-2007 SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SENIOR RESOURCE DIRECTORY<br />
Medical Board of California<br />
1430 Howe Avenue, #54<br />
Sacramento, CA 95825-3236<br />
916-263-2382<br />
800-633-2322<br />
www.medbd.ca.gov<br />
Licenses medical doctors, in ves -<br />
ti gates complaints, disciplines<br />
those who violate the law, conducts<br />
physician evaluations and<br />
facilitates re ha bil i ta tion where<br />
appropriate. Also performs these<br />
functions for affiliated healing<br />
arts professionals including registered<br />
dispensing opticians, spectacle<br />
lens dispensers, contact lens<br />
dispensers, licensed midwives<br />
and research psy cho an a lysts.<br />
Nursing Home<br />
Administrator Program<br />
P.O. Box 942732<br />
Sacramento, CA 94234-7320<br />
916-323-6838<br />
Fax 916-323-6845<br />
Board of Optometry<br />
400 “R” Street #4090<br />
Sacramento, CA 95814-6200<br />
916-323-8720<br />
800-547-4576<br />
www.optometry.ca.gov<br />
Board of Pharmacy<br />
400 “R” Street #4070<br />
Sacramento, CA 95814<br />
916-445-5014<br />
Fax 916-327-6308<br />
www.pharmacy.ca.gov<br />
Board of Registered Nurses<br />
916-322-1700 TDY<br />
Fax 916-327-4402<br />
www.rn.ca.gov<br />
PO Box 944210<br />
400 “R” Street #4030<br />
Sacramento, CA 95814-2100<br />
916-322-3350
Bureau of Automotive Repairs<br />
District Offi ce<br />
6800 Owensmouth Ave. Ste. 400<br />
Canoga Park, CA 91303<br />
818-596-4400<br />
800-952-5210<br />
TTD 800-326-2297<br />
www.smogcheck.ca.gov<br />
Insurance<br />
Health Insurance Counseling<br />
and Advocacy Program<br />
( HICAP)<br />
528 S. Broadway<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
928-5663<br />
800-434-0222<br />
seniors@kcbx.net<br />
www.centralcoastseniors.org<br />
Assists with filing claims and<br />
appeals for Medicare recipients<br />
regarding Medicare, supplemental,<br />
man aged care (HMO) and<br />
long term care insurance.<br />
National Insurance Consumer<br />
Helpline<br />
800-942-4242<br />
This consumer hotline will<br />
answer life, home and auto<br />
(property-casualty) insurance<br />
questions; will refer consumer<br />
complaints to ap pro pri ate<br />
sources and will send con sum er<br />
bro chures upon request.<br />
For complaints that you may<br />
have about a supplementary<br />
health insurance policy, a<br />
com pa ny’s sales tactics or other<br />
insurance related concerns.<br />
Many other state departments<br />
have complaint units. Call your<br />
local legislator for information<br />
about the appropriate state<br />
department to contact for your<br />
particular need.<br />
CIVIC/COMMUNITY/CONSUMER<br />
Residential Care Fa cil i ties<br />
(Board & Care Homes)<br />
Community Care Licensing<br />
Di vi sion<br />
State Dept. .of Social Services<br />
360 S. Hope Ave., Bldg. C-105<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93105<br />
682-7647<br />
www.ccld.ca.gov<br />
Licenses and inspects residential<br />
care facilities. Com plaints about<br />
these facilities can be made to<br />
this agency.<br />
Skilled Nursing Fa cil i ties<br />
(Nurs ing Homes)<br />
Licensing and Cer ti fi ca tion<br />
State Dept. of Health Services<br />
1889 N. Rice Ave. #200<br />
Oxnard, CA 93030<br />
604-2926<br />
800-547-8267<br />
Fax 604-2997<br />
www.dhs.ca.gov<br />
Responsible for li cens ing and<br />
in spect ing skilled nursing facil<br />
i ties, home health, hospitals,<br />
hospice, and most types of nursing<br />
facilities. Com plaints about<br />
these facilities can be made to<br />
this agency.<br />
Long Term Care Ombudsman<br />
5638 Hollister Ave<br />
Goleta, CA 93117<br />
967-0499<br />
The State Crisis Line Number<br />
800-231-4024<br />
The crisis line is available to receive<br />
complaints 24/7.<br />
Responsible for in ves ti gat ing<br />
com plaints about res i den tial<br />
care and skilled nursing facilities.<br />
In addition, allegations of<br />
elder abuse in residential care<br />
and skilled nursing facilities are<br />
reported to and in ves ti gat ed by<br />
this agency. Provides pre-placement<br />
coun sel ing by ap point ment.<br />
Do Not Call<br />
The Federal Trade<br />
Commission (FTC) has<br />
amend ed the Telemarketing<br />
Sales Rule to give consumers<br />
a choice about wheth er<br />
they want to receive<br />
most telemarketers calls.<br />
Consumers are able to<br />
put their phone numbers<br />
on a national ‘do not call’<br />
registry. It is illegal for<br />
most telemarketers to call a<br />
number listed on the registry.<br />
Consumers may sign up on<br />
the Web at www.donotcall.gov<br />
or call 888-382-1222. The<br />
hearing impaired may call<br />
866-290-4236.<br />
Californians can register<br />
either through the FTC site<br />
or through the California<br />
attorney general’s web<br />
site, www.caag.state.ca.us/<br />
donotcall/ which has a link<br />
to the FTC site. Californians<br />
who reg is tered through<br />
the state attorney general’s<br />
web site will have their<br />
in for ma tion transferred to<br />
the FTC.<br />
2005-2007 SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SENIOR RESOURCE DIRECTORY 21
DEATH & RELATED SERVICES<br />
Benefi ts<br />
Social Security<br />
Administration<br />
A family member or other person<br />
re spon si ble for the benefi ciary’s affairs<br />
should do the following when<br />
a ben e fi cia ry dies:<br />
• Promptly notify Social Security<br />
of the benefi ciary’s death by<br />
calling toll free 800-772-1213.<br />
• If monthly benefi ts were being<br />
paid via direct deposit, notify<br />
the bank or other fi nancial<br />
in sti tu tion of the benefi ciary’s<br />
death. Request that any funds<br />
received for the month of<br />
death and later be returned to<br />
Social Security as soon as possible.<br />
• If benefi ts were being paid by<br />
check, do not cash any checks<br />
received for the month in<br />
which the ben e fi cia ry died or<br />
thereafter. Return the checks<br />
to Social Security as soon as<br />
possible.<br />
Veterans<br />
There are many benefi ts such<br />
as life insurance, burial expense<br />
re im burse ment, burial fl ag, burial<br />
in national cemeteries, head stones/<br />
markers and certain widow’s/<br />
widower’s benefi ts. For information<br />
call or visit one of the offi ces<br />
listed below.<br />
Veterans Administration<br />
800-827-1000<br />
You can call the VA office for<br />
in for ma tion on death-related<br />
and other services available to<br />
vet er ans and their families.<br />
Veterans Administration<br />
Outpatient Clinic<br />
4440 Calle Real<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93110<br />
683-1491<br />
877-252-4866<br />
Fax 683-3631<br />
A Veteran’s Benefits Counselor<br />
from the American Legion provides<br />
information and as sis tance<br />
with application for ben e fits on<br />
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday<br />
from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on<br />
walk-in basis. Ap point ment<br />
preferred.<br />
Veterans Service Offi ces<br />
315 Camino del Remedio<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93110<br />
681-4500<br />
108 E Locust St.<br />
Lompoc, CA 93436<br />
737-7900<br />
511 E. Lakeside Pkwy. # 47<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
346-7160<br />
These offices were established by<br />
the Board of Supervisors of Santa<br />
Barbara County to assist veterans<br />
and their dependents in obtaining<br />
Veterans benefits from federal<br />
and state agencies. They will assist<br />
in sub mit ting claims and provide<br />
follow-up service, if needed,<br />
to assure that you receive the<br />
benefits to which you are entitled.<br />
They can provide you with<br />
information and assistance with<br />
any claim to the Veterans Administration.<br />
Home visits by one of<br />
the veterans rep re sen ta tives may<br />
be arranged.<br />
Other<br />
Some unions and fraternal or ga -<br />
ni za tions have benefi ts. Contact<br />
any organizations that you belong<br />
to and ask if benefi ts are available.<br />
The Public Administrator under<br />
certain conditions can administer<br />
a decedent’s estate. Call for more<br />
information: 568-2790.<br />
Burial and Cre ma tion<br />
In for ma tion<br />
The Yellow Pages of the tele phone<br />
directory has listings for “Funeral<br />
Directors, Services” and “Cremation<br />
Services.” In ad di tion, there<br />
is one nonprofi t organization<br />
in Santa Barbara that provides<br />
22 2005-2007 SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SENIOR RESOURCE DIRECTORY<br />
low-cost burial and/or cremation<br />
services.<br />
Funeral Consumers Alliance-<br />
Channel Cities<br />
P.O. Box 1778<br />
Ojai, CA 93024-1778<br />
692-2464<br />
800-520-7526<br />
Offers information and education<br />
on low cost funeral, cremation,<br />
and burials.<br />
International Cemetery and<br />
Funeral Association<br />
107 Carpenter Dr.,Ste 100<br />
Sterling, VA 20164<br />
800-645-7700<br />
www.icfa.org<br />
Cemetery and Funeral Bureau<br />
Department of Consumer Affairs<br />
400R Street<br />
Sacramento, A 958141<br />
800-952-5210<br />
916-322-7737<br />
www.cfb.ca.gov<br />
Licenses and regulates the California<br />
funeral and cemetery industries<br />
Also investigates complaints<br />
against funeral homes, cemeteries<br />
and individual licensees. Publishes<br />
“Consumer Guide to Funeral &<br />
Cemetery Purchases.”<br />
Federal Trade Commission<br />
Consumer Response Center<br />
Washington, CD 20580<br />
877-FTC-HELP<br />
202-326-2502 TDD<br />
www.ftc.gob<br />
North American Cemetery<br />
Regulatory Assoc.<br />
c/o Cemetery & Funeral Home<br />
Section Consumer Protection<br />
Division<br />
Offi ce of the Attorney General<br />
1024 Capital Center Dr.<br />
Frankfort, KY 40601<br />
Death Certifi cates<br />
A funeral director will usually obtain<br />
copies of the death cer tifi cate<br />
for you. Certifi ed death certifi cates<br />
are usually required for benefi ts
determination. Certifi ed copies<br />
cost $13.00 each and can also be<br />
obtained by visiting or writing to:<br />
Santa Barbara County Clerk<br />
Recorder<br />
P.O. Box 159<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93102<br />
568-2250<br />
Be sure to include the full name<br />
of the deceased and the date of<br />
death. The date of birth is also<br />
helpful, if known.<br />
To register a complaint about a<br />
Funeral Director or other burial<br />
service, contact Board of Funeral<br />
Directors and Em balm ers.<br />
Indigent Death<br />
Cremation services only are available<br />
through:<br />
Public Administration,<br />
Santa Barbara County<br />
P.O. Box 2517<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93120<br />
568-2790<br />
511 E. Lakeside Pkwy.<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93455<br />
346-8337<br />
Unattended Death<br />
If the deceased has not seen a physi<br />
cian within 20 days prior to the<br />
death or if the death is the result<br />
of an accident or of a suspicious<br />
nature, the County Coroner will<br />
become involved in the case. For<br />
more information contact:<br />
County Coroner’s Offi ce<br />
66 S. San Antonio Rd.<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93110<br />
681-4145<br />
Fax 681-4308<br />
www.sbsheriff.org<br />
It is important to report a death<br />
which occurs at home, or in<br />
another non-medical setting. Call<br />
9-1-1.<br />
Organ Donation<br />
Some people express a desire to<br />
“will” their body to science or to<br />
donate vital organs after death.<br />
The Gift of Life program is for tissue<br />
and organ donors. The Department<br />
of Motor Vehicles supplies<br />
donor stickers which may be<br />
affi xed to the back of your driver’s<br />
license or iden ti fi ca tion card. See<br />
the front of your telephone directory<br />
under “State Gov ern ment<br />
Offi ces” for DMV Locations.<br />
The upper age for organ and tissue<br />
donation varies. Currently for tissue<br />
donation, with the exception<br />
of corneas which are 75 (except for<br />
research- no upper age), the maxi<br />
mum is 70. For organ do na tion,<br />
each patient is in di vid u al ly evaluated<br />
re gard less of age.<br />
For further information about tissue<br />
donation contact:<br />
One Legacy<br />
2200 W. 3rd St. #400<br />
Los Angeles, CA 90057<br />
800-338-6112<br />
213-413-6219<br />
www.onelegacy.org<br />
A transplant donor network serving<br />
Southern California.<br />
Alzheimer’s Association<br />
2024 De la Vina St.<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93105<br />
563-0020<br />
There are several choices available<br />
for those who wish to<br />
donate their bodies to science.<br />
All arrangements must be made<br />
in advance.<br />
Support Groups<br />
Bereavement groups for anyone<br />
ex pe ri enc ing the loss of someone<br />
special, particularly within the<br />
last year, are held by some hospice<br />
organizations. One-to-one counsel<br />
ing may also be available for<br />
those who require more intensive<br />
support. For a listing, see SUP-<br />
PORT GROUPS.<br />
DEATH & RELATED SERVICES<br />
How to File a<br />
Complaint with the<br />
State Dept. of<br />
Consumer Affairs<br />
There are two ways that you can<br />
fi le a complaint:<br />
1. You can either call the Consum<br />
er Information Center<br />
at 800-952-5210 or<br />
2. You can contact either of<br />
the Mediation Centers listed<br />
below , secure a complaint<br />
form, fi ll out the form as<br />
com plete ly as possible and<br />
mail it.<br />
3. Online at www.dca.ca.gov<br />
Sacramento offi ce<br />
401 S. Street, Ste.101<br />
Sacramento, CA 95814<br />
916-322-3400<br />
El Monte offi ce<br />
1180 Durfee Ave., Ste. 125<br />
South El Monte, CA 91733<br />
626-575-7037<br />
Note: If the complaint is<br />
against a Cemetery, a<br />
Funeral Home, A Director,<br />
or an Em balm er, the<br />
Sac ra men to offi ce must<br />
be contacted.<br />
2005-2007 SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SENIOR RESOURCE DIRECTORY 23
EDUCATION<br />
A<br />
variety of educational<br />
opportunities exist for<br />
seniors. Classes range from<br />
regular college courses to special<br />
phys i cal fi tness, English as a Second<br />
Language, and Planning for Re tire -<br />
ment. There are a number of different<br />
ways you can take these courses. The<br />
following is a listing of the different<br />
types of pro grams and the schools<br />
that offer them. Some programs offer<br />
special discounts for seniors.<br />
Elderhostel<br />
11 Avenue de Lafayette<br />
Boston, MA 02111-1746<br />
toll free: 877-426-8056<br />
www.elderhostel.org<br />
Elderhostel Program is a not for profit<br />
educational travel or ga ni za tion for<br />
people 55 and older. Offering neraly<br />
8,000 exciting educational programs<br />
throughout the US,Canada, and in<br />
90 coun tries around the world. Programs<br />
range from one day to three<br />
weeks, depending on location and<br />
level of interest.<br />
Adult Education Pro grams<br />
Offer many courses of interest to<br />
seniors. Classes are free or have<br />
minimal fees and the selection of<br />
courses is quite extensive .<br />
Santa Barbara City College<br />
721 Cliff Dr.<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93109<br />
965-0581<br />
www.sbcc.net<br />
Continuing Education Div. OMEGA<br />
Alice Schott Center<br />
310 West Padre Street<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93105<br />
687-0812<br />
Fax 569-5457<br />
Selmer O. Wake Center<br />
300 North Turnpike Rd.<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93111<br />
964-6853<br />
Fax 964-7564<br />
Offers classes designed to promote<br />
and help maintain the mental,<br />
emotional and social well being of<br />
older adults, to foster awareness &<br />
appreciation for aging as a lifelong<br />
developmental process. Instructional<br />
objective is to encourage and assist<br />
with continued, healthful, meaningful<br />
engagement through broadening the<br />
scope of intersts and increasing one’s<br />
knowledge base as well as enhancing<br />
coping skills and enriching awarenesses<br />
as we age. All OMEGA classes,<br />
workshops and seminars are free of<br />
charge.<br />
Allan Hancock College<br />
Community Education<br />
800 South College Dr,Bldg T<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
922-6966 x3209<br />
Fax 352-1046<br />
www.hancockcollege.edu<br />
24 2005-2007 SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SENIOR RESOURCE DIRECTORY<br />
One Hancock Dr.<br />
Lompoc, CA 93436<br />
735-3366<br />
1404 Wyoming Ave. Bldg. 14003<br />
Vandenberg AFB, CA 93437<br />
734-3500<br />
Fax 734-0321<br />
Adult Literacy<br />
Adult Literacy Programs pro vide<br />
trained volunteer tutors who will<br />
teach adults to read, write, and speak<br />
English on a one-to-one basis. Listed<br />
below are literacy pro grams accessible<br />
throughout Santa Barbara County.<br />
Central Coast Literacy Coun cil<br />
Learning <strong>Resource</strong> Center<br />
800 South College Dr. Bldg. L<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
922-6966 x3499<br />
Fax 346-8740<br />
Language Ministry Program<br />
First Southern Baptist Church<br />
1009 East Pine Ave.<br />
Lompoc, CA 93436<br />
736-6531<br />
Adult Literacy Program<br />
Santa Barbara Public Library<br />
40 East Anapamu<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
564-5619<br />
Other Adult Education<br />
Programs<br />
University of California<br />
320 Stork Rd.<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93117<br />
Extension—Continuing Ed u ca tion<br />
893-4200<br />
Extension English Language Program<br />
893-8383<br />
Adult School, Lompoc<br />
515 West College Ave.<br />
Lompoc, CA 93436<br />
735-8937<br />
Fax 736-3089<br />
Offers programs for seniors<br />
basic ed u ca tion, high school<br />
programs, vocational and occu<br />
pa tion al training, English as<br />
a Second Lan guage, art classes,<br />
and cit i zen ship prep a ra tion. GED<br />
Center in addition to high school<br />
diploma.
Cooperative Extensions/Farm<br />
& Home Advisor<br />
624 West Foster Rd<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93455<br />
934-6240<br />
Fax 934-6333<br />
Informal education through<br />
delivery of information in areas<br />
of agriculture, natural resources,<br />
home economics, marine scienc<br />
es and youth de vel op ment.<br />
Gatekeeper Program<br />
967-7034<br />
969-0589<br />
Educates professionals and vol un -<br />
teers on the warning signs of seniors<br />
who have been abused, or who are in<br />
danger of being abused or neglected .<br />
Caregiver University<br />
Alzheimer’s Association<br />
2024 De La Vina<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93105<br />
563-0020 Santa Barbara offi ce<br />
636-6432 Santa Maria offi ce<br />
info@centralcoastalz.org<br />
Provides a variety of educational<br />
workshops and in di vid u al coun sel ing<br />
ses sions designed spe cif i cal ly for family<br />
caregivers. These include: What<br />
Now?, Powerful Tools for Caregivers<br />
and Coach ing for Caregivers.<br />
Hospice of Santa Barbara Inc.<br />
520 W. Junipero<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93105<br />
563-8820<br />
www.hospiceofsantabarbara.org<br />
Sponsors lectures and retreats on end<br />
of life topics. Experienced hospice<br />
professionals teach the community<br />
at large about facing death and grief<br />
recovery. Book and video library,<br />
pamphlets, Advanced Directives and<br />
Living Will forms available free<br />
Walter H. Capps Center<br />
UCSB<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93106<br />
893-2317<br />
www.cappscenter.ucsb.edu<br />
For the study of ethics, religion<br />
and public life.<br />
Serves as a community forum for<br />
discussing issues of local, national<br />
and global significance. Most of its<br />
free public events are presented in<br />
downtown Santa Barbara and information<br />
about them can be found on<br />
its website.<br />
Questions<br />
Consumers Should Ask<br />
The following is a list of<br />
important questions that<br />
con sum ers and caregivers<br />
should ask their health care<br />
providers about each medicine:<br />
· Why is this medicine pre scribed?<br />
· How does the medicine work in<br />
my body?<br />
· How can I ex pect to feel once I<br />
start taking this medicine?<br />
· How will I know the medicine is<br />
working? Is there a typical period<br />
after which my symp toms should<br />
improve?<br />
· How long will I have to take this<br />
medicine? Will I need a refi ll when<br />
I fi nish this prescription?<br />
· Will this med i cine interact with<br />
other med i cines–prescription and<br />
non pre scrip tion–that I am taking<br />
now?<br />
· Should I take this medicine with<br />
food? Are there any foods or<br />
beverages I should avoid?<br />
· Are there any activities I should<br />
avoid while taking this medicine?<br />
· What possible problems might<br />
I experience with the medicine?<br />
How can I prevent these problems<br />
from occurring? At what point<br />
should I report problems with the<br />
medicine?<br />
· What should I do if I miss a dose<br />
of this medicine, or take too<br />
much?<br />
· What is the cost for the medicine<br />
prescribed? Is there a less<br />
expensive alternative prescription?<br />
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Learn to provide the best care<br />
possible with this home study<br />
course and video. Informationpacked<br />
modules teach basic care<br />
such as bathing, home safety and<br />
nutrition.<br />
Call the Santa Barbara<br />
County Chapter of the<br />
American Red Cross at<br />
687-1331 in Santa Barbara or<br />
928-0778 in Santa Maria or<br />
visit www.sbaco-redcross.org<br />
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ELDER ABUSE<br />
What is Elder Abuse?<br />
The aging of our society presents<br />
challenges to many sectors of our<br />
community. Increasing numbers of<br />
older persons are being cared for in<br />
their own homes, where resources<br />
to provide suffi cient care may be<br />
limited. Sub stan tial portions of<br />
our elderly are being cared for by<br />
elderly children and spouses. Recent<br />
reports from the House Select<br />
Committee on Aging focus attention<br />
on the problem of elder abuse.<br />
Elder abuse is not a new problem.<br />
Defi nitions<br />
Neglect<br />
Denial of food, clothing, shelter<br />
or health care or the inability to<br />
provide basic needs.<br />
Mental Suffering<br />
Infl iction of mental anguish by demand<br />
ing, name-calling, insulting,<br />
ignoring, hu mil i at ing, frightening,<br />
threatening, iso lat ing, etc.<br />
Financial Abuse<br />
Theft, misuse of funds or property,<br />
extortion, duress, fraud.<br />
Abandonment<br />
Abandonment means the desertion<br />
or willful forsaking of an elder by<br />
anyone having care or custody of<br />
that person under circumstances<br />
in which a reasonable person<br />
would continue to provide care or<br />
custody.<br />
Physical Abuse<br />
Direct beatings, lack of food, lack<br />
of medical care or over medication,<br />
sexual exploitation, neglect.<br />
Isolation<br />
Acts intentionally committed for<br />
the purpose of preventing an elder<br />
from receiving his or her mail or<br />
telephone calls. Telling a caller or<br />
prospective visitor that an elder is<br />
not present, or does not wish to<br />
talk with the caller, or does not<br />
wish to meet with the visitor where<br />
the statement is false, is contrary<br />
to the express wishes of the elder,<br />
whether s/he is competent or not,<br />
and is made for the purpose of<br />
preventing the elder from having<br />
contact with family, friends or<br />
con cerned people. False im pris -<br />
on ment. Physical restraint for the<br />
purpose of preventing the elder<br />
from meeting with visitors.<br />
Self Neglect<br />
The negligent failure of the person<br />
them selves to exercise that degree<br />
of care that a reasonable person in<br />
a like position would exercise.<br />
Toward Prevention<br />
— for Individuals<br />
Do’s…<br />
• Stay sociable as you age; maintain<br />
and increase your network<br />
of friends and acquaintances.<br />
• Keep in contact with old<br />
friends and neighbors if you<br />
move in with a relative or<br />
change to a new address.<br />
• Develop a “buddy” system with<br />
a friend outside the home. Plan<br />
for at least a weekly contact<br />
and share openly with a person.<br />
• Ask friends to visit you at<br />
home; even a brief visit can allow<br />
ob ser va tions of your wellbeing.<br />
• Accept new opportunities for<br />
activities. They can bring new<br />
friends.<br />
• Participate in community activ<br />
i ties as you are able.<br />
• Volunteer or become a member<br />
or offi cer of an organization.<br />
Par tic i pate regularly.<br />
• Have your own telephone; post<br />
and open your own mail. If<br />
your mail is being intercepted,<br />
discuss the problem with<br />
postal au thor i ties.<br />
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• Stay organized. Keep your<br />
be long ings neat and orderly.<br />
Make sure others are aware<br />
that you know where everything<br />
is kept.<br />
• Take care of your personal<br />
needs. Keep regular medical,<br />
dental, barber, hairdresser, and<br />
other personal appointments.<br />
• Arrange to have your Social Security<br />
or pension check deposited<br />
directly to a bank account.<br />
• Get legal advice about arrange<br />
ments you can make now<br />
for possible future disability,<br />
in clud ing powers-of-attorney,<br />
guardianships, or conservatorships.<br />
• Keep records, accounts, and<br />
property available for ex am ina<br />
tion by someone you trust,<br />
as well as the person you or the<br />
court has des ig nat ed to manage<br />
your affairs.<br />
• Review your will periodically.<br />
Give up control of your property<br />
or assets only when you<br />
decide you cannot manage<br />
them.<br />
• Ask for help when you need it.<br />
Discuss your plans with your<br />
attorney, physician, or family<br />
mem bers.<br />
Don’ts…<br />
• Don’t live with a person who<br />
has a background of violent<br />
behavior or alcohol or drug<br />
abuse.<br />
• Don’t leave your home un at -<br />
tend ed. Notify police if you<br />
are going to be away for a long<br />
period. Don’t leave messages<br />
on the door while you are away.<br />
• Don’t leave cash, jewelry, or<br />
prized possessions lying about.<br />
• Don’t accept personal care in
eturn for transfer or assignments<br />
of your property or assets<br />
unless a lawyer, advocate,<br />
or another trusted person acts<br />
as a witness to the trans ac tion.<br />
• Don’t sign a document unless<br />
someone you trust has reviewed<br />
it.<br />
• Don’t allow anyone else to<br />
keep details of your fi nances<br />
or property man age ment from<br />
you.<br />
Abuse and/or neglect may be<br />
in ten tion al or due to a caregiver’s<br />
lack of knowledge or capacity to<br />
care for the older person. Abuse<br />
also can be re fl ec tive of a stressed<br />
family or long-standing diffi cult<br />
parent-child re la tion ship. Elder<br />
abuse can be found anywhere that<br />
senior citizens are located—in the<br />
home, in residential or convalescent<br />
facilities, or in other areas of<br />
the community. Abusers can be<br />
family members, caregivers, employees,<br />
or strangers.<br />
If you suspect that an elder is being<br />
abused, contact:<br />
Adult Protective Services<br />
Santa Barbara<br />
681-4550<br />
Santa Maria<br />
346-8303<br />
Lompoc<br />
737-6020<br />
An investigation into the suspected<br />
abuse may be initiated based<br />
upon the in for ma tion that you<br />
are able to provide. You may, if<br />
you choose, report anonymously<br />
or call to discuss your concerns<br />
without making a report .<br />
Elder-care cus to di ans, health<br />
prac ti tio ners, or em ploy ees of<br />
County Adult Protective Services<br />
Agencies who, within their<br />
pro fes sion al capacity or within<br />
the scope of the employment,<br />
suspect an incident of physical<br />
abuse, MUST REPORT immedi-<br />
ately by telephone and in writing<br />
within two working days to Adult<br />
Protective Services, Long-Term<br />
Care Om buds man Services, or to<br />
the police .<br />
IN CASE OF AN EMER GEN CY,<br />
CALL 9-1-1.<br />
District Attorney’s Offi ce Elder<br />
Abuse Prosecution Unit<br />
Hours: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm M-F<br />
1112 Santa Barbara St.<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
568-2400<br />
312-D East Cook Street<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
346-7529<br />
The District Attorney’s Office has<br />
a specialized unit to prosecute<br />
crimes committed against elders.<br />
The Unit is comprised of trained<br />
investigators and prosecutors<br />
who are familiar with dynamics<br />
which are common in elder abuse<br />
cases. In addition to the assignment<br />
of specially trained Elder<br />
Abuse pros e cu tors and in ves -<br />
ti ga tors, the District Attorney’s<br />
Office has implemented an Elder<br />
Abuse Ad vo ca cy Program comprised<br />
of crime victim advocates.<br />
The advocates offer services to<br />
victims and their families that<br />
include crisis intervention, ori en -<br />
ta tion to the criminal justice<br />
system, case status information,<br />
court support, referral and<br />
resource in for ma tion, assistance<br />
in obtaining state compensation<br />
for crime related expenses and<br />
emer gen cy food and financial<br />
assistance.<br />
ELDER ABUSE<br />
How to Hire<br />
In Home Care Workers<br />
A Guide for <strong>Senior</strong>s, their Families<br />
and others with Spe cial Needs in<br />
Santa Barbara County<br />
In Santa Barbara County, a Guide has been<br />
prepared to assist an older person to remain<br />
in their own home. Remaining in de pen dent<br />
and living at home is the pref er ence of most<br />
older persons. Contact <strong>Senior</strong> Connection at<br />
800-510-2020 for a copy of the Guide.<br />
A number of services are available today<br />
which can help an older person stay in their<br />
own home and live an independent life. A<br />
person may need one or more services to<br />
ensure their safety and security in the home .<br />
Some services are provided by vol un teers supervised<br />
by a local public or non profi t organization.<br />
Other services are provided by paid workers<br />
from agen cies or persons who are hired<br />
in de pen dent ly by the older person or family. In<br />
any instance it is im por tant to be careful about<br />
ar range ments made for care in the home.<br />
As you think about arranging services to<br />
help in the home, con sid er the fol low ing:<br />
• Can you count on family and friends to<br />
help out? On a regular basis or occassionally?<br />
Financially? With transportation?<br />
• Can the home be modifi ed tro accommodate<br />
a physical dis abil i ty?<br />
• What does each service cost? How much<br />
of the cost can be paid for through<br />
Medicare? Medi-Cal? Other insurance?<br />
• If several services are needed, does the<br />
cost of all of them added to geth er<br />
become pro hib i tive?<br />
Many inhome services require that a<br />
stranger come into your house. Before<br />
deciding which services to use, be sure<br />
to obtain the fol low ing information:<br />
• When using an agency to obtain a<br />
personal care aide, ask for and check out<br />
the ref er enc es of the agency itself. The<br />
agency should be bonded and in sured.<br />
• Ask for and contact the aide’s ref er enc es.<br />
Be sure that the aide is trained to perform<br />
the re quired duties.<br />
• Settle all arrangements for paying the<br />
aide, his or her trans por ta tion costs,<br />
Social Security, or other fringe benefi ts<br />
before the aide starts work. Find out who<br />
is legally liable and responsible if anything<br />
is stolen by the aide or if the aide is<br />
involved in an accident in the home.<br />
• Prepare a schedule of tasks and working<br />
hours for the aide before every visit.<br />
Insist that the aide follow the schedule.<br />
• Require that receipts ac com pa ny all<br />
purchases made on behalf of the client<br />
by the aide during shopping trips<br />
2005-2007 SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SENIOR RESOURCE DIRECTORY 27
EMPLOYMENT<br />
Older adults are sometimes<br />
confronted with the need<br />
to change jobs, re-enter the<br />
work force because of a change of<br />
status, or seek part-time em ploy -<br />
ment to sup ple ment a fi xed income.<br />
Social Security<br />
Earnings Test<br />
For retirees age 62 through 65, $1<br />
in Social Security benefi ts is withheld<br />
for every $2 in earnings above<br />
$11,520 in 2003. This limit increases<br />
each year. There is no limit<br />
on earnings for in di vid u als age 65<br />
or older. For the latest information<br />
and more details call the Social Security<br />
Ad min is tra tion at 800-772-<br />
1213 or visit the Social Security<br />
web site at www.socialsecurity.gov.<br />
You should also call to report any<br />
change in your earnings such as<br />
when you begin or stop working.<br />
Training and Place ment<br />
for <strong>Senior</strong>s<br />
The following programs are designed<br />
to help you connect with<br />
meaningful em ploy ment, and/or<br />
provide spe cial ized job training.<br />
One Stop Career Centers<br />
Workforce <strong>Resource</strong> Center<br />
130 E. Ortega St.<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
568-1296<br />
Fax 568-1382<br />
1410 S. Broadway<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
614-1550<br />
Fax 614-1230<br />
www.workforceresource.com<br />
The Workforce <strong>Resource</strong> Centers<br />
are the One Stop Career Centers<br />
for Santa Barbara County.<br />
They provide job ori en ta tion, job<br />
assessment, coun sel ing and job<br />
placement and referral. Class room<br />
training is available for pre-employment<br />
skills and other spe cial ized<br />
skills. Em ploy er/employee self<br />
help materials are available in the<br />
library/class room.<br />
<strong>Senior</strong> Community<br />
Se rvic es Em ploy ment<br />
Pro gram<br />
Work Training Program<br />
Headquarters<br />
124 W. Carmen Ln. Ste. B<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93458<br />
928-2161<br />
Fax 928-5154<br />
cgardner@wtpinc.org<br />
Field Offi ce<br />
130 E. Ortega<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
568-1385<br />
Fax 568-1316<br />
<strong>Senior</strong>s with limited income aged 55<br />
and over are assigned to paid parttime<br />
positions in public and private<br />
non profit agencies. Paid classroom<br />
and on- the –job training op por tu ni<br />
ties available.<br />
Other Training and<br />
Placement Programs<br />
The following programs offer assis<br />
tance to all people who qualify:<br />
Department of Vocational<br />
Re ha bil i ta tion<br />
1775 So. McClelland<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93455<br />
928-1891<br />
Fax 346-2179<br />
509 E Montecito St# 101<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93103<br />
560-8130<br />
Fax 560-8162<br />
www.dor.ca.gov<br />
Assists people with permanent disabilities<br />
with employment. Pro vides<br />
diagnosis, treatment, vocational<br />
counseling, training and placement.<br />
Center for Employment<br />
Train ing<br />
509 W Morrison<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
928-1737<br />
Fax 928-1203<br />
ww.cetweb.org<br />
Offers job training and placement<br />
assistance to low-income,<br />
28 2005-2007 SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SENIOR RESOURCE DIRECTORY<br />
un der em ployed, and unemployed<br />
people. ESL classes also avail able<br />
when seeking legal status.<br />
Regional Occupational<br />
Pro gram ( ROP)<br />
SB County Schools<br />
Superintendent Offi ce<br />
Hope School Center<br />
3970 La Colina Road<br />
ROP Room 8<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93160<br />
964-4711, x4462<br />
Fax 569-2507<br />
North County ROP<br />
4893 Bethany Lane<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93455<br />
937-8427<br />
Fax 937-7489<br />
www.sbceo.org<br />
Offers pre-employment skills and<br />
vo ca tion al classes in a variety of<br />
fields for employment training at<br />
sites through out the county.<br />
Employment Referral<br />
Employment Development<br />
De part ment ( EDD)<br />
130 E. Ortega St.<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
568-1280<br />
Fax 568-1316<br />
1410 S Broadway<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93456<br />
348-3230<br />
www.caljobs.ca.gov<br />
The EDD offers placement services,<br />
job search workshop, and<br />
veteran’s em ploy ment services.<br />
CalJOBS<br />
To better serve employers and job<br />
seekers, the State Em ploy ment Devel<br />
op ment Department (EDD) has<br />
im ple ment ed a new primary match ing<br />
tool for Job Service, the California Job<br />
Opening Browse System, com mon ly<br />
known as CalJOBS. CalJOBS is an<br />
electronic job listing and referral system<br />
de vel oped by EDD to make cus tom er<br />
self-service possible. CalJOBS is a<br />
computer link be tween em ploy ers and<br />
job seekers and is the primary matching
tool for Job Service.<br />
While CalJOBS is primarily a self<br />
service tool, one can access CalJOBS<br />
at the local One Stop Career Centers.<br />
Staff is available to acquaint a<br />
person with CalJOBS and how to<br />
use it in seeking a job referral.<br />
You can access CalJOBS at<br />
www.caljobs.ca.gov .<br />
Employment<br />
Discrimination<br />
Labor Standards Enforcement/<br />
Industrial Relations<br />
411 E. Canon Perdido, Rm. 3<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
568-1222<br />
Fax 568-1569<br />
www.dir.ca.gov<br />
This agency enforces laws covering<br />
wages, hours and working<br />
con di tions. They in ves ti gate<br />
problems concerning wage<br />
claims, minimum wage, over time,<br />
hours and con di tions<br />
Fair Employment & Housing<br />
De part ment<br />
1732 Palma Dr., Rm 200<br />
Ventura, CA 93003<br />
800-884-1684<br />
www.dfeh.ca.gov<br />
Investigates allegations of discrim<br />
i na tion on the basis of age,<br />
sex, color, national origin, mar i tal<br />
EMPLOYMENT<br />
status, creed, physical dis abil i ty,<br />
medical condition, preg nan cy,<br />
sexual orientation, genetic characteristics<br />
and religion when<br />
employment, housing, and public<br />
ac com mo da tions are affected.<br />
Age discrimination complaints must<br />
be filed no later than two years from<br />
the date of “harm.” All other complaints<br />
must be filed no later than<br />
one year from the date of “harm.”<br />
Give your loved ones<br />
the care they need in<br />
the home they love.<br />
Most seniors want to live in their own<br />
homes for as long as they can. LivHOME<br />
makes it possible with:<br />
• hourly and live-in care<br />
• professional oversight<br />
That’s why LivHOME is the nation’s<br />
#1 professionally-led at-home care company.<br />
For a no-charge phone consultation,<br />
call 805-687-8766<br />
www.livhome.com<br />
2005-2007 SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SENIOR RESOURCE DIRECTORY 29
FINANCIAL SERVICES<br />
Social Security<br />
Administration<br />
The Social Security Ad min is tra tion<br />
im ple ments a number of programs<br />
that can offer fi nancial assistance:<br />
Social Security Re tire ment<br />
Ben e fi ts<br />
Retirement benefi ts are payable as<br />
early as age 62 for a worker who<br />
has Social Security credit for at<br />
least 10 years of work. Benefi ts<br />
are per ma nent ly reduced for each<br />
month early benefi ts before the<br />
normal retirement age (which is<br />
gradually increasing from age 65 to<br />
67). The amount of a Social Security<br />
benefi t is based on the average<br />
amount of the worker’s earnings in<br />
jobs covered by Social Security over<br />
a 35 year period. To assist in fi nancial<br />
planning, a free benefi t estimate<br />
is available by calling Social<br />
Security. Monthly ben e fi ts are also<br />
paid to eligible spouses, divorced<br />
spouses (if the marriage lasted at<br />
least 10 years), and the children of<br />
workers who have retired.<br />
Social Security<br />
Survivors Ben e fi ts<br />
Monthly benefi ts can be paid to<br />
sur vi vors of deceased workers<br />
in clud ing a widow or widower,<br />
divorced widow or widower (if the<br />
marriage lasted at least 10 years),<br />
children under 18, and adult children<br />
who were disabled before age<br />
22. An additional onetime death<br />
payment of $255.00 can be paid<br />
to an el i gi ble widow, widower, or<br />
child.<br />
Social Security<br />
Disability Ben e fi ts<br />
Disability insurance benefi ts are<br />
payable to individuals who have<br />
worked in jobs or self-em ploy ment<br />
covered by Social Security. To be<br />
entitled to benefi ts a worker must<br />
have a disability which prevents<br />
that person from working, and<br />
which is expected to last at least 12<br />
months or result in death. Benefi ts<br />
generally begin after 6 months<br />
of disability, but applications<br />
should be fi led as soon as possible.<br />
Monthly benefi ts are also paid to<br />
eligible spouses and children of the<br />
disabled individual.<br />
Medicare<br />
At age 65, or after two years of<br />
en ti tle ment to disability benefi ts,<br />
most people are eligible for Medicare<br />
coverage. Medicare health<br />
insurance will help pay for medical<br />
expenses including doctor and<br />
hospital charges. (See Paying for<br />
Health Care for more information).<br />
Right of Appeal<br />
If you feel that a decision about<br />
your benefi ts was not correct, go<br />
to the Social Security offi ce and<br />
ask for a re con sid er a tion. If you<br />
disagree with the re con sid er a tion,<br />
you have the right to request a<br />
hearing. Your Social Security offi ce<br />
can explain the process. There are<br />
also sources of legal help listed in<br />
the LEGAL section of this directory.<br />
Some private attorneys also<br />
help with Social Security prob lems,<br />
for a fee.<br />
Supplemental Se cu ri ty Income<br />
Program ( SSI)<br />
The Social Security Ad min is tra tion<br />
also handles a program that provides<br />
monthly fi nancial assistance<br />
to needy persons who are 65 or<br />
older, blind, or dis abled. Eligibility<br />
is based on income and assets.<br />
A recipient must be a citizen or a<br />
permanent legal immigrant who<br />
meets certain el i gi bil i ty requirements.<br />
A person may be eligible for SSI<br />
benefi ts even if he or she receives a<br />
Social Security check. Contact your<br />
nearest Social Security offi ce for<br />
information about eligibility and<br />
current benefi ts.<br />
If a person is eligible for SSI<br />
benefi ts, s/he is also entitled to<br />
30 2005-2007 SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SENIOR RESOURCE DIRECTORY<br />
receive Medi-Cal and may also be<br />
eligible for In-Home Sup port ive<br />
Services to help with personal care<br />
and meals if necessary. Contact<br />
the County Department of Social<br />
Services.<br />
When applying for SSI, a person<br />
should have the following in for -<br />
ma tion:<br />
• His or her Social Security card<br />
or a record of their Social Security<br />
number.<br />
• Proof of age, cit i zen ship, a<br />
birth certifi cate or the oldest<br />
other proof available. If not<br />
a citizen evidence of im mi -<br />
gra tion status is needed.<br />
• Information about any income<br />
and resources such as payroll<br />
slips, copies of tax re turns,<br />
bank books, insurance policies,<br />
car reg is tra tion, and burial<br />
fund records. (If applying for<br />
benefi ts for a child, information<br />
about the parents’ income<br />
and re sourc es will be needed.)<br />
• Information about the place s/<br />
he lives, including the amount<br />
of the mortgage and property<br />
taxes on a home he or she<br />
owns, the lease and land lord’s<br />
name if renting, and the cost of<br />
food and utilities.<br />
• If disabled or blind, medical records,<br />
or the names, ad dress es,<br />
and tele phone num bers of doctors,<br />
hospitals, and clinics that<br />
have treated the person.<br />
A person should call the Social<br />
Security offi ce before applying and<br />
the rep re sen ta tive will make an<br />
ap point ment and help the person<br />
identify what records s/he needs to<br />
support the application.<br />
For More In for ma tion<br />
To fi nd out more about Social Security<br />
programs you may call, write<br />
or visit any Social Security offi ce.<br />
In for ma tion can be obtained from<br />
the nearest Social Security web site<br />
at www.socialsecurity.gov.
Social Security can be reached tollfree<br />
anytime between 7 a.m. and<br />
7 p.m. by calling: 1 800-772-1213.<br />
The best times to call are between<br />
7 a.m. and 9 a.m. or between 5 p.m.<br />
and 7 p.m. especially in the last half<br />
of each month. Service Rep re sen ta<br />
tives can answer your questions,<br />
make an appointment for you,<br />
and tell you what you will need<br />
to pro vide if you fi le an application<br />
for benefi ts. If you are not yet<br />
receiving benefi ts you may request<br />
a Per son al Earnings and Benefi t<br />
Estimate Statement (PEBES) which<br />
will show the Social Security work<br />
credits you have earned and the<br />
amount of future benefi ts you may<br />
be entitled to. Most Social Security<br />
business can be handled by telephone<br />
including reporting changes<br />
in your address, signing up for<br />
direct deposit of your checks, and<br />
reporting earn ings.<br />
Social Security Offi ces<br />
Santa Barbara Offi ce<br />
355 Paseo Nuevo<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
963-7806<br />
Hours: 9 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.<br />
Monday through Friday<br />
Santa Maria Offi ce<br />
2436 Professional Parkway<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93455<br />
934-2793<br />
Hours: 9 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.<br />
Monday through Friday (Serves<br />
Lompoc area also)<br />
Solvang <strong>Senior</strong> Center/SSA Contact<br />
Station<br />
1745 Mission Drive<br />
Solvang, CA 93463<br />
688-3793<br />
Hours: 9 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.<br />
Third Wednesday of each month<br />
(By appointment only)<br />
County Programs<br />
Department of Social Services<br />
Santa Barbara County<br />
The following are locations of the<br />
De part ment of Social Ser vic es in<br />
Santa Barbara County:<br />
234 Camino del Remedio<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93110<br />
681-4401<br />
www.countyofsb.org<br />
1100 W. Laurel Ave.<br />
Lompoc, CA 93436<br />
737-7080<br />
2125 S. Centerpointe Parkway<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93455<br />
346-7135<br />
Food Stamps<br />
Many seniors are eligible for food<br />
stamps. You cannot receive them<br />
if you are receiving Sup ple men tal<br />
Security Income (SSI). You may<br />
own your own home and your car,<br />
but there is a limitation on your<br />
other assets and income. For information<br />
on eligibility and benefi ts,<br />
contact the nearest Department of<br />
Social Services Offi ce listed above.<br />
There are home interviews available<br />
for the disabled in di vid u al.<br />
Call for the Food Stamp screening<br />
time and location.<br />
General Relief<br />
If you are very low income, less<br />
than 65 years of age, and are not<br />
eligible for federally funded assistance,<br />
you may qualify for General<br />
Relief. In for ma tion about this<br />
program can be ob tained from the<br />
De part ment of Social Services. Apply<br />
at the offi ce closest to you.<br />
Veteran’s Benefi ts<br />
There are Veteran’s benefi ts for<br />
eligible veterans and/ or spouses<br />
who are disabled or over the age<br />
of 65. The benefi ts available to a<br />
veteran depends on when he or she<br />
was in the service. It is also based<br />
on assets and income. For more<br />
information, contact:<br />
FINANCIAL SERVICES<br />
Department of Veteran’s<br />
Affairs<br />
4440 Calle Real<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93110<br />
683-1491 x494<br />
800-827-1000<br />
Monday and Tuesday, 8-4:30<br />
p.m.<br />
SB Veteran’s Service Offi ces<br />
315 Camino Del Remedio, Bldg. 2<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93110<br />
681-4500<br />
108 E. Locust St.<br />
Lompoc, CA 93436<br />
737-7900<br />
511 E. Lakeside Parkway,# 47<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93455<br />
346-7160<br />
Health Insurance Counsel<br />
ing & Billing Services<br />
The following organization provides<br />
health insurance coun sel ing:<br />
HICAP (Health Insurance<br />
Counseling and Advocacy Program)<br />
Central Coast Commission for<br />
<strong>Senior</strong> Citizens<br />
528 S. Broadway<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
928-5663<br />
800-434-0222<br />
Fax 925-9555<br />
www.centralcoastseniors.org<br />
Offers free information and<br />
as sis tance with understanding<br />
Medicare benefits and rights,<br />
solving medical billing problems,<br />
filing claims and appeals, and<br />
comparing insurance policies.<br />
Information can be received over<br />
the phone or in person. Trained<br />
vol un teer counselors are available<br />
at local com mu ni ty sites to<br />
provide assistance. Call for more<br />
in for ma tion or an ap point ment.<br />
Coun sel ing sites are located in<br />
Santa Barbara, Goleta, Solvang,<br />
Lompoc, Santa Maria, Carpinteria,<br />
Guadalupe and Orcutt.<br />
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FINANCIAL SERVICES<br />
Planning for Long Term<br />
Care Needs<br />
The California Partnership for<br />
Long Term Care is another insurance<br />
option avail able to a person<br />
who is plan ning for their long term<br />
care needs. This dem on stra tion<br />
project is a part ner ship between<br />
the state of California, the private<br />
in sur ance companies, and the<br />
consumer.<br />
The purpose of the California<br />
Part ner ship is to 1) offer af ford able<br />
LTC insurance to moderate and<br />
middle income consumers; 2) by<br />
example and consumer education<br />
improve the quality of long-<br />
term care insurance; 3) reduce<br />
the government ex pen di tures for<br />
long-term care expenses by providing<br />
an incentive for in di vid u als to<br />
pur chase policies. This is the Medi-<br />
Cal asset protection equal to the<br />
dollar value of insurance benefi ts<br />
re ceived.<br />
All long-term care policies marketed<br />
in California must meet certain<br />
consumer standards established<br />
by state law. The California Partner<br />
ship policies have additional<br />
standards that must be met to<br />
be marketed under the partnership<br />
plan. All Partnership policies<br />
must use the same set of criteria to<br />
determine eligibility for benefi ts.<br />
There is a min i mum daily benefi t<br />
guar an teed to provide mean ing ful<br />
coverage. Au to mat ic infl ation protection<br />
is man da to ry. In de pen dent<br />
care management agen cies must<br />
provide assessment and care plans<br />
for consumer. There are limitations<br />
on future rate increases,<br />
and an option that allows you to<br />
“step down” your coverage if your<br />
fi nancial sit u a tion changes making<br />
it im pos si ble to pay the current<br />
premium. You may designate<br />
another person to be notifi ed if<br />
you fail to pay premiums within<br />
30 days of the due date. One dollar<br />
of your assets will be protected for<br />
every dollar a Part ner ship policy<br />
pays out in benefi ts in the event<br />
that you will later need to apply for<br />
Medi-Cal benefi ts to continue paying<br />
for your long-term care.<br />
You must be a California resident<br />
when you purchase a Partnership<br />
approved LTCI policy, but<br />
you may use the benefi ts outside<br />
of Cal i for nia. When and if you<br />
would need to apply for Med ic aid<br />
(Medi-Cal in California) and take<br />
advantage of the asset protection,<br />
you would need to be a California<br />
resident to protect your assets under<br />
this contract.<br />
Insurers are required to document<br />
the long-term care benefi ts that<br />
have been paid on your behalf and<br />
to verify the amount of assets that<br />
have been protected. A report is<br />
sent quarterly to the policyholder<br />
showing what benefi ts apply to the<br />
asset pro tec tion.<br />
When there is a couple and one<br />
spouse must go into a nursing<br />
home and the other spouse remains<br />
in the community, the commu<br />
ni ty spouse may retain a certain<br />
amount of assets ($95,100 in 2005)<br />
and a certain amount of monthly<br />
income ($2,378 in 2005) without<br />
affecting the eligibility for Medi-<br />
Cal of the nursing home spouse.<br />
When the nursing home spouse<br />
has a Part ner ship LTCI policy,<br />
he/she may main tain ad di tion al<br />
protected assets equal to the qualifi<br />
ed benefi ts that have been paid<br />
by the Part ner ship policy. This is<br />
in ad di tion to the assets allowed to<br />
the com mu ni ty spouse.<br />
Policies may be purchased to cover<br />
only the amount of assets that<br />
need to be protected. The minimum<br />
coverage would cover assets<br />
to equal the cost of one year in a<br />
nursing home, $65,000 in 2005.<br />
Cov er age may be for 1,2,3,4,5 years<br />
or lifetime.<br />
Two types of policies are offered<br />
by the Partnership. Nursing Home<br />
and Assisted Living will cover care<br />
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in a nursing home or a residential<br />
care facility. The second type<br />
of policy is the Comprehensive<br />
plan which covers nursing home,<br />
residential care facility, and home<br />
care benefi ts in the pol i cy hold er’s<br />
home.<br />
Evaluating and planning for your<br />
long term care needs is very complex<br />
and is something that each individual<br />
should take enough time<br />
to un der stand the many options<br />
that are available. The California<br />
Partnership for long term care<br />
insurance is only one option that a<br />
person may wish to consider.<br />
If you cannot afford to pay for<br />
long-term care insurance, or if<br />
the person who needs insurance<br />
already has a diagnosis which will<br />
lead to a denial of the ap pli ca tion,<br />
consult with an attorney experienced<br />
in Medi-Cal long-term care<br />
planning.<br />
If you have further questions about<br />
assessing your needs for long term<br />
care insurance and other methods<br />
of plan ning for these needs, you<br />
may contact the Health Insurance<br />
Coun sel ing and Advocacy<br />
Program (HICAP) to meet with a<br />
HICAP counselor to discuss your<br />
individual ques tions. This is a free<br />
service and counseling is done by<br />
trained, reg is tered HICAP volunteer<br />
counselors. Call 800-434-0222<br />
for an ap point ment.<br />
Credit Counseling<br />
Consumer Credit Counseling<br />
Services<br />
5276 Hollister Avenue<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93111<br />
800-540-2227<br />
Consumer Credit Counseling<br />
Service is a non profit agency that<br />
counsels and educates consumers<br />
about debt, credit, budgeting,<br />
and housing matters including<br />
reverse mortgages. Main tains<br />
con fi den ti al i ty of clients and<br />
counseling sessions are free. Three<br />
counseling sites in Santa Barbara
County. Spanish speaking services<br />
are available. To arrange for a<br />
coun sel ing session, call 800-540-<br />
2227.<br />
Catholic Charities<br />
609 E. Haley<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93103<br />
965-7045<br />
Fax 963-2978<br />
info@ccsbca.org<br />
118 N. G St. #B<br />
Lompoc, CA 93436<br />
736-6226<br />
Fax 736-7499<br />
cclompoc@hotmail.com<br />
607 W. Main St.<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
922-2059<br />
Fax 925-1979<br />
smcc@pronet.net<br />
941 Walnut<br />
Carpinteria, CA 93013<br />
684-8621<br />
Fax 684-9771<br />
Catholic Charities provides non de -<br />
nom i na tion al family and individual<br />
counseling and assists individuals<br />
with debt ob li ga tions. Loans and<br />
grants are available to qualified<br />
individuals. Applicants must apply<br />
in person. Also provides Money<br />
Man age ment workshops including<br />
topics such as: Developing Money<br />
Goals, Developing a Spending Plan<br />
that Works, and Personal Investing-<br />
The Basics.<br />
Money Man age ment/Bill<br />
Pay ing Ser vice<br />
Some older people need help with<br />
bill paying, particularly medical<br />
bills and insurance claims. <strong>Senior</strong><br />
Connection has a list of individuals<br />
and businesses which can provide<br />
basic book keep ing and bill paying<br />
services for those persons who are<br />
having diffi culty continuing to do<br />
so for themselves. HICAP can provide<br />
a listing of services that provide<br />
medical claims assistance.<br />
While there are no right or wrong<br />
answers, the following questions<br />
may help to determine what<br />
services/qualities are important to<br />
you re gard ing medical bill management.<br />
Operations<br />
1. How long has the company<br />
been in business?<br />
2. What is the back ground/<br />
ex pe ri ence of the claim handler?<br />
What types of insurance<br />
are they familiar with handling?<br />
3. Is the company willing to<br />
provide references? Be sure to<br />
check them.<br />
4. Does the company charge a fl at<br />
rate, an hourly fee, or a percent<br />
age of what is being fi led?<br />
Is there an initial, onetime<br />
setup charge or an annual fee?<br />
What are the charges to fi le<br />
past claims?<br />
5. Does the company guarantee<br />
con fi den ti al i ty?<br />
6. Does the company have a complaint<br />
process?<br />
Services<br />
7. Do you want access to a tollfree<br />
800 number?<br />
8. Is it important that the compa<br />
ny provide strong tele phone<br />
support and assistance, i.e.<br />
take the time over the telephone<br />
to answer questions?<br />
9. Do you need the company to<br />
do more than just fi le claims,<br />
i.e. to analyze coverage and<br />
make sug ges tions or improvements,<br />
if necessary, or to go as<br />
far as paying medical bills from<br />
a client’s ac count?<br />
10. Are home visits a necessary/<br />
important service com po nent?<br />
Claims Processing &<br />
Reporting<br />
11. On average, how much time<br />
lapses from when the company<br />
receives the claim to when the<br />
FINANCIAL SERVICES<br />
claim is processed and sent to<br />
the insurance com pa ny?<br />
12. Will the company follow-up on<br />
a claims appeal at no charge?<br />
13. Does the client receive the reim<br />
burse ment check directly or<br />
does the company fi rst receive<br />
it from the insurance compa<br />
ny?<br />
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FINANCIAL SERVICES<br />
14. Does the company provide<br />
regular reporting to clients on<br />
claims activity, e.g. monthly<br />
or quar ter ly? Does it supply<br />
year-end sum ma ries for tax<br />
purposes?<br />
15. Are the company’s activity<br />
reports clean and com pre -<br />
hen si ble to you? Ask for a<br />
sample.<br />
16. Will the company keep on fi le<br />
all of the paper doc u men ta tion<br />
that it receives?<br />
17. Ask the company detailed<br />
ques tions about their fees and<br />
make sure you understand<br />
when, for what and how much<br />
you will be billed.<br />
Guide to Financial<br />
Planning As sis tance<br />
Why Do I Need a Financial<br />
Planner?<br />
The reasons people seek out a<br />
fi nan cial planner are many. Questions<br />
vary: Have I adequately<br />
planned for my elder years? Am<br />
I purchasing the right type and<br />
amount of life, dis abil i ty, longterm-care<br />
and Medi care sup ple -<br />
men tal insurance? Are my life<br />
insurance benefi ciary des ig na tions<br />
correct and ad van ta geous? Are my<br />
in vest ments right for me? Am I<br />
comfortable with the investment<br />
decisions I’ve been making? Or am<br />
I afraid to make any investment decisions?<br />
Are my investment and tax<br />
planning programs coordinated?<br />
Could I earn a higher rate of return<br />
without taking more risk? If I were<br />
to become disabled or incompetent,<br />
is there anyone who knows<br />
enough about my fi nan cial affairs<br />
to properly advise my family? Do<br />
I know what my family’s fi nancial<br />
obligations and resources will be as<br />
a result of my death or disability?<br />
Are my estate planning documents<br />
in order and consistent with my<br />
wishes?<br />
What Does a Financial<br />
Plan ner Do?<br />
Through a distinctive six-step process,<br />
the professional helps you to:<br />
1. Clarify your present situation<br />
through collecting and assessing<br />
all relevant fi nancial data<br />
such as all assets, liabilities,<br />
insurance cov er age, wills, etc.<br />
2. Identify both personal and<br />
fi nan cial goals and objectives.<br />
3. Identify fi nancial problems<br />
which create obstacles to you<br />
reaching your goals and ob jec -<br />
tives.<br />
4. Provide a written plan and<br />
course of action.<br />
5. Implement or coordinate the<br />
im ple men ta tion of the strategy<br />
you decide is best to reach your<br />
goals. The pro fes sion al may coordinate<br />
the im ple men ta tion<br />
of your plan with other pro fes -<br />
sion al advisors.<br />
6. Periodically review your plan<br />
to assure you that it is making<br />
progress toward the attainment<br />
of your goals.<br />
How Do I Select a Pro fes sion al<br />
Financial Planner?<br />
You want to select someone you<br />
can work with comfortably. It<br />
is your right and responsibility<br />
to fully investigate the person’s<br />
background, methods of practice,<br />
cre den tials, etc. The fol low ing<br />
questions should help you obtain<br />
information to help you make an<br />
informed decision:<br />
1. What relevant education and/<br />
or credentials does the professional<br />
have in the fi nancial<br />
planning fi eld?<br />
2. How long has the pro fes sion al<br />
been working in the fi eld you<br />
need as sis tance in?<br />
3. What did the professional do<br />
before becoming a fi nancial<br />
planner?<br />
4. Ask for references.<br />
34 2005-2007 SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SENIOR RESOURCE DIRECTORY<br />
5. What are the professional’s<br />
areas of expertise?<br />
6. Verify that the professional has<br />
good working relationships<br />
with ac coun tants, attorneys,<br />
and others who may be needed<br />
to implement your plan.<br />
7. What type of clientele does the<br />
professional serve?<br />
8. How will the professional keep<br />
you informed of new fi nancial<br />
in for ma tion?<br />
9. How will the professional be<br />
com pen sat ed; on a fee basis,<br />
charging an hourly rate or<br />
through com mis sions generated<br />
through the sale of fi nancial<br />
products, or a combination?<br />
You must choose which method<br />
you are most com fort able<br />
with.<br />
10. Talk with friends, business asso<br />
ci ates, and others who are involved<br />
in the fi nancial ser vic es<br />
fi eld. They can give you insight<br />
into what to expect, or perhaps<br />
a referral.<br />
11. Has the planner ever had any<br />
regulatory action taken against<br />
him/her?<br />
12. Has any client ever fi led a claim<br />
or suit against the planner you<br />
are considering?<br />
13. Has the planner ever had a<br />
claim fi led against him/her<br />
involving employee relations?<br />
The leading national industry<br />
or ga ni za tion that can offer<br />
referrals is:<br />
Financial Planning Associates<br />
5775 Glenridge Dr.<br />
Atlanta, GA 30328<br />
800-322-4237<br />
Fax 404-845-3660<br />
www.fpanet.org
Taxes/Homeowner’s &<br />
Rent er’s Assistance<br />
Six programs provide income tax,<br />
property tax and rent as sis tance for<br />
senior citizens in California.<br />
Homeowner’s Property Tax<br />
Ex emp tion<br />
Available if you own and occupy<br />
your home in California as<br />
a principal dwelling as of 12:01<br />
a.m., March 1, (there are no age or<br />
income re quire ments). You will<br />
not be charged property tax on a<br />
portion of your home’s market<br />
value. To receive the full reduction<br />
you must fi le between March 1<br />
and April 15. An 80% reduction is<br />
available if you fi le between April<br />
16 and December 1. There is no<br />
need to refi le for this exemption<br />
(reduction) each year, provided you<br />
continue to own and occupy the<br />
same dwell ing for six continuous<br />
months. Information is available:<br />
Assessors Offi ce<br />
105 E. Anapamu, Rm. 204<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
568-2550<br />
401 E. Cypress Street<br />
Lompoc, CA 93436<br />
737-7899<br />
511 E. Lakeside Parkway<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93455<br />
346-8310<br />
Renter’s Credit<br />
A tax credit or refund that is available<br />
for California tenants. If you<br />
were a renter and a res i dent of California<br />
for the entire year, you are<br />
probably eligible. Claim is make<br />
by fi lling out the state income tax<br />
form provided for that purpose<br />
within the tax booklet mailed out<br />
by the State each year. You may fi le<br />
for renter’s credit even if you do<br />
not fi le a state income tax form.<br />
Deadline for fi ling each year is<br />
April 15th, although one may fi le<br />
for renter’s credit as far back as<br />
four years. If you have missed the<br />
fi ling period, call for a late fi ling<br />
form at the number below.<br />
Franchise Tax Board<br />
4820 McGrath<br />
Ventura, CA<br />
800-852-5711 (until 10 p.m.)<br />
800-822-6268 TDD for hearing<br />
impaired<br />
Renter’s Assistance<br />
Available if you are 62 or older,<br />
blind or disabled, have occupied a<br />
rented residence sometime between<br />
January 1 and December 31, and<br />
have a yearly household income of<br />
not more than $39,699. Application<br />
is made July 1 - October 17. Forms<br />
are available through the State<br />
Franchise Tax Board (see above) or<br />
your VITA volunteer (see below).<br />
Homeowner’s Assistance<br />
A refund of a portion of your property<br />
tax (on a graduated basis) if<br />
you are a ho me own er 62 or older,<br />
blind or disabled with household<br />
income of not more than $39,699<br />
a year. Ap pli ca tion is made July 1<br />
- October 17. Forms are available<br />
through the State Franchise Tax<br />
Board or your VITA volunteer. You<br />
may fi le for both Homeowners’ Assistance<br />
and <strong>Senior</strong> Citizens Property<br />
Tax Post pone ment as they are<br />
two separate programs.<br />
<strong>Senior</strong> Citizens Property Tax<br />
Post pone ment<br />
Enables qualifi ed homeowners to<br />
postpone payment of part or all of<br />
the property taxes on their home.<br />
Re cord ed homeowners must by<br />
62 or older, blind or disabled,<br />
must have owned and occupied<br />
the property as a prin ci pal place of<br />
residence on De cem ber 31 of the<br />
preceding year; household income<br />
must not exceed $24,000.<br />
Filing period is May 15 through<br />
De cem ber 10. You may fi le for<br />
both ho me own er assistance and<br />
post pone ment (these are separate<br />
pro grams). Claim must be postmarked<br />
no later than De cem ber 10<br />
to avoid de lin quen cy penalty.<br />
FINANCIAL SERVICES<br />
When you postpone your taxes,<br />
an account will be established at<br />
the State Controller’s offi ce in<br />
your name. Because the State of<br />
California pays the taxes for you, a<br />
security doc u ment, in the form of<br />
a Property Tax Post pone ment Lien<br />
will be recorded on your home. A<br />
simple interest rate will be charged<br />
each year on the post poned<br />
amount. The lien and interest are<br />
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We Provide:<br />
• Client Advocacy<br />
• Bill Paying<br />
• Record Keeping<br />
• Organizing Files<br />
• Monitoring Financial Affairs<br />
• Assistance With Paperwork<br />
• Liaison With Family<br />
• Pickup and Delivery<br />
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Peace of Mind that comes from knowing<br />
that every detail of your personal and<br />
financial life is receiving attention<br />
carefully and confidentially.<br />
For The Support You Need, Call:<br />
805-964-2327<br />
All services are tailored to your needs.<br />
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FINANCIAL SERVICES<br />
not due until you move out, sell<br />
or die and do not have a spouse<br />
or other qualifi ed individual who<br />
continues to reside in the home,<br />
or allow future property taxes to<br />
become delinquent. You may pay<br />
all or part of the lien at any time.<br />
Par tic i pa tion in the pro gram is voluntary.<br />
You must fi le for each year<br />
you want postponement.<br />
State Controller<br />
P.O. Box 942850<br />
Sacramento, CA 94250-2880<br />
800-952-5661<br />
Other Tax Assistance<br />
Volunteer Income Tax<br />
As sis tance ( VITA)<br />
Available at locations throughout<br />
Santa Barbara County. Vol un -<br />
teers are trained by IRS and the<br />
Franchise Tax Board to assist in<br />
the preparation of your state and<br />
federal income tax, renters credit,<br />
homeowner’s assistance and renter’s<br />
assistance forms and to answer<br />
ques tions regarding the various<br />
tax programs. An ap point ment is<br />
usually necessary. For in for ma tion<br />
on the nearest site, call <strong>Senior</strong> Connection<br />
at 800-510-2020.<br />
Tax Counseling for the Elderly<br />
( TCE)<br />
Specially trained volunteers are<br />
available in local communities<br />
during tax time to help taxpayers<br />
60+ complete their own federal tax<br />
forms.<br />
This free program is sponsored by<br />
the Internal Revenue Service.<br />
AARP Tax Aide Program<br />
888- AARP-NOW<br />
(888-227-7669)<br />
For information about counseling<br />
sites provided by this program.<br />
Call <strong>Senior</strong> Connection for the<br />
site and time most convenient<br />
for you. Services for in di vid u als<br />
who are unable to leave their<br />
homes are also available. For any<br />
questions regarding California<br />
Personal Income Tax, Bank and<br />
Cor po ra tion Tax or deductions<br />
for <strong>Senior</strong> Citizens, Disabled or<br />
Blind, Call:<br />
Franchise Tax Board<br />
800-852-5711<br />
800-822-6268 (TDD)<br />
www.ftb.ca.gov<br />
For questions regarding Federal<br />
Tax Forms, tax information, or<br />
problem resolution, call:<br />
Internal Revenue Service<br />
800-829-1040<br />
www.irs.gov<br />
Tax forms, tax in for ma tion and<br />
problem resolution. For questions<br />
regarding your property taxes,<br />
contact the County Assessor’s<br />
Office listed under Homeowners<br />
PROP ER TY TAX EXEMPTION in<br />
this section.<br />
Special Income Tax Credit for<br />
the Elderly or Dis abled<br />
This tax credit is available to U.S.<br />
citizens only who are at least 65 at<br />
the end of the taxable year OR who<br />
are under 65 at the end of the taxable<br />
year and retired on permanent<br />
and total disability, (you cannot<br />
have reached retirement age— as<br />
es tab lished by your employer),<br />
and you must have received taxable<br />
disability benefi ts. Schedule<br />
“R” (Forms 1040), “Credit for the<br />
Elderly or the Disabled,” must be<br />
fi led with your income tax return.<br />
All eligibility requirements and a<br />
full explanation of the credit is described<br />
on Schedule “R”. To obtain<br />
Schedule “R”, call 1 800-829-3676.<br />
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SMOKING:<br />
It’s Never Too Late To Stop<br />
“I’ve smoked two packs of<br />
cigarettes a day for 40 years -<br />
what’s the use of quit ting now?<br />
At any age there are many<br />
reasons to stop smoking.<br />
Some of the benefi ts for<br />
older peo ple include:<br />
• Reduced risk of cancer and<br />
lung dis ease.<br />
• Healthier heart and lungs.<br />
• Improved blood<br />
circulation<br />
• Better health for<br />
nonsmoking family<br />
members, particularly<br />
children<br />
Smoking doesn’t just cut a<br />
few years off the end of each<br />
smoker’s life - it prematurely<br />
kills thousands of people and<br />
seriously dis ables millions of<br />
others.<br />
There are many ways to stop<br />
smoking. No single method<br />
works for ev ery one, so each<br />
person must try to fi nd what<br />
works best. Many people<br />
stop on their own, and others<br />
need help from doctors,<br />
clin ics or or ga nized groups.<br />
Some studies have found that<br />
older people who take part in<br />
programs to stoop smoking<br />
have higher success rates than<br />
younger ones do.<br />
Source: NIA Age Page
Good nutrition enhances a<br />
person’s health and well<br />
being. A good diet can also<br />
prevent somechronic diseases and<br />
minimize the impact of others.<br />
Meals<br />
Hot lunches are provided to seniors<br />
60 and over at the Nu tri tion<br />
Sites listed below. Res er va tions<br />
for lunch at the site are required<br />
24 hours in advance. Home delivery<br />
can be arranged for the frail<br />
and home-bound. A donation is<br />
requested for the meals. Transportation<br />
may be available - call the<br />
<strong>Senior</strong> Center or the <strong>Senior</strong> Program<br />
offi ce.<br />
Nutrition Sites<br />
Goleta <strong>Senior</strong> Center<br />
5679 Hollister Ave.<br />
Goleta, CA 93117<br />
Presidio Springs<br />
721 Laguna<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93103<br />
Franklin <strong>Senior</strong> Center<br />
1136 E. Montecito<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93103<br />
Westside <strong>Senior</strong> Center<br />
423 W. Victoria Street<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
For reservations for the above<br />
four sites call 692-4979.<br />
Carpinteria <strong>Senior</strong> Center<br />
941 Walnut Street<br />
Carpinteria, CA 93013<br />
684-6090<br />
Lompoc <strong>Senior</strong> Nutrition<br />
Center<br />
1501 E. Ocean Ave.<br />
Lompoc, CA 93436<br />
737-9366<br />
Santa Ynez Valley <strong>Senior</strong> Center<br />
1745 Mission Drive<br />
Solvang, CA 93463<br />
688-3793<br />
Santa Maria <strong>Senior</strong> Center<br />
510 E. Park Street<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
343-1889 Reservations<br />
Santa Maria Northside<br />
1000 N. Railroad Ave.<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
349-0368<br />
Guadalupe <strong>Senior</strong> Nutrition<br />
Program<br />
4545 10th Street<br />
Guadalupe, CA 93434<br />
343- 1889<br />
Luis OASIS <strong>Senior</strong> Center<br />
420 Soares<br />
Orcutt, CA 93455<br />
934-4087<br />
The following organization also<br />
serves lunches as described.<br />
Cliff Drive <strong>Senior</strong> Luncheon<br />
1418 Santa Fe Place<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93109<br />
965-4286<br />
A lunch is served at noon the first<br />
and third Thursday on a donation<br />
basis. Open to all. Not open<br />
during August. Program begins at<br />
11 a.m.<br />
Buellton <strong>Senior</strong> Center<br />
164 Highway 246<br />
Buellton, CA 93427<br />
688-4571<br />
Offers a hot nutritious lunch<br />
meal.<br />
Home-Delivered Meals<br />
Meals-on-Wheels<br />
200 W. Cook St.<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
928-9707<br />
Delivers meals to any homebound<br />
persons. Service is lim it ed<br />
to five days a week — no service<br />
on Sundays or Thurs days. Cost<br />
is $2.60 per meal, sliding scale is<br />
offered. Can provide medical diet<br />
needs.<br />
Meals-on-Wheels<br />
Po Box 531<br />
Lompoc, CA 93436<br />
736-3257<br />
FOOD & NUTRITION<br />
Delivers refrigerated meals to<br />
any homebound person Monday<br />
thru Friday. Special diets are hot<br />
meals. Request donation is $3.25<br />
for regular diets and $2.95 for<br />
special diets. Reduced rates for<br />
needy clients are available.<br />
Meals-on-Wheels<br />
218 Valhalla Dr.<br />
Solvang, CA 93463<br />
688-2692<br />
Delivers noon meal Monday thru<br />
Friday to any homebound person.<br />
$3.00 per meal is requested.<br />
Some financial assistance is available.<br />
Meals-on-Wheels<br />
P.O. Box 6099<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93160-6099<br />
683-1565<br />
A hot noon meal is delivered to<br />
homebound seniors seven days a<br />
week including holidays. A meal<br />
fee is charged. Call for more<br />
in for ma tion between 9 a.m. and<br />
Noon.<br />
CAC “Mobile Meals”<br />
5681 Hollister<br />
Goleta, CA 93117<br />
692-4979<br />
A hot noon meal is delivered to<br />
homebound persons aged 60<br />
years of age or older five days<br />
a week. Frozen meals provided<br />
for week ends. Meals delivered in<br />
Carpinteria, Santa Barbara and<br />
Goleta. Suggested donation of<br />
$2.25.<br />
Santa Maria Valley <strong>Senior</strong><br />
Nu tri tion Program<br />
A hot noon meal is delivered to<br />
homebound seniors fi ve days a<br />
week in Orcutt, Guadalupe and<br />
Santa Maria. Suggested donation<br />
is $2.25. Call 343-1889.<br />
Supplementary Food<br />
The following agencies supply food<br />
to persons in need. Each program<br />
has its own eligibility criteria so it<br />
is ad vis able to call for information.<br />
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FOOD & NUTRITION<br />
Food Bank Sites<br />
Food Bank of Santa Barbara<br />
County<br />
218 E. Jones Street<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
928-3460<br />
Fax 928-5592<br />
4554 Hollister Avenue<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93110<br />
967-5741<br />
Food Bank provides food for<br />
those in need by obtaining<br />
surplus food for distribution<br />
through its family of member<br />
agencies. No food provided for<br />
individuals at Food Bank offices.<br />
Call Food Bank or <strong>Senior</strong><br />
Con nec tion for a referral to site<br />
nearest you.<br />
Santa Ynez Valley People<br />
Help ing People<br />
545 Alisal Rd.<br />
Solvang, CA 93463<br />
686-0295<br />
USDA surplus and other food<br />
dis trib ut ed to low-income Santa<br />
Ynez Valley residents every other<br />
Thursday.<br />
Brown Bag Program<br />
4554 Hollister<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93110<br />
967-7863 x106<br />
218 E. Jones Street<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
928-3460<br />
Fax 928-3460<br />
Distributes groceries to seniors<br />
60 and over twice monthly at<br />
six different sites in Carpinteria,<br />
Santa Barbara, and Goleta, and<br />
several sites in North County.<br />
Pro gram is free.<br />
Catholic Charities<br />
609 E. Haley<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93103<br />
965-7045<br />
Fax 963-2978<br />
903 Chestnut St.<br />
Lompoc, CA 93436<br />
737-4140<br />
Fax 736-7499<br />
cclompoc@ccsbca.org<br />
607 W. Main Street<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
922-2059<br />
Fax 925-1979<br />
ccsm@ccbsca.org<br />
4711 Highway 166<br />
New Cuyama, CA 93254<br />
661-766-2550<br />
4682 11th Street<br />
Guadalupe, CA 93434<br />
343-1194<br />
941 Walnut St.<br />
Carpinteria, CA 93013<br />
684-8621<br />
All above are Food Bank dis tri -<br />
bu tion sites and offer pantry<br />
items as avail able in emer gen cy<br />
situations.<br />
Lompoc Valley Community<br />
Kitchen<br />
Sponsored by Catholic Charities<br />
Includes food distribution. For<br />
information call 736-6226.<br />
Additional <strong>Resource</strong>s<br />
Grocery <strong>Resource</strong>s<br />
<strong>Senior</strong> Connection maintains a list<br />
of stores in your area that deliver,<br />
and of errand services that do your<br />
shop ping for you. Homemaker<br />
Pro grams can some times assist<br />
with shopping. In addition:<br />
38 2005-2007 SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SENIOR RESOURCE DIRECTORY<br />
Market Van<br />
35 W. Victoria<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
965-1531<br />
The van will pick you up at your<br />
home every Friday. Must be 60+<br />
and have impairments that make<br />
it difficult to shop alone, and of<br />
low income. Donations is $10.<br />
a month. Reservations are first<br />
come/first serve. Non smoking.<br />
Need to call ahead to learn which<br />
areas are served.<br />
Hospital Meal Discounts<br />
Cottage Hospital<br />
Pueblo at Bath<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93105<br />
682-7111<br />
<strong>Senior</strong>s are offered a 20% discount<br />
from 8:30 a.m. to 7:15<br />
p.m. in the hospital’s cafeteria.<br />
Marian Medical Center<br />
1400 East Church St.<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
739-3518<br />
Offers a 25% discount on meals<br />
in cafeteria.<br />
Lompoc Hospital District<br />
508 East Hickory Avenue<br />
Lompoc, CA 93436<br />
737-3300<br />
The <strong>Senior</strong> Privilege Card offers<br />
seniors 55 and over a nutritious<br />
meal for $3.50 and 10%<br />
dis count. Without card seniors<br />
receive a 10% discount.
Frailty can result from any<br />
physical<br />
and/or mental condition that<br />
leaves an older person unable to<br />
perform certain daily tasks and/or<br />
care for him or herself un as sist ed.<br />
Physical Frailty may result from a<br />
stroke, a fall or a degeneration or<br />
chronic illness (such as arthritis or<br />
emphysema) or from a loss of hearing,<br />
vision, or speech.<br />
Mental conditions that can be<br />
de bil i tat ing to an older person are<br />
often the result of “brain” diseases<br />
that result in a progressive loss of<br />
mental faculties, often beginning<br />
with memory, leaning, attention,<br />
and judgment.” 1 and fi nally<br />
“eroding thought, feeling and<br />
be hav ior” 2 . Alzheimer’s Disease is<br />
the leading cause of brain damage<br />
in the adult population. In addition,<br />
stroke, trau mat ic head injury,<br />
hy dro ceph alus, and brain tumors<br />
are examples of accidents and illness<br />
that cause brain damage and a<br />
resultant loss of brain function.<br />
Aging does not necessarily mean<br />
losing brain function. Many people<br />
still believe that senility is part of<br />
the natural aging process. This<br />
myth is slowly dissipating as increased<br />
education and technology<br />
improve our knowledge of de gen -<br />
er a tive disease and catastrophic<br />
illness and accidents.<br />
1 The Dementia’s – Hope Through<br />
Research, U.S. Department of<br />
Health and Human Services, National<br />
Institutes of Health<br />
2 Ibid.<br />
Assessing the Problem<br />
Assessing the physical, psychological,<br />
social, and environmental<br />
needs of the frail elderly person<br />
and brain-im paired adults is imperative<br />
if the individual wants to<br />
continue to live independently at<br />
home, be taken care of by family or<br />
friends, or be placed outside of the<br />
home in an ap pro pri ate residential<br />
or skilled nursing facility. Trained<br />
THE FRAIL ELDERLY & BRAIN-IMPAIRED ADULT<br />
nurses and social workers, experienced<br />
in working with frail elderly<br />
persons and brain-impaired adults<br />
can help plan the kind of as sis -<br />
tance a person will need to support<br />
their highest possible level of independence.<br />
Many programs serving<br />
Santa Barbara County provide<br />
professional as sess ments.<br />
Financial Issues<br />
The cost of caring for a frail or<br />
brain-impaired adult may cause a<br />
family to become im pov er ished.<br />
Many options exist today to preserve<br />
assets that the healthy spouse<br />
or family members needs to live,<br />
while at the same time planning<br />
for the long term care of the frail<br />
or brain-impaired adult.<br />
For more information, call any of<br />
the following agencies:<br />
Alzheimer’s Association<br />
2024 de la Vina St.<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93105<br />
563-0020<br />
Fax 682-1811<br />
www.centralcoastalz.org<br />
Coast Caregiver Re source<br />
Center<br />
5350 Hollister Ave #C<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93111<br />
800-443-1236; 967-0220<br />
Fax 967-5060<br />
info@coastcrc.org<br />
www.coastcrc.org<br />
Long-Term Care Om buds man<br />
5638 Hollister Ave.Ste.130<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93117<br />
967-0499<br />
Fax 967-0639<br />
www.ombudsmansb.org<br />
HICAP (Health In sur ance<br />
Counseling and Advocacy<br />
Program)<br />
528 S. Broadway<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
800-434-0222; 928-5663<br />
Fax 925-9555<br />
seniors@kcbx.net<br />
www.centralcoastseniors.org<br />
Legal and Financial<br />
Is sues<br />
The legal issues involved in planning<br />
the care for a frail older person<br />
or brain-impaired adult should<br />
also be con sid ered. You may want<br />
to secure in for ma tion from an<br />
elder law specialist. To locate such<br />
a specialist, check the Yellow Pages<br />
of the tele phone book, and the<br />
resources listed below:<br />
California Advocates for<br />
Nursing Home Reform<br />
800-474-1116; 415-974-5171<br />
Fax 415-777-2904<br />
www.canhr.org<br />
Santa Barbara County Bar<br />
Association<br />
569-5511<br />
Coast Caregiver <strong>Resource</strong><br />
Center<br />
967-0220; 800-443-1236<br />
Community <strong>Resource</strong>s<br />
Adult Day Care<br />
An important community resource,<br />
not only for frail elderly<br />
and brain-impaired persons, but<br />
also for their families is Adult Day<br />
Care. There are two kinds of Adult<br />
Day Care:<br />
• Adult Day Support Center programs<br />
provide several hours a<br />
day for social stimulation, recreation,<br />
and su per vi sion for individuals<br />
who cannot be safely<br />
left alone. These programs also<br />
provide much needed respite<br />
for the caregivers and/or family<br />
members.<br />
• Adult Day Health Care is<br />
a more specialized kind of<br />
program than social day care<br />
and includes some nursing<br />
care, and physical therapies, as<br />
well as social and recreational<br />
activities. Individuals need a<br />
phy si cian’s pre scrip tion to partic<br />
i pate in an Adult Day Health<br />
Care pro gram.<br />
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THE FRAIL ELDERLY & BRAIN-IMPAIRED ADULT<br />
In-Home Care<br />
Many community services exist to<br />
provide support to a frail person<br />
who wants to live at home. These<br />
services range from intermittent<br />
kinds of services like spe cial ized<br />
trans por ta tion or house maintenance<br />
programs to more regular<br />
and routine services like a weekly<br />
homemaker or daily home delivered<br />
meal to the most intense<br />
kinds of support such as home<br />
nursing or live-in attendant care.<br />
The following is a list of services<br />
which may be useful in helping<br />
you identify what kinds of in-home<br />
assistance exists:<br />
• Money management/bill paying<br />
• Emergency response systems<br />
• Friendly visitors<br />
• home delivered meals<br />
• housing repair, maintenance,<br />
mod i fi ca tion<br />
• personal-care service/<br />
attendants<br />
• adaptive aids and medical<br />
equip ment, loans or assisting<br />
devices<br />
• home and nursing care<br />
• telephone reassurance<br />
• transportation services<br />
Out-of-Home Care<br />
If a person is not able to be maintained<br />
safely and comfortably at<br />
home, out-of-home care may be<br />
the only alternative. Long Term<br />
Care Ombudsman Services maintain<br />
a current list of in-county<br />
facilities and assist families in<br />
selecting the most important level<br />
of care for a loved one. CA Advocates<br />
for Nursing Home Reform<br />
will also provide in for ma tion and<br />
referral for in and out of county<br />
place ments.<br />
The Long Term Care Ombudsman<br />
program also makes referrals outof-county<br />
when a particular service<br />
is not available within Santa Barbara<br />
County .<br />
Respite Care<br />
Respite is time away from care<br />
giving duties and responsibilities.<br />
Respite care is provided to a frail<br />
elderly person or brain-impaired<br />
adult by someone other than the<br />
primary caregiver. A caregiver may<br />
want or need to fi nd someone with<br />
expertise in physical care or behavior<br />
man age ment, or may want to<br />
arrange for a substitute caregiver<br />
to come in while the primary caregiver<br />
spends time with family or<br />
friends. Time for respite is necessary<br />
for all caregivers.<br />
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Support Groups<br />
Support groups are an extremely<br />
im por tant part of the continuum<br />
of services that exist to maintain<br />
a frail or brain-impaired adult at<br />
home. Some support groups are<br />
designed to assist the families,<br />
friends, and/or caregivers of the<br />
person who is ill. Groups vary in<br />
the type of support offered. Some<br />
may provide ed u ca tion about a<br />
particular illness while others<br />
provide emotional support and<br />
sharing among group mem bers.<br />
Diagnosing/Treating<br />
the Problem<br />
Not all physicians have experience<br />
treating the frail elderly or brainimpaired.<br />
These individuals have<br />
very special needs and it is worth<br />
taking the time to fi nd the best<br />
expertise available. If a diagnosis<br />
has been made, you may wish to<br />
contact the ap pli ca ble disease specifi<br />
c or ga ni za tion for information<br />
and as sis tance.<br />
Alzheimer’s Disease<br />
Di ag nos tic and Treatment Centers<br />
of California<br />
If you or your loved ones are di ag -<br />
nosed with Alzheimer’s Dis ease,<br />
these centers are dedicated to<br />
improving the quality of life for all<br />
persons and their families affected<br />
by the disease.<br />
The Centers in Central and Southern<br />
California are presented below.<br />
Please call for more information.<br />
Fresno<br />
University of California, San Francisco<br />
Fres no Alzheimer’s Disease<br />
Research Center<br />
559-227-4810<br />
www.fresno.ucsf.edu/alz<br />
Irvine<br />
University of California, Irvine<br />
949-824-2382<br />
www.alz.uci.edu
Los Angeles<br />
University of Southern California,<br />
Los Angeles<br />
213-740-7777<br />
www.usc.edu/dept/gero<br />
Los Angeles/San Fernando Valley<br />
University of California<br />
at Los Angeles (UCLA)<br />
General Information<br />
310-825-8908<br />
UCLA appointments<br />
800-825-2631<br />
www.adc.ucla.cd<br />
San Diego<br />
University of California, San Diego<br />
858-622-5800<br />
adrc@ucsd.edu<br />
http://adrc.ucsd.edu<br />
The Choice to Care<br />
at Home<br />
With the signifi cant cost of longterm<br />
care, the decision to provide<br />
home care for a person with<br />
dementia may be the only choice.<br />
Often people choose to remain<br />
at home. Home care is possible if<br />
the caregiver has the practical and<br />
emotional capacity to safely care<br />
for a loved one. Suffi cient fi nancial<br />
resources are always a con sid er -<br />
ation in choosing home care.<br />
According the U.S. Department<br />
of Health and Human Services<br />
Sec re tary’s Task Force on Alzheimer’s<br />
Disease, most people with<br />
dementia are cared for by their<br />
families for the majority of their<br />
illness. However, before deciding<br />
on a care plan, you might consider<br />
the following:<br />
• Will you have to give up a job<br />
or reduce your work hours to<br />
care for the patient at home?<br />
• How much will it cost to use a<br />
day care program, paid compan<br />
ion, visiting nurse, or other<br />
outside help?<br />
• Will insurance cover medical<br />
expenses, nurse’s aides, or paid<br />
companion?<br />
THE FRAIL ELDERLY & BRAIN-IMPAIRED ADULT<br />
• How do home care costs compare<br />
with nursing home costs?<br />
• Are you eligible for fi nancial<br />
as sis tance if you choose longterm<br />
care place ment?<br />
If home care is your choice here are<br />
some ad di tion al considerations:<br />
• Persons with dementia may develop<br />
the habit of wandering.<br />
Can you arrange your home for<br />
their safety and your piece of<br />
mind?<br />
• If your loved one requires<br />
as sis tance with activities of<br />
daily living, are you physically<br />
capable of assisting with their<br />
care?<br />
• If live-in assistance is re quired,<br />
do you have enough space for<br />
an additional person?<br />
• Have you established a network<br />
of support to assist you<br />
at times of special needs?<br />
Whatever your decision, be aware<br />
that as the disease progresses,<br />
needs may change, and you may<br />
have to re eval u ate the choice you<br />
have made. Do not be afraid to ask<br />
for help.<br />
For a comprehensive review of<br />
the com mu ni ty and information<br />
re sourc es call <strong>Senior</strong> Connection, a<br />
specialized senior information and<br />
assistance program by the Area<br />
Agency on Aging. Call 928-2552 or<br />
800-510-2020.<br />
For Alzheimer’s<br />
or Dementia Care<br />
in Santa Barbara…<br />
We provide our residents:<br />
“Home-like” Setting<br />
Secure Grounds<br />
24-Hour Awake Staff<br />
Lush Courtyard<br />
Private/Semi-Private Rooms<br />
Activities Program<br />
Healthy Meals<br />
Limited Pet Residency<br />
Beauty/Barber Shop<br />
Affordable Comfort<br />
Respite Care<br />
www.VillaAlamar.com<br />
Call us for a free consultation<br />
(805) 682-9345<br />
“You provide a true home full of ‘family’<br />
who care…Thank you.”<br />
45 East Alamar<br />
Santa Barbara CA 93105<br />
Lic. #425800931<br />
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HEALTH SERVICES<br />
Adaptive Aids and<br />
Equipment, Pur chase<br />
and Loan<br />
Adaptive Equipment<br />
Independent Living <strong>Resource</strong><br />
Center ( ILRC)<br />
423 W. Victoria St.<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
963-0595 (V/TDD)<br />
Fax 963-1350<br />
327 E. Plaza Dr. #3A<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
925-0015 (V/TDD)<br />
Fax 349-2416<br />
www.ilrc-trico.org<br />
ILRC provides information and<br />
referral assistance to obtain assistive<br />
services for persons with disabilities.<br />
ABLEDATA<br />
8630 Frenton St.,Ste. 930<br />
Silver Spring, MD 20910<br />
800-227-0216<br />
Fax (301) 608-8958<br />
www.abledata.com<br />
abledata@orcmacro.com<br />
ABLEDATA offers assistive technology<br />
information, resource<br />
information on rehabilitative aids<br />
and equipment for the hand i -<br />
capped person.<br />
Of The Central Coast<br />
Braille Institute of America<br />
2031 De la Vina<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93105<br />
682-6222<br />
Fax 687-6141<br />
www.brailleinstitute.org<br />
For appointments in Santa Maria,<br />
Telephone 462-1225<br />
Provides free visual con sul ta tions.<br />
Con sul ta tions for magnification<br />
and special lighting as well as low<br />
vision aids at cost (e.g. canes,<br />
watches, clocks, cookware and<br />
learning materials). Talking book<br />
library. Independent living skills<br />
in struc tions. Wide variety of classes<br />
with emphasis on life enrichment<br />
La Vista Foundation<br />
P.O. Box 22412<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93121-2412<br />
963-8939<br />
A charitable trust for the blind and<br />
physically handicapped, La Vista<br />
can pay for rehabilitative equipment<br />
and supplies that no other<br />
agency or funding source can<br />
supply. Requests for funds cannot<br />
be made by in di vid u als, but must<br />
come through an agency.<br />
California Telephone Access<br />
Program<br />
P.O. Box 30310<br />
Latest Technology<br />
Very Easy To Use<br />
Competitive Price<br />
Local Ownership<br />
National Backing<br />
“Push Button Emergency Help<br />
for the Elderly and Disabled<br />
Here in Santa Barbara County!”<br />
IMMEDIATE LOCAL SERVICE<br />
Call Mark & Danielle 929-6062<br />
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Stockton, CA 95213<br />
800-806-1191<br />
TTY 800-806-4474<br />
www.ddtp.org<br />
Special telephones and telephone<br />
devices are available for deaf and<br />
deafened, vision, speech, cognitive,<br />
and motion-mobility impaired<br />
per sons.<br />
Loan of Medical Equip ment<br />
A number of agencies will loan<br />
equip ment, such as wheelchairs,<br />
hospital beds and specialized<br />
equip ment, to those who need it<br />
for a medical problem. Some of<br />
these agencies are listed below.<br />
American Cancer Society<br />
1432 Chapala St.<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
963-157<br />
800-227-2345<br />
Fax 963-6093<br />
426 E. Barcellus, Ste. 305<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
922-2354<br />
Fax 925-1424<br />
604 E. Ocean #A<br />
Lompoc, CA 93436<br />
736-2610<br />
Fax 736-9413<br />
800-227-2345 National Offi ce<br />
www.cancer.org<br />
The Cancer Society provides<br />
wigs, transportation, and breast<br />
pros the sis, equipent & classes.<br />
Multiple Sclerosis Society<br />
14 W. Valerio St.<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
682-8783<br />
Fax 563-1489<br />
www.nationalmssociety.org<br />
The MS Society loans medical<br />
equip ment to persons with Multiple<br />
Sclerosis. Adaptive exercise<br />
classes, individual swimming,<br />
yoga and MS education.<br />
Muscular Dystrophy<br />
Association<br />
350 S. Hope Ave. #A 104<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
563-0456<br />
Fax 563-0686<br />
www.mdausa.org<br />
This agency loans and assists in<br />
purchase of wheelchairs to persons<br />
diagnosed with one of the<br />
forty neuromuscular diseases.<br />
Visiting Nurse & Hospice Care<br />
Loan Closet<br />
222 E. Canon Perdido<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
690-6235<br />
Fax 564-7672<br />
info@vnhcsb.org<br />
www.vnhcsb.org<br />
Maintains a loan closet available<br />
to all residents of Santa Barbara<br />
County. Loaned equipment<br />
includes wheel chairs, walkers,<br />
commodes and other medical<br />
equipment.<br />
Assistive Technology Center<br />
1150 Laurel Lane, Suite 184<br />
P.O. Box 4310<br />
San Luis Obispo, CA 93403<br />
549-7420<br />
The Central Coast Assistive Technol<br />
o gy Center offers pro fes sion al<br />
advise, assessment, and referral<br />
services to individuals with<br />
dis abil i ties, families, and service<br />
providers. The goal is to lead<br />
people to the most ap pro pri ate<br />
sources for technology, help<br />
them access funding to purchase<br />
equip ment, and follow-up to<br />
make sure they use assistive technology<br />
prop er ly and ef fec tive ly.<br />
Accessible Environments, Inc.<br />
6893 Belroi Rd/POB 2208<br />
Gloucester, VA 23061<br />
800-643-5906<br />
Fax 804-693-6254<br />
www.accessibleenvironments.com<br />
Specialize in the sales of handi<br />
cap accessible products and<br />
custom home and business construction<br />
for hand i cap access.<br />
Have an online catalog.<br />
Diabetes<br />
Diabetes <strong>Resource</strong> Center<br />
1704 State St.<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
687-5586<br />
Fax 563-4629<br />
www.sbdrc.org<br />
Provides free community-based<br />
education and counseling to<br />
help at-risk individuals prevent or<br />
man age Type I & II diabetes.<br />
Hospice<br />
In Patient Hospice Service<br />
Serenity House<br />
920 Calle de Los Amigos, #1014<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93105<br />
569-2880<br />
A six bed in-patient hospice<br />
res i dence for people diagnosed<br />
with a prognosis of six months<br />
or less. Located at Valle Verde<br />
Re tire ment Community.<br />
For more information about<br />
hospice, see Home and Nursing<br />
Care Section.<br />
Hospitals &<br />
Emergency Services<br />
Santa Barbara Cottage<br />
Hospital<br />
P.O. Box 689/Pueblo at Bath<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93105<br />
682-7111<br />
Fax 569-7227<br />
Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital<br />
351 S. Patterson Avenue<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93111<br />
967-3411<br />
Fax 681-6437<br />
Lompoc District Hospital<br />
508 E. Hickory Ave.<br />
Lompoc, CA 93436<br />
737-3300<br />
Marian Medical Center<br />
1400 E. Church St.<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
739-3000<br />
Santa Ynez Valley Cottage<br />
Hospital<br />
700 Alamo Pintado Rd.<br />
HEALTH SERVICES<br />
Solvang, CA 93463<br />
688-6431<br />
Fax 686-5561<br />
In-Home Services<br />
There are many kinds of in-home<br />
services, including skilled medical<br />
care, respite care (time off for<br />
caregivers), and personal attendant<br />
care. See HOME AND NURS ING<br />
CARE, for a complete description<br />
of services available.<br />
Clinics<br />
Santa Barbara County<br />
Health Care Services<br />
County Health Clinics<br />
www.sbcphd.org/clinics<br />
Clinical services are provided<br />
through six federally qualified<br />
health center clinics located<br />
throughout the County. Services<br />
are available to all members<br />
of the community. Medi-Cal,<br />
Medi care and private insurance<br />
are ac cept ed. Self-pay is based<br />
on a sliding scale., No services<br />
are denied due to inability to pay.<br />
Specialty clinics available.<br />
Santa Barbara<br />
345 Camino del Remedio<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93110<br />
681-5488<br />
Fax 681-5411<br />
Carpinteria<br />
931 Walnut Ave.<br />
Carpinteria, CA 93013<br />
560-1050<br />
Fax 560-1051<br />
Franklin Center<br />
1136 E. Montecito St.<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93103<br />
568-2099<br />
Fax 568-2039<br />
New Cuyama<br />
4711 Highway 166<br />
New Cuyama, CA 93254<br />
661-766-2558<br />
Fax 661-766-2371<br />
Lompoc<br />
301 North R St.<br />
Lompoc, CA 93436<br />
737-6400<br />
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Fax 737-6430<br />
Santa Maria<br />
2115 S. Centrepointe Pkwy.<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93455<br />
346-8410<br />
Fax 346-8499<br />
Santa Ynez Valley<br />
Contact Lompoc Clinic for in for -<br />
ma tion about services available<br />
in Santa Ynez.<br />
Low-Cost Clinics<br />
Santa Barbara Neighborhood<br />
Clinics is a private nonprofit<br />
corporation. Services funded by<br />
fee for service, grants and government<br />
programs. Operate three<br />
freestanding clinics.<br />
www.sbclinics.com<br />
Eastside Neighborhood Clinic<br />
915 N Milpas St.<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93103<br />
963-1641<br />
Fax 962-6616<br />
Isla Vista Neighborhood Clinic<br />
970 Embarcadero del Mar<br />
Isla Vista, CA 93117<br />
968-1511 Ext 102<br />
Fax 968-7041<br />
Westside Neighborhood Medical Clinic<br />
628 W. Micheltorena St.<br />
Santa Barbara, Ca 93101<br />
963-1546<br />
Fax 962-4771<br />
Marian Com mu ni ty Health Clinic<br />
4723 West Main, Suite H<br />
Guadalupe, CA 93434<br />
343-2004<br />
Fax 343-2267<br />
Marian Community Clinic, North west<br />
117 West Bunny<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93458<br />
739-3890<br />
Fax 347-7697<br />
Other Clinics<br />
Santa Ynez Tribal Health Clinic<br />
90 Via Juana Lane<br />
P.O. Box 539<br />
Santa Ynez, CA 93460<br />
688-7070<br />
This clinic located in the Santa<br />
Ynez Reservation serves American<br />
Indians and others.<br />
V.A. Health Clinic<br />
1111E. Ocean Ave. #8<br />
Lompoc, CA 93426<br />
736-7767<br />
Fax 736-8637<br />
American Indian Health &<br />
Services<br />
4141 State St., #B2<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93110<br />
681-7356<br />
Fax 681-7358<br />
Provides the following services to<br />
American Indians living in Santa<br />
Barbara: Alcohol/drug counseling;<br />
medical care; dental care; health<br />
risk screening; elder walks and<br />
socials; HIV testing; home visits by<br />
nursing staff; immunizations; medical<br />
trans por ta tion; diabetes screening;<br />
and benefits coun sel ing.<br />
Community Health Centers<br />
2081 Santa Maria Way #A<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
938-9200<br />
Fax 938-9207<br />
4581 10th St. Ste C<br />
Guadalupe, CA 93434<br />
343-5577<br />
Fax 343-5578<br />
www.communityhealthcetners.org<br />
Physician Referral<br />
Santa Barbara Co. Medical<br />
Society<br />
5350 Hollister Ave., #A 4<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93111<br />
683-5333<br />
Fax 967-2871<br />
sbcms@sbmed.org<br />
The Medical Society will refer you<br />
to physicians of various specialties<br />
who are members of the Society.<br />
Contact HICAP at 800-434-0222 for<br />
information about Physician/Sup pli ers<br />
who accept Medicare Assignment.<br />
Rehabilitative/<br />
Therapeutic Ser vic es<br />
Rehabilitation centers provide profes<br />
sion al restorative care designed to<br />
help people who have been dis abled<br />
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due to illness, accident, or injury.<br />
Rehabilitation services fall into the<br />
following three categories: (1) in-patient<br />
hospital care; (2) out-patient care<br />
(the patient visits the facility for treatment<br />
but does not stay over night.);<br />
and (3) in-home services (treatment is<br />
given in the patient’s home).<br />
Medicare will pay for medical<br />
re ha bil i ta tion costs if the patient<br />
has the potential for rehabilitation,<br />
the ex pec ta tion for im prove ment<br />
is reasonable, and certain types of<br />
skilled care are required. Medi care<br />
Part A covers services for in-patient<br />
and home-bound persons; Part B<br />
covers 80% of out-patient costs. A<br />
physician’s referral is required.<br />
Medicare covers the full cost of<br />
in-home visits by rehabilitation<br />
ther a pists when the patient is<br />
homebound, has re ha bil i ta tion<br />
potential, and the agency making<br />
service available is a Medicare Certifi<br />
ed Home Health Agency.<br />
In Patient/Outpatient<br />
Services<br />
Rehabilitation Institute at<br />
Santa Barbara<br />
2415 De La Vina<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93105<br />
687-7444<br />
Fax 687-3707<br />
www.risb.org<br />
Keck Center for Outpatient<br />
Services<br />
569-8900<br />
The Tuohy Foundation Aquatic<br />
Center<br />
687-7444 Ext. 2552<br />
Provides medically directed compre<br />
hen sive rehabilitation services<br />
including: physical, occupational<br />
and speech therapy; rehabiltation<br />
nursing; psy cho log i cal<br />
counseling; social services; case<br />
management; neu rop sy chol o gy;<br />
and recreational therapy. Offers<br />
inpatient (ages 4 and older),<br />
outpatient (ages 14 and older)<br />
and community-based programs.
Physician prescription required<br />
for therapy services and inpatient<br />
hospitalizzation.<br />
Home Health Agency<br />
Services<br />
Visiting Nurse & Hospice Care<br />
222 E. Canon Perdido<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
963-6794<br />
Fax 568-5178<br />
Provides home health and re ha -<br />
bil i ta tive services, including nursing,<br />
physical, speech and occupational<br />
therapy, and per son al care. A<br />
com pre hen sive hospice program<br />
offers medical, social, emotional<br />
and spiritual support. Equipment is<br />
loaned to those who cannot afford<br />
to buy or rent. Medicare certified,<br />
state licensed and CHAP.<br />
Marian Hospital Home Care<br />
504 E. Plaza Dr.<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
739-3830<br />
Marian Hospital Home Care pro vides<br />
professional nursing care at home.<br />
Provides a com plete range of services.<br />
Other Rehabilitative Servic<br />
es<br />
Project Re-Entry<br />
3903 Laguna Blanca Dr.<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93110<br />
682-3432<br />
(Meetings held at 1232 De la<br />
Vina St.)<br />
Project Re-Entry is a therapeutic resocialization<br />
program for stroke victims<br />
that provides trained vol un teers for<br />
individual in-home, upon physicians<br />
referral, or group therapy.<br />
Independent Living <strong>Resource</strong><br />
Center<br />
423 W. Victoria St.<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
963-0595 (V/TDD)<br />
327 East Plaza, Suite 3A<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
925-0015 (V/TDD)<br />
ILRC provides a wide range<br />
of non-medical rehabilitative<br />
services to persons with disabilities<br />
which include peer/benefits<br />
counseling, independent living<br />
skills, training, personal assistant<br />
referral services, sign language<br />
in ter pret ing, ad vo ca cy, employment<br />
and housing services, and<br />
information and referral.<br />
Department of Vocational<br />
Re ha bil i ta tion<br />
509 E. Montecito St. #101<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93103<br />
560-8130<br />
560-8167 (TTY)<br />
Fax 560-8162<br />
Provides job preparation and job<br />
maintenance for disabled per sons.<br />
This service includes supplying<br />
assistance equipment as needed<br />
for daily living when prescribed by<br />
M.D. In-home independent living<br />
skills are also taught for blind<br />
persons and seniors with dis abling<br />
medical conditions such as arthritis<br />
or di a be tes.<br />
Support Groups -<br />
Chronic Conditions<br />
Some non-profi t groups, such as the<br />
Arthritis Foundation, sponsor on go ing<br />
special exercise classes and patient and<br />
caregiver groups to cope with that<br />
disease. See SUP PORT GROUPS.<br />
HEALTH SERVICES<br />
Blood Bank and Red Cross<br />
Tri-Counties Blood Bank<br />
902 Laguna St.<br />
P.O. Box 1148<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93102<br />
965-7037<br />
Fax 965-3113<br />
1770 S. Broadway<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
928-2546<br />
Fax 922-8751<br />
The Blood Bank collects blood,<br />
tests and processes it, and supplies<br />
it to hospitals.<br />
American Red Cross<br />
2707 State St.<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93105<br />
687-1331<br />
Fax 682-4655<br />
TDD 687-6737<br />
312 North H Street<br />
Lompoc, CA 93436<br />
736-5110<br />
Fax 736-0832<br />
222 W. Carmen Lane #102<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93458<br />
928-0778<br />
Fax 928-0801<br />
While the American Red Cross in<br />
Santa Barbara County does not<br />
provide a blood bank service, it is<br />
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a center of information on questions<br />
about blood (e.g., AIDS edu<br />
ca tion). Other areas of service<br />
include first aid and CPR classes,<br />
di sas ter relief and preparedness,<br />
services for Armed Forces, and<br />
tissue do na tion.<br />
Blood Pressure Screen ing<br />
Most senior centers, clinics, hos pi tals<br />
and some pharmacies in Santa Barbara<br />
County provide regularly scheduled<br />
blood pressure checks at low or<br />
no cost. Call facility for spe cifi cs.<br />
Cancer<br />
Breast Cancer<br />
Early De tec tion<br />
Medicare will provide a mammogram<br />
every year. The State<br />
sponsors a program (Breast Cancer<br />
Early De tec tion Pro gram) to<br />
encourage early detection of breast<br />
cancer. For in for ma tion about a<br />
free clinical breast exam and mammo<br />
gram telephone, 800-511-2300.<br />
Breast Cancer <strong>Resource</strong> Center<br />
525 W. Junipero<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93105<br />
569-9693<br />
Programs & support for individuals<br />
with breast cancer.<br />
Cancer Information Center<br />
Marian Medical Center<br />
Cancer Information Center<br />
210 S. Palisades Dr. #200<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
739-3780<br />
Marian Medical Center has<br />
a Cancer Information Center<br />
for patients, their families and<br />
friends to obtain health care<br />
information and phy si cian referrals.<br />
It will provide information<br />
through the Internet, allowing<br />
visitors to access web sites for<br />
the American Cancer Society<br />
and National Cancer Institute.<br />
Also offers video, au dio tapes,<br />
and printed in for ma tion related<br />
to cancer care. Open Monday<br />
through Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.<br />
American Cancer Society<br />
426 E. Barcellus #305<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
922-2354<br />
Fax 925-1424<br />
Dental Services<br />
Medicare does not cover routine<br />
dental care such as x-rays, clean ing,<br />
fi lings, extractions, or dentures.<br />
The State dental assistance pro gram<br />
is limited to Medi-Cal re cip i ents. Call<br />
County Social Services for in for -<br />
ma tion on Medi-Cal el i gi bil i ty.<br />
Routine Dental Referral and<br />
Emer gen cy Care<br />
Santa Barbara - Ventura Dental<br />
Society<br />
1607 E. Thompson Ave.<br />
Ventura, CA 93001<br />
684-1220<br />
Central Coast Dental Society<br />
544-1113 (Santa Maria Area)<br />
These dental societies maintain<br />
lists of their member dentists.<br />
Routine referrals given during<br />
business hours. Emergency care<br />
referred weekends and evenings.<br />
<strong>Senior</strong> dentist program provides<br />
reducesd(10-15%) dental fees for<br />
senior citizens who are at least 65<br />
years old, have no dental insurance,<br />
are not on Medi-Cal, and<br />
have a household income under<br />
$16,000.<br />
Denti-Cal Dental Care Dentist<br />
Referral and services for those<br />
eligible for Medi-Cal<br />
917 W. Ocean Ave.<br />
800-322-6384<br />
Tuesday & Wednesday 9-3<br />
Mobile Dental Unit<br />
929-3254<br />
A partnership of Community<br />
Health Centers and Lompoc Valley<br />
Com mu ni ty Healthcare Organization<br />
es tab lished a dental care center<br />
for un in sured and low income<br />
residents of Lompoc in July 2003.<br />
Accepts Medi-Cal and uses a sliding<br />
fee scale based on income.<br />
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Flu Shots and Vac ci na tions<br />
Flu shots and vaccinations are generally<br />
available during the October – November<br />
period. Call <strong>Senior</strong> Connection at<br />
800-510-2020 for information about<br />
available clinics for fl u shots.<br />
Health Assessment &<br />
Health Pro mo tion<br />
Some hospitals offer <strong>Senior</strong> programs<br />
that include health screening<br />
and educational programs.<br />
Also check with the local senior<br />
center.<br />
Preventative Health Care for<br />
the Aging<br />
Santa Barbara, Goleta, Carpinteria<br />
345 Camino Del Remedio<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93110<br />
681-5266<br />
Fax 681-5331<br />
Lompoc<br />
737-7775 x5266<br />
Buellton, Santa Ynez<br />
686-5011 x5266<br />
Guadalupe, Santa Maria<br />
934-6295 x5266<br />
Assists “well” older adults by provid<br />
ing a comprehensive Health Assess<br />
ment and Individual Coun sel ing<br />
session to discuss health concerns<br />
and assist in setting and achieving<br />
personal health goals. Referrals<br />
are made to their phy si cians and<br />
ap pro pri ate community resources.<br />
Health Ed u ca tion is provided on<br />
im mu ni za tion and other topics<br />
im por tant to senior health. Public<br />
health nurses provide services.<br />
Geriatric Assessment Program<br />
( GAP)<br />
300 N. San Antonio Rd.<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93110<br />
681-5266<br />
Fax 681-5331<br />
2125 S. Centerpointe Parkway<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93455<br />
346-8391<br />
Fax 346-8386<br />
GAP provides a comprehensive<br />
in-home assessment and will assist<br />
in providing whatever is needed for
intervention, referral, and shortterm<br />
case man age ment.<br />
Cottage Hospital. Community<br />
Outreach/Parish Nursing<br />
P.O. Box 689<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93102<br />
879-8828<br />
Fax 879-8827<br />
Provides health education and<br />
support within participating faith<br />
communities in south Santa Barbara<br />
County area.<br />
Health Screening Fairs<br />
Fairs are sponsored by local hospitals<br />
and other health care facilities.<br />
Call the nearest facility for more<br />
in for ma tion.<br />
Hearing<br />
Since hearing loss may be related to<br />
a number of causes you may want to<br />
begin with a visit to a licensed physi<br />
cian or a specialist in diseases of the<br />
ear for a thorough examination. An<br />
au di o met ric examination will be an<br />
important part of the procedure. Indepth<br />
audiological testing intended<br />
to evaluate the nature and degree of<br />
hearing loss is re im burs able by Medicare<br />
at 80% of the ap proved charges<br />
after the deductible has been met.<br />
Medicare does not cover hearing aids<br />
or routine hearing ex am i na tions<br />
directly related to the pre scrib ing,<br />
fi tting, or changing of hearing aids.<br />
Medicare may cover hearing aid<br />
costs if a medical eval u a tion from a<br />
phy si cian has been ob tained, and if<br />
the need has been verifi ed.<br />
Medi-Cal and some supplemental<br />
insurance policies will cover hearing<br />
testing by an audiologist and any<br />
medically necessary hearing aids.<br />
Check with a Santa Barbara Health<br />
Authority representative or with your<br />
supplement insurance company.<br />
Defi nitions<br />
Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) phy si -<br />
cians specialize in the care of these<br />
areas of the body. Otolarygologist<br />
and otorhinolarygologist are also<br />
tech ni cal terms for ENT physicians.<br />
Audiologists have advanced training<br />
in testing and evaluation of hearing.<br />
They can prescribe individual hearing<br />
aids. Some audiologists also fi ll<br />
pre scrip tions for hearing aids.<br />
Hearing Aid Company Rep re -<br />
sen ta tives often offer free hearing<br />
tests; however, they are usually not<br />
au di ol o gists.<br />
Television Caption De cod ing<br />
Many prime time television programs<br />
are now produced with closed<br />
cap tions. Closed caption is written<br />
dialogue that can be read on the T.V.<br />
screen by those with serious hearing<br />
loss. The device can be purchased<br />
locally and attached to a T.V.<br />
Independent Living <strong>Resource</strong><br />
Center ( ILRC)<br />
423 W. Victoria St.<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
963-0595 (V/TDD)<br />
Fax 963-1350<br />
327 E. Plaza Dr. #3A<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
925-0015 (V/TDD)<br />
Fax 349-2416<br />
ILRC has a current list of captioning<br />
devices and where they are sold.<br />
No/Low Cost Hearing Aids and<br />
Services<br />
Ear of the Lion Foundation is a Lions<br />
Club program providing hearing<br />
aids which have been donated and<br />
re con di tioned for use by those who<br />
need but cannot afford them. The<br />
fol low ing business provides services<br />
for the Ear of the Lion in this area.<br />
Sign Language Classes<br />
Santa Barbara City College<br />
Continuing Education/Schott<br />
Center<br />
310 W. Padre<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93105<br />
687-0812 x223<br />
Fax 964-7564<br />
Allan Hancock College<br />
Community Education<br />
800 S. College Dr.<br />
HEALTH SERVICES<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454-6399<br />
922-6966<br />
Other <strong>Resource</strong>s<br />
Veterans Administration/<br />
Ambulatory Care Center<br />
4440 Calle Real<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93110<br />
683-1491 x491<br />
Fax 964-6181<br />
The audiologist at the V.A. clinic<br />
offers evaluations and hearing<br />
aids when medically necessary for<br />
eligible veterans.<br />
Complaint Unit Medical Board<br />
of California<br />
1426 Howe Ave., Suite 54<br />
Sacramento. CA 95825-3236<br />
800-633-2322<br />
According to State law, licensed<br />
hearing aid dispensers must<br />
provide a specified warranty to<br />
customers covering the first thirty<br />
days from the purchase date. Hearing<br />
aid con sum ers should refer to<br />
their purchase contract to understand<br />
their rights. Com plaints may<br />
be filed with this Board. To obtain<br />
a com plaint form or to ask further<br />
questions, call the Hearing Aid<br />
Dispenser’s Examining Committee<br />
at: 800-633-2322.<br />
Independent Living <strong>Resource</strong><br />
Center (ILRC)<br />
423 W. Victoria Street<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
963-0595 (V/TDD)<br />
Fax 963-1350<br />
327 E. Plaza, Suite 3A<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
925-0015 (V/TDD)<br />
Fax 349-2416<br />
www.ilrc-trico.org<br />
ILRC provides many com mu -<br />
ni ca tion services for deaf and<br />
hearing im paired persons. These<br />
services include in ter pret er referral,<br />
tele phone in ter pret ing, document<br />
translation, TDD training,<br />
and out of State relay service.<br />
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HEALTH SERVICES<br />
Department of Vocational<br />
Re ha bil i ta tion<br />
509 E. Montecito St. #101<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93103<br />
560-8130<br />
560-8167 (TTY)<br />
Fax 560-8162<br />
www.rehabcahwnet.gov<br />
1775 S. McClelland St.<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
928-1891 (V/TTY)<br />
This agency provides employment-related<br />
services for hearing<br />
impaired or deaf persons. They<br />
will pay for hearing tests and aids<br />
as prescribed by an audiologist.<br />
Self Help for Hard of Hearing<br />
People ( SHHH)<br />
5140 San Lorenzo Dr.<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93111<br />
967-5241 or 969-4090<br />
Santa Maria Unit<br />
937-9869<br />
SHHH is a national organization<br />
that has local groups in Santa<br />
Barbara County that meet reg u -<br />
lar ly for support, education and<br />
com mu ni ty awareness.<br />
Telephone Services<br />
For customers with hearing,<br />
speech, vision or motion im pair -<br />
ments that limit their use of the<br />
telephone, contact the following:<br />
California Telephone Access<br />
Program<br />
POX 30310<br />
Stockton, CA 95207<br />
800-806-1191<br />
TTY 800-806-4474<br />
California Relay Service<br />
Communicating with deaf and some<br />
hard-of-hearing people via a standard<br />
telephone can be diffi cult. Although<br />
many deaf and hard-of-hearing<br />
people have electronic telephone<br />
devices, referred to as TTY or TDD,<br />
that allow them to type their messages<br />
to others with similar devices,<br />
few hearing house holds and businesses<br />
have the tele phone equipment<br />
to com mu ni cate with those devices.<br />
The California Relay Service is<br />
es tab lished to address this need.<br />
Hearing callers trying to contact the<br />
deaf by telephone can call 888-877-<br />
5379 where an operator will assist<br />
with the call. The operator acts as a<br />
middleman in an otherwise normal<br />
telephone call. You talk to the<br />
op er a tor, the operator types your<br />
dialogue, the call recipient reads<br />
the message and types back and the<br />
operator reads the message to you.<br />
Using the system is simple.<br />
California Relay Service provides<br />
service tailored to the initial<br />
caller’s needs. For TTY callers trying<br />
to get in touch with non TTY<br />
users call 888-877-5378; hearing<br />
callers should call the voice line<br />
888-877-5379; Spanish- speaking<br />
callers call the Spanish voice line<br />
888-877-5381; and ASCII users call<br />
888-877-5380.<br />
Tuberculosis Testing<br />
County Health Clinic<br />
Santa Barbara<br />
345 Camino del Remedio<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93110<br />
681-5438<br />
Fax 681-5411<br />
County Health Clinic<br />
Santa Maria<br />
2115 S. Centrepointe Pkwy<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93455<br />
346-8410<br />
Fax 346-7306 or 346-8499<br />
County Health Clinic<br />
Lompoc<br />
301 North R St.<br />
Lompoc, CA 93436<br />
737-6400<br />
Fax 737-6430<br />
Urinary Incontinence<br />
An involuntary loss of bladder<br />
control, urinary incontinence is<br />
estimated to affect more than 20<br />
million Amer i cans. Un for tu nate ly,<br />
most people who experience incon<br />
ti nence are either unaware that<br />
any thing can be done, or are too<br />
em bar rassed to seek help.<br />
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Incontinence is not a disease. Most<br />
in con ti nence can be cured or greatly<br />
improved after proper diagnosis.<br />
Many treatments such as bladder<br />
training, medications, pelvic muscle<br />
exercises, surgery and outpatient procedures<br />
involving collagen in jec tions,<br />
have been successful in re stor ing and<br />
en hanc ing bladder control.<br />
Incontinence is a symptom with<br />
many causes, so it is important to<br />
seek treatment from a physician<br />
who spe cial iz es in treating in con -<br />
ti nence. For more information on<br />
in con ti nence and/or reference to<br />
a specialist in your area, call the<br />
Bladder Control Hotline at 800-<br />
BLADDER (800-252-3337).<br />
Tobacco Prevention<br />
Ser vic es<br />
The importance of quitting smoking<br />
is well known.Counseling to<br />
quit smoking is available via telephone<br />
and through classes.<br />
Telephone Counseling<br />
California Smoker’s Hotline<br />
If you are ready to quit a helpline<br />
coun se lor can set you up with a<br />
quit plan that’s right for you. Your<br />
fi rst call will be answered by an<br />
intake screener who will send you<br />
a packet of helpful information.<br />
Then you will need to call a number,<br />
and the best time to reach you.<br />
A cessation counselor will return<br />
your call within 48 hours.<br />
English-800-662-8887 (NO BUTTS)<br />
Spanish-800-456-6386 (NO FUME)<br />
In addition to phone counseling,<br />
you may want to attend classes in<br />
person. The following organizations<br />
offer programs at various<br />
times through out the year.<br />
Tobacco Prevention<br />
Program<br />
Santa Barbara County Public<br />
Health Dept.<br />
Santa Barbara<br />
681-5407<br />
Lompoc
737-7928 Ext 5407<br />
Santa Maria<br />
346-7275<br />
Sponsors classes throughout the<br />
County. Call for dates and locations<br />
and in for ma tion about how to quit.<br />
Santa Barbara<br />
Cottage Hospital Health<br />
System<br />
Pueblo at Bath St.<br />
569-7226<br />
Nicotine Anonymous Meetings<br />
564-4806; 965-3972<br />
SB Medical Foundation Clinic<br />
215 Pesetas Lane<br />
681-7582<br />
Santa Maria<br />
Marian Medical Center<br />
Education Department<br />
739-3799<br />
937-5948<br />
Vision<br />
Medicare is very specifi c about<br />
what it will and will not cover is<br />
the area of eye care and vision correc<br />
tion. Medicare does not cover<br />
routine testing directly related to<br />
the pre scrib ing or fi tting of eyeglasses,<br />
or the purchase of frames<br />
or lenses. Speak to an oph thal -<br />
mol o gist or optometrist about<br />
conditions that are covered.<br />
Medi-Cal and some supplemental<br />
insurance policies will cover vision<br />
testing and any medically nec es sary<br />
glasses. Check with a Santa Barbara<br />
Health Initiative Benefi ciary Repre<br />
sen ta tive at your nearest County<br />
Social Services offi ce or check with<br />
your insurance com pa ny.<br />
Specialist Referral<br />
National Eye Care Project<br />
American Academy of Ophthalmology<br />
P.O. Box 429098<br />
San Francisco, CA 94142 -9098<br />
800- 222-3937 (EYES)<br />
The Project is for seniors age 65<br />
and older who are U.S. Citizens<br />
or Legal Residents and have<br />
no access to an ophthalmologist<br />
(i.e. through an HMO or<br />
other prepaid health plan such as<br />
armed forces or VA). Eye glass es,<br />
prescriptions, hospital services<br />
and fees of other medical professionals<br />
are not covered.<br />
Defi nitions<br />
Ophthalmologist - These are phy si -<br />
cians (medical doctors) who also<br />
specialize in the diseases of the eye.<br />
In addition to vision exams, they<br />
can detect and treat other conditions<br />
of the eye. Santa Bar bara<br />
County Medical Society makes<br />
referrals to oph thal mol o gists: in<br />
Santa Barbara at 683-5333 and in<br />
Santa Maria at 349-8558.<br />
Optometrists - American Op to met<br />
ric Association — These specialists<br />
have advanced training in eye<br />
care but are not medical doctors.<br />
They provide com pre hen sive vision<br />
exams, in clud ing glau co ma testing,<br />
and fi ll pre scrip tions for eyeglasses<br />
and contact lenses. Members are<br />
listed in the Yellow Pages under<br />
“Optician.”<br />
Eye Clinic/County Health Clinic<br />
Santa Barbara, Santa Maria &<br />
Lompoc<br />
681-5488<br />
An ophthalmologist is available<br />
in Lompoc Monday 8-5 p.m.;<br />
Santa Barbara Tuesday 8-Noon &<br />
1-5 p.m., Thursday 8-Noon, Friday<br />
8-Noon and in Santa Maria<br />
Wednes day, 8-5 p.m.Services are<br />
provided on a sliding fee scale. By<br />
appointment only.<br />
Braille Institute of America<br />
2031 De la Vina St.<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93105<br />
682-6222<br />
Fax 687-6141<br />
www.brailleinstitute.org<br />
This organization serves Santa<br />
Barbara County and offers 60<br />
classes for lpersons with limited<br />
vision in in de pen dent living skills,<br />
arts, crafts, music, and general<br />
HEALTH SERVICES<br />
ed u ca tion. The institute provides<br />
a consultant to dem on strate<br />
low vision aids (mag ni fi ers) to<br />
in di vid u als with a doctor’s referral.<br />
The aids are sold at cost. The<br />
In sti tute also has a library that<br />
provides a Talking Book service.<br />
Tape cassettes of books and<br />
records of magazines, along with<br />
the machines to play them, are<br />
available at the library. Machines<br />
are repaired on site. The Braille<br />
Institute pro vides coun sel ing,<br />
mobility training, and a gift shop<br />
for sale of gifts and assistance<br />
devices for visually impaired<br />
persons.<br />
Independent Living <strong>Resource</strong><br />
Center (ILRC)<br />
423 W. Victoria St.<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
963-0595 (V/TDD)<br />
Fax 963-1350<br />
327 E. Plaza Dr. #3A<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
925-0015 (V/TDD)<br />
Fax 349-2416<br />
ILRC provides many services for<br />
visually impaired persons such as<br />
independent living skills training,<br />
help in finding funding for assistive<br />
devices, personal attendant<br />
care referral and placement, and<br />
much more.<br />
Lions Sight Conservation<br />
Foundation<br />
P.O. Box 6293<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93456<br />
925-8022<br />
Provides vision acuity testing for<br />
children and adults. Assists in<br />
paying for eye exams, eye glasses,<br />
vision related aids and eye surgery.<br />
Cottage Hospital Eye Center<br />
2400 Bath St.<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93401<br />
569-8264<br />
Glaucoma testing.<br />
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HOME & NURSING CARE<br />
Home Evaluation<br />
Perhaps you or someone you<br />
know has reached a point in life<br />
where living independently is not<br />
as easy as in the past. Assistance<br />
with house keep ing, shopping, or<br />
meal prep a ra tion may make all<br />
the difference in someone’s ability<br />
to continue to live com fort ably at<br />
home.<br />
There are professionals who are<br />
trained to assist you in deciding<br />
the kind of help you need and then<br />
connecting you with the appropriate<br />
resources. The following agencies<br />
will make home visits.<br />
BestCare Central Coast Home<br />
Health Agency<br />
1414 S. Miller St.,Ste R<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
925-8694<br />
736-2124<br />
688-5269<br />
BestCare Central Coast will assess<br />
the level of care you may<br />
need when the assessment is<br />
ordered by a physician.<br />
Catholic Charities - Older Adult<br />
Services ( OAS)<br />
609 East Haley St.<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93103<br />
965-7045<br />
Fax 963-2978<br />
941 Walnut St.<br />
Carpinteria, CA 93013<br />
684-8621<br />
info@ccsbca.org<br />
Provides no cost as sess ments and<br />
a full range of in-home material<br />
and support services and referrals<br />
to appropriate com mu ni ty<br />
resouces for frail elders needs<br />
some assistance per form ing tasks<br />
of daily life. In di vid u al clinical<br />
counseling and Peer Counseling<br />
referrals are avail able.<br />
Congregational Health Care<br />
( Parish Nursing)<br />
Santa Barbara<br />
879-8828<br />
An outreach program into area<br />
faith communities of Santa<br />
Barbara, Goleta, and Carpinteria.<br />
The focus of the program is<br />
preventative health care with a<br />
holistic approach based in body,<br />
mind and spirit. Although not<br />
primarily geared to seniors, they<br />
are the largest con sum ers of parish<br />
nursing services. The role of<br />
the parish nurse is educator, personal<br />
health counselor, re source/<br />
referral agent, and co or di na tor<br />
of vol un teers in volved in health<br />
ministry. Parish nurses provide<br />
free services, including home<br />
eval u a tion, for par tic i pat ing congre<br />
ga tion al members and other<br />
re fer rals from the com mu ni ty.<br />
Coast Caregiver <strong>Resource</strong><br />
Center<br />
5350 Hollister Ave. # C<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93111<br />
967-0220<br />
800-443-1236<br />
Offers county wide in-home assess<br />
ments of the living sit u a tion<br />
of families caring for a brain-impaired<br />
adult at home and offers<br />
planning assistance, counseling,<br />
respite care and legal consultation.<br />
Family Service Agency<br />
<strong>Senior</strong> Outreach Program<br />
123 W. Gutierrez Street<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
965-1001<br />
Fax 965-2178<br />
Provides bilingual in-home assess<br />
ment by professional counselor<br />
or Social Worker to identify<br />
the needs of persons over 60<br />
in Santa Barbara, Goleta and<br />
Carpinteria. Connects in di vid u als<br />
and families with ap pro pri ate<br />
community resources and<br />
provides individual, family and<br />
group coun sel ing.<br />
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Geriatric Assessment Program<br />
( GAP)<br />
Public Health Department<br />
345 Camino del Remedio<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93110<br />
681-5266<br />
2125 S. Centrepointe Pkwy<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93455<br />
346-8391<br />
www.sbcphd.org<br />
Provides in-home assessment of<br />
the psychological, social, en vi -<br />
ron men tal, and health needs of<br />
anyone 60 years of age or older in<br />
Santa Barbara County who is having<br />
difficulty in their present living<br />
situation. GAP also pro vides consultation<br />
to family members, care<br />
givers and pro fes sion als about<br />
ways to keep an elderly person in<br />
the least re stric tive setting.<br />
Lompoc Valley Home Health<br />
604 E. Ocean, Ste.D<br />
Lompoc, CA 93436<br />
736-7119<br />
Can complete a home health<br />
as sess ment to determine if home<br />
care is needed and the level of<br />
care required (personal care or<br />
skilled nursing).<br />
Marian Hospital Home Care<br />
504 E Plaza Dr. # 1<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
739-3830<br />
800-549-9609<br />
Visiting Nurse & Hospice Care<br />
222 E. Canon Perdido<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
963-6794<br />
Fax 568-5178<br />
www.vnhcsb.org<br />
info@vnhcsb.org<br />
Will assess the level of care<br />
(personal care, rehab therapy or<br />
skilled nursing) you may need<br />
when the assessment is ordered<br />
by a physician and the services<br />
will be provided by VNHC. Visiting<br />
Care & Com pan ions will also<br />
assess non-medical personal care<br />
needs upon request.
Case Management<br />
Case management services assist<br />
the frail elderly client to remain at<br />
home by developing and monitoring<br />
care plans intended to prevent<br />
or delay in sti tu tion al iza tion. Case<br />
managers work with family members<br />
and other professionals to<br />
provide access to health and social<br />
services and to ensure coordinated<br />
delivery of services to the client.<br />
Private Case Managers are available.<br />
See the advertising in this<br />
section. In addition, call <strong>Senior</strong><br />
Connection at 800-510-2020, for<br />
other referrals.<br />
Multipurpose <strong>Senior</strong> Service<br />
Program ( MSSP)<br />
2125 S. Centrepointe Pkwy,<br />
3 rd Floor<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93455<br />
346-8385<br />
Fax 346-8386<br />
345 Camino del Remedio<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93110<br />
681-5311<br />
Fax 681-5331<br />
www.sbcphd.org<br />
Provides a social and health care<br />
man age ment service for persons<br />
receiving both Medicare and<br />
Medi-Cal. The program is designed<br />
to provide a cost ef fec tive<br />
alternative to in sti tu tion al iza tion<br />
for persons who are certified by<br />
a doctor to be in need of nursing<br />
home care. The case manage<br />
ment team consists of a nurse<br />
and a social worker who provide<br />
the client with full needs assess-<br />
Because there’s no place like home...<br />
HOME & NURSING CARE<br />
ment, development of a care<br />
plan and coordination of service<br />
delivery.<br />
MSSP will arrange and purchase<br />
services, including Home Health<br />
Care, Home mak er Personal Care,<br />
Trans por ta tion, Respite, Emergen<br />
cy Response System, Home<br />
Repair, Housing as sis tance and<br />
other approved pur chas es.<br />
Linkages Program<br />
LifeSteps Foundation<br />
3450 Broad St. #104<br />
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401<br />
549-1050 x111<br />
Linkages provides information<br />
and assistance and case manage<br />
ment services in north Santa<br />
Barbara County. These case<br />
We provide compassionate home health<br />
and hospice care to all Santa Barbara<br />
residents, including:<br />
Home health and rehabilitation<br />
Hospice care at home<br />
Serenity House, a hospice<br />
residential facility<br />
Bereavement support and counseling<br />
Equipment Loan Closet<br />
Visiting Care and Companions,<br />
a personal care service<br />
We’re always here to help you .<br />
Call: (805) 693-6794<br />
222 East Canon Perdido St. www.vnhcsb.org<br />
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HOME & NURSING CARE<br />
man age ment services include an<br />
initial screening, as sess ment, care<br />
planning, service ar range ment ,<br />
follow-up and mon i tor ing.<br />
Home Care<br />
Home care for the elderly in cludes<br />
many types of medical services such<br />
as nursing care, therapy, health<br />
aides, medical social workers and<br />
nu tri tion ists. Home mak er or chore<br />
services such as meal preparation,<br />
house work, help with personal needs<br />
and shop ping are also available.<br />
“Hiring In-Home Help: A Practi<br />
cal Guide for <strong>Senior</strong>s and their<br />
Families” This free booklet will<br />
help you de ter mine what is needed<br />
and how to go about hiring help<br />
in the home. It pro vides information<br />
about both hiring through an<br />
agency or hiring directly in both<br />
English and Span ish. Copies can<br />
be secured from the local senior<br />
center or calling <strong>Senior</strong> Con nec -<br />
tion at 800-510-2020 or 928-2552.<br />
Home Health Care<br />
Home health agencies coordinate<br />
skilled nursing and personal care<br />
services for the homebound patient.<br />
For skilled medical care, the<br />
patient’s physician must prescribe<br />
and direct the type of care, how<br />
often it is to be pro vid ed, and the<br />
duration of the treatment.<br />
Home health agencies may be profit<br />
or nonprofi t. Some are hospitalbased<br />
and serve as an outpatient<br />
extension for care needed after<br />
hospitalization. They must be licensed<br />
and certifi ed by Medicare to<br />
entitle patients to receive benefi ts<br />
under Medicare and Medi-<br />
Cal. Medicare can pay home health<br />
care costs if:<br />
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1. Your doctor de ter mines that<br />
you need these services and<br />
sets up a health plan for you.<br />
2. You are confi ned to your home.<br />
3. You need skilled physical<br />
therapy, speech therapy, or<br />
skilled nursing care.<br />
4. The home health agency serving<br />
you is certifi ed by Medicare.<br />
5. The care needed is in ter -<br />
mit tent.<br />
Medicare benefi ts for the homebound<br />
patient are paid for under<br />
Part A (Hospital) up to 100 visits<br />
per spell of illness, Visits after 100<br />
visits are covered by Part B (Medical<br />
In sur ance). Private insurance<br />
(including Long-Term Care Insurance)<br />
will sometimes pay for these<br />
services. Medi-Cal also pays for<br />
some home health services provided<br />
by certifi ed home health agencies.<br />
Discuss the benefi ts with the<br />
home health agency that you call.<br />
A patient’s physician may make<br />
sug ges tions about a particular<br />
agency. Dis charge planning de part -<br />
ments in hospitals can also help<br />
with referrals. Even if a hospital<br />
has its own home health agency,<br />
you are not obligated to utilize it.<br />
Look in the telephone directory<br />
Yellow Pages under “Home Health<br />
Ser vic es” for a listing of private<br />
agen cies or telephone <strong>Senior</strong> Connec<br />
tion at 800-510-2020 or 928-<br />
2552.<br />
BestCare Central Coast<br />
Home Health Agency<br />
1414 S. Miller St.,Ste R<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
925-8694<br />
736-2124<br />
688-5269<br />
BestCare Central Coast is a<br />
Medi care & Medi-Cal Certified<br />
and JCAHO ac cred it ed full<br />
service home health Agency that<br />
serves northern Santa Barbara<br />
County. Provide skilled nurs-
ing, physical, oc cu pa tion al and<br />
speech therapies and MSW services<br />
to qualified patients.<br />
Lompoc Valley Home Health<br />
604 E. Ocean, #G<br />
Lompoc, CA 93436<br />
736-7119<br />
Provides a full range of home<br />
health care.<br />
Marian Hospital HomeCare<br />
504 E Plaza #1<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
739-3830<br />
800-549-6909<br />
Provides a full range of home<br />
health care.<br />
Visiting Nurse & Hospice Care<br />
222 E. Canon Perdido<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
963-6794<br />
Fax 568-5178<br />
www.vnhcsb.org<br />
info@vnhcsb.org<br />
Offers skilled nursing care,<br />
including high-tech in tra ve nous<br />
(IV), enteral and enterostomal<br />
therapy; home health aide personal<br />
and bath care; physical, occupation<br />
and speech therapies;<br />
medical social services; and a<br />
com pre hen sive, certified hospice<br />
program. Services include patient<br />
and family in struc tion and<br />
are pro vid ed under phy si cian’s<br />
orders. Home health and hospice<br />
pro grams are Medicare certified<br />
and CHAP accredited.<br />
Homemaker and Per son al<br />
Care Services<br />
These services are considered nonmedical<br />
services. Some of these<br />
personal services are performed<br />
by home health agencies who are<br />
also providing medical care. If the<br />
patient is receiving skilled medical<br />
care covered by Medicare, limited<br />
home health services may also be<br />
covered. Homemaker and per son al<br />
care services include help with<br />
personal needs such as feeding and<br />
meal prep a ra tion, help with bath-<br />
ing, dressing, shaving, combing<br />
hair, light housework and grocery<br />
shop ping.<br />
The following programs offer<br />
home mak er services at no or low<br />
cost to eligible seniors. Call for<br />
details.<br />
Family Service Agency<br />
Homemaker Service<br />
123 W. Gutierrez St.<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
965-1001<br />
110 South C St # A<br />
Lompoc, CA 93436<br />
735-4376<br />
Trained supervised homemakers<br />
provide in-home services. Duties include<br />
light housekeeping, shop ping<br />
and com pan ion ship based on the<br />
individual’s needs. Sliding donation<br />
scale is based on monthly income.<br />
In-Home Supportive Services<br />
( IHSS)<br />
Dept. of Social Services<br />
234 Camino del Remedio<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93110<br />
681-4550<br />
1100 W. Laurel Ave.<br />
Lompoc, CA 93436<br />
737-6020<br />
2125 S. Centrepointe Pkwy<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93455<br />
346-8303<br />
Provides household help and personal<br />
care to enable low income<br />
elderly or disabled persons to<br />
remain safely in their own homes.<br />
If you receive SSI or Medi-Cal you<br />
may be eligible for IHSS if you need<br />
services to remain safely in your<br />
home. Other aged, blind or disabled<br />
persons who meet the SSI resource<br />
limits ($2,000 for an individual;<br />
$3,000 for a couple), but have<br />
income above the SSI limit may still<br />
be eligible for IHSS. If this is the<br />
case you may have a share-of-cost<br />
(SOC). For more in for ma tion on<br />
share- of -cost please contact the<br />
local IHSS offi ce, listed above.<br />
HOME & NURSING CARE<br />
Visiting Care and Companions<br />
A Program of Visiting Nurse &<br />
Hospice Care<br />
222 E. Canon Perdido<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
690-6202<br />
Fax 690-6207<br />
www.vnhcsb.org<br />
info@vnhcsb.org<br />
VCC offers non-medical personal<br />
assistance at home, including<br />
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HOME & NURSING CARE<br />
bathing, dressing, cooking, errands<br />
and more for private Pay.<br />
VN&HC also offers limited charity<br />
care assistance for respite care<br />
and in-home bathing assistance.<br />
Registry<br />
Independent Living <strong>Resource</strong><br />
Center (ILRC)<br />
423 W. Victoria St.<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
963-0595 (V/TDD)<br />
Fax 963-1350<br />
327 E. Plaza, Ste. 3 A<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
925-0015 (V/TDD)<br />
Fax 349-2416<br />
ILRC serves persons with disabil<br />
i ties. ILRC staff recruits,<br />
interviews, screens and refers attendants<br />
who are able to pro vide<br />
personal care and other in-home<br />
supportive services. Pro vides<br />
training in managing and employing<br />
in home care workers.<br />
In Home Care Network<br />
1410 S. Broadway #L<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
614-1256<br />
Fax 614-1239<br />
Provides a listing of available caregivers<br />
for persons receiving IHSS.<br />
Caregivers have been screened<br />
and all have first aid training.<br />
<strong>Senior</strong> Connection also has a list of<br />
agencies that provide as sis tance in<br />
fi nding in-home care attendants.<br />
Call 965-3288, 925-9554 or 800-<br />
510-2020.<br />
Other In-Home Ser vic es<br />
Jewish Family Services<br />
524 Chapala<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
957-1116<br />
Jewish Family Services pro vides inhome<br />
assessment, short- term case<br />
man age ment, advocacy, friendly<br />
visitor and material as sis tance on a<br />
limited basis. Call for avail abil i ty.<br />
Real Help<br />
35 W. Victoria St.<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
965-1531<br />
Makes referrals to individuals<br />
willing to provide low-cost inhome<br />
support or care, overnight,<br />
house work, light cooking, lim it ed<br />
personal care, minor home repairs,<br />
gar den ing, driving or shopping<br />
to frail, ill, handicapped and<br />
con va lesc ing seniors of limited to<br />
mod er ate income.<br />
Santa Maria (805) 739-3830<br />
Call toll free: 1-800-549-9609<br />
Serving Santa Maria, Lompoc<br />
and Northern Santa Barbara County<br />
Marian HomeCare Services provides comprehensive<br />
medical care to patients in their own home.<br />
Services Include:<br />
• Skilled Nursing • Infusion Therapy<br />
• Rehabilitation Services (Physical,<br />
Occupational, Speech) • Hospice<br />
• Home Health Aides • Pediatric<br />
Services • Enterostomal Therapy<br />
• Diabetic Education • Medical Social<br />
Worker • Nutritional Counseling<br />
State Licensed • Medicare Certified<br />
Joint Commission Accredited<br />
Marian continues the Judeo-Christian ministry of wellness, health and healing<br />
by providing quality, compassionate care to all served.<br />
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Family Service Agency<br />
123 W. Gutierrez St.<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
965-1001<br />
Fax 965-2178<br />
Services Aimed at In de pen dent<br />
Living (SAIL)<br />
Assists seniors and disabled<br />
persons with maintenance and<br />
upkeep of their homes. Makes<br />
home safety mod i fi ca tions,<br />
including building wheelchair<br />
ramps and installing grab bars<br />
and other safety equip ment.<br />
Labor is provided on a sliding<br />
fee scale basis and client pays for<br />
ma te ri als.<br />
Hospice<br />
Hospice focuses on maximizing<br />
the quality of life for the ter mi nal ly<br />
ill patient and providing emotional<br />
support to the patient and family.<br />
Hospice of Santa Barbara, Inc.<br />
520 W. Junipero<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93105<br />
563-8820<br />
A volunteer hospice program<br />
exists in south Santa Barbara<br />
County. Hospice of Santa Barbara<br />
pro vides emotional and<br />
practical support for those with<br />
serious or life-threatening illnesses<br />
and their families; bereavement<br />
counseling for adults and<br />
children, work shops, and quality<br />
of life pro grams.<br />
Serenity House<br />
900 Calle de los Amigos #1014<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93105<br />
569-2880<br />
A six bed residental facility for<br />
terminally ill (located on grounds<br />
of Valle Verde Retirement Community.)<br />
Certifi ed Hospice<br />
The philosophy of a certifi ed<br />
hospice program is to provide the<br />
highest quality medical, psycho<br />
log i cal, emotional and spiritual<br />
care to individuals with a life<br />
threatening illnesss. The focus of
certifi ed hospice is pain and symptom<br />
control to alleviate suffering.<br />
This allowes individuals to live as<br />
fully as possible, with the support<br />
of family and friends. Services are<br />
re im bursed by Medicare, medi-Cal,<br />
and private insurance. Following<br />
are some of the benefi ts of a certifi<br />
ed hospice pro gram:<br />
• 24 hour on-call nursing service<br />
• Intermittent nursing visits<br />
• Management of pain and<br />
symp toms<br />
• Personal care, i.e. bathing,<br />
sham poo ing<br />
• Physical and other therapies<br />
• Medical supplies<br />
• Trained volunteers<br />
• Spiritual and emotional support<br />
• respite care<br />
• Medical equipment<br />
• Bereavement support<br />
• Medications related to terminal<br />
illness.<br />
• Medical social service<br />
Visiting Nurse & Hospice Care<br />
222 E. Canon Perdido<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
965-5555<br />
Fax 564-7672<br />
www.vnhcsb.org<br />
info@vnhcsb.org<br />
Marian HomeCare & Hospice<br />
504 E Plaza Dr #6<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
739-3830<br />
800-549-9609<br />
Hospice Partners of the<br />
Central Coast<br />
277 South St #R<br />
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401<br />
782-8608<br />
Serves northern Santa Barbara<br />
County area.<br />
Respite Care<br />
Respite is that time when some one<br />
is available to take over the care<br />
of a frail, elderly senior in order<br />
to give the main “caregiver” some<br />
relief. Respite can be provided in<br />
the home or outside the home.<br />
A primary function of Adult Day<br />
Centers is to offer respite to caregivers.<br />
Hospice programs often<br />
provide respite care to the families<br />
of someone who is ter mi nal ly ill<br />
(see above). Some home health and<br />
homemaker services offer respite<br />
care. Ask at your doctor’s offi ce,<br />
your church, or call <strong>Senior</strong> Connection<br />
at 800-510-2020.<br />
In-Home Respite Care<br />
Coast Caregivers <strong>Resource</strong><br />
Center<br />
5350 Hollister Ave # C<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93111<br />
967-0220<br />
800-443-1236<br />
This program offers assistance<br />
to families who are caring for an<br />
adult with a brain impairment<br />
(e.g. Alzheimer’s, stroke, Parkinson’s,<br />
Huntington’s dis ease, or<br />
other related disorders). The program<br />
is able to provide limited<br />
financial support for in or out of<br />
home respite care.<br />
Visiting Care & Companions<br />
222 E. Canon Perdido<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
690-6202<br />
Fax 690-6207<br />
www.vnhcsb.org<br />
info@vnhcsb.org<br />
Provides respite care by ex pe -<br />
ri enced personal care attendants<br />
to families caring for frail elderly<br />
patients requiring heavy care or<br />
supervision. Some subsidized<br />
respite care is available.<br />
Adult Day Care Cen ters<br />
Adult Day Support Centers refers<br />
to two separate kinds of pro grams<br />
that provide out of home services<br />
to physically or mentally impaired<br />
HOME & NURSING CARE<br />
adults. Adult Day Care usually provides<br />
supervision, activities, meals,<br />
exercise and trans por ta tion to the<br />
site as well as providing counseling<br />
and time away form care giving<br />
for the families. Adult Day Health<br />
Care also provides medical services<br />
and re ha bil i ta tive therapy for its<br />
clients. Both provide respite for<br />
caregivers.<br />
“Improving health… one home visit at a time.”<br />
Medicare & Medi-Cal Certified<br />
Joint Commission Accredited<br />
Services<br />
· Skilled Nursing<br />
· Rehabilitation<br />
· Home Health Aides<br />
· Medical Social Work<br />
· Dietitian<br />
· IV Nursing<br />
Programs<br />
· Memory Disorders<br />
· Home Safety<br />
· Maternal Child<br />
You have a CHOICE<br />
Choose BestCare as your<br />
Home Healthcare Provider<br />
Santa Maria<br />
925-8694<br />
Lompoc<br />
736-2124<br />
Solvang<br />
688-5269<br />
www.bestcarehomehealth.com<br />
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HOME & NURSING CARE<br />
Adult Day-Care Centers<br />
Cozy Creek at Vista del Monte<br />
3775 Modoc Rd<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93105<br />
687-0793<br />
Friendship Adult Day Care<br />
Center<br />
89 Eucalyptus Lane<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93108<br />
969-0859<br />
Lompoc Valley Haven<br />
Adult Day Care<br />
2800 Harris Grade Rd.<br />
Lompoc, CA 93436<br />
733-9459<br />
Valley Haven <strong>Senior</strong> Day Care<br />
Center<br />
1825 Alamo Pintado Road<br />
Solvang, CA 93463<br />
688-0297<br />
Adult Day Support Center &<br />
Adult Day Health Care Center/<br />
Wisdom Center<br />
LifeSteps Foundation, Inc.<br />
1414 N. Broadway Ste.A<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93458<br />
349-9810<br />
www.lifestepsfoundation.org<br />
Respite Care Grants<br />
Alzheimer’s Association<br />
2024 De la Vina<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93105<br />
563-0020<br />
800-660-1993<br />
www.centralcoastalz.org<br />
The Alzheimer’s Association has<br />
limited funds for the purchase of<br />
respite care to provide assistance<br />
to individuals or families caring<br />
for a person with a physician’s<br />
diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease.<br />
Grants are made directly to<br />
families. An application must be<br />
com plet ed and submitted to the<br />
Association.<br />
<strong>Senior</strong>s Living Alone<br />
Emergency Response<br />
Systems<br />
<strong>Senior</strong>s living alone and in de pen -<br />
dent ly often feel concerned about<br />
how they might let others know<br />
if they should need assistance,<br />
or how they might communicate<br />
important health in for ma tion in<br />
an emergency. Emer gen cy response<br />
units are avail able throughout<br />
Santa Barbara Coun ty. These<br />
systems enable an individual to<br />
summon emergency assistance<br />
Providing Families with Quality Home Care Since 1977<br />
Our services include, but are not limited to the following:<br />
• Bathing • Meal Preparation<br />
• Companionship • Caregiver Respite<br />
• Dressing • Laundry<br />
• Errands • Shopping<br />
• Exercise • Specialized Body Care<br />
• Feeding • Customized Care<br />
• Housekeeping • Transportation<br />
Serving all of Santa Barbara County<br />
Santa Barbara (805) 962-4993 Santa Maria (805) 349-3995<br />
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by means of a simple device worn<br />
around the neck or on the wrist.<br />
For more in for ma tion, including<br />
in stal la tion and/or service fees,<br />
contact:<br />
Cottage Hospital Lifeline<br />
Service<br />
P.O. Box 689<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93102<br />
569-7572<br />
Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital<br />
Lifeline Service<br />
351 S. Patterson Ave.<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93111<br />
967-3411 x200<br />
Lompoc District Hospital<br />
Life line<br />
227 S. C St./POB 1058<br />
Lompoc, CA 93438<br />
737-3344<br />
Marian Residence<br />
124 S. College Dr.<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93456<br />
922-7731<br />
Companions/Friendly<br />
Vis i tors<br />
There are organizations in Santa<br />
Barbara County who will visit a<br />
frail, elderly person at home or in a<br />
nursing home.<br />
Community Partners in Caring<br />
925-8000<br />
737-1976<br />
Trains and supervises volunteers<br />
who visit in the home.<br />
UCSB Associated Students<br />
Community Affairs Board <strong>Senior</strong><br />
Escort Program & <strong>Senior</strong> Friendship<br />
Program<br />
UCen Room 2523<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-6081<br />
893-4296<br />
(closed during student vacations)<br />
Students volunteer to visit elderly<br />
persons at home or to escort<br />
them to community events.
OASIS Catholic Charities<br />
Santa Barbara<br />
965-7045<br />
Will make home visits to older<br />
adults.<br />
Jewish Family Services<br />
957-1116<br />
Volunteers are sometimes available<br />
to visit elderly in their homes<br />
or in a nursing home.<br />
Adventures in Caring<br />
Foundation<br />
P.O. Box 3859<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93130<br />
687-5803<br />
Raggedy Companions is an all<br />
volunteer year- round visiting<br />
pro gram that provides a friendly<br />
face and a good listener in a time<br />
of need. Specially trained vol un -<br />
teers dressed as Raggedy Ann<br />
and Raggedy Andy lift the spirits<br />
of patients in nursing homes and<br />
hospitals. There is no fee for this<br />
service. Please call to request a<br />
visit for a friend or family member.<br />
Project Re-Entry<br />
687-7444 x2102<br />
Operates a stroke resocialization<br />
center staffed by trained vol un -<br />
teers. Meeting times: 9:30 a.m.<br />
to 11:30 a.m. Weekly on Friday<br />
at 2415 De La Vina, Santa Barbara.<br />
Trains and provides volunteers<br />
to work with stroke patients<br />
in their homes.<br />
Other organizations which provide<br />
support to persons with particular<br />
diseases may offer in-home visitors.<br />
See SUPPORT GROUPS and<br />
call to inquire. Some churches also<br />
provide this service.<br />
Telephone Re as sur ance<br />
CareLine<br />
Catholic Charities<br />
609 E Haley St.<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93103<br />
965-7045<br />
Fax 963-2978<br />
Provides regular contact and<br />
safety check by trained vol un teers<br />
to reassure and support senior<br />
citizens and disabled persons<br />
who are homebound.<br />
Out of Home Respite<br />
Temporary respite care or per ma -<br />
nent long-term care may become<br />
necessary when independent or<br />
assisted living is impossible.<br />
When a person cannot continue to<br />
live in their own home, a decision<br />
must be made about the level of<br />
care which is the most appropriate.<br />
The following is a brief description<br />
of the two possible choices in<br />
Santa Barbara County.<br />
Residential Care Fa cil i ties<br />
Also known as “rest homes” or<br />
“board and care,” residential care<br />
facilities provide room and board,<br />
some personal care as sis tance,<br />
monitoring of med i ca tion taking,<br />
and social opportunities. They are<br />
for people who can no longer live<br />
at home, yet do not need pro fes -<br />
sion al nursing care. These facilities<br />
are licensed by the State De part -<br />
ment of Social Services.<br />
HOME & NURSING CARE<br />
In-Home<br />
Care Network<br />
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY IHSS PUBLIC AUTHORITY<br />
Nursing Facilities<br />
Also known as “nursing homes” or<br />
“con va les cent hospitals,” nursing<br />
facilities provide pro fes sion al nursing<br />
services on a 24 hour basis as<br />
pre scribed by the patient’s physician.<br />
In addition to medical nursing<br />
care, physical, oc cu pa tion al,<br />
and other therapies can be provided.<br />
These facilities are licensed by<br />
the State De part ment of Health.<br />
Placement Assistance<br />
Long Term Care Ombudsman<br />
Services<br />
5638 Hollister Ave.<br />
Goleta, CA 93117<br />
967-0499<br />
Long-term Care Ombudsman<br />
Services provides information<br />
and assistance to persons who<br />
are faced with making decisions<br />
about appropriate levels of care,<br />
available facilities, and other concerns<br />
having to do with placing<br />
a friend or family mem ber. They<br />
can answer many questions that<br />
you may have about long-term<br />
care, provide you with a list on<br />
in-county facilities and/or out-ofcounty<br />
referrals, and ad vo cate on<br />
behalf of anyone who is already<br />
Need help finding an in-home caregiver?<br />
If you are an IHSS client, call us. We can refer caregivers to you.<br />
Are you a caregiver?<br />
We will list you on our registry so your name can be given to potential<br />
employers.<br />
Would you like to be a caregiver?<br />
Join our registry and we can refer you to people who are looking for<br />
in-home care.<br />
Services provided throughout Santa Barbara County. Call TODAY!<br />
1410 S. Broadway, Suite L Santa Maria, CA 93455 (805) 614-1256<br />
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HOME & NURSING CARE<br />
in a long-term care facility.<br />
Other sources of assistance for<br />
place ment include hospital discharge<br />
planners for persons who<br />
are about to leave the hospital<br />
and home as sess ment case manage<br />
ment programs if in-home<br />
eval u a tions are needed. A listing of<br />
the residential care facilities and<br />
skilled nursing facilities is also<br />
available from <strong>Senior</strong> Connection,<br />
800- 510-2020 or 928-2552.<br />
Problems with Res i den tial<br />
Care/Skilled Nursing Care<br />
Facilities<br />
If there is a problem with the care<br />
someone is getting in a residential<br />
care or skilled nursing facility, an<br />
attempt should be made fi rst to<br />
resolve it with the facility’s ad min -<br />
is tra tion. If the problem cannot be<br />
resolved, you can contact:<br />
Long-Term Care Om buds man<br />
Services<br />
Ombudsman Services in ves ti gates<br />
and resolves, when pos si ble,<br />
com plaints made by or on behalf<br />
of residents in residential care<br />
or skilled nursing facilities. Ombuds<br />
man Services is also offi cially<br />
designated by the state to receive<br />
Quality care in your home.<br />
• Personal care, homemaking, family respite,<br />
and more<br />
• Services planned to meet your needs<br />
• Staff are carefully selected, bonded, supervised<br />
• Your satisfaction is guaranteed<br />
• Serving northern Santa Barbara County<br />
CALL FOR A BROCHURE: 736-8249<br />
At-Home Services.com<br />
Administrative Office<br />
514 No. “H” St., Ste. B<br />
Lompoc, CA 93436<br />
and investigate reports of abuse in<br />
long-term care fa cil i ties.<br />
Licensing and certifi cation reports<br />
are public information and available<br />
either through the state depart<br />
ments listed below or through<br />
Long-Term Care Om buds man<br />
Services.<br />
Complaints about long-term care<br />
facilities can also be directed to:<br />
State Dept. of Health Services<br />
Licensing and Certifi cation<br />
Santa Barbara District Offi ce<br />
1889 N. Rice Ave. #200<br />
Oxnard, CA 93036<br />
604-2926<br />
800-547-8267<br />
Fax 604-2997<br />
www.dhs.ca.gov<br />
Investigates complaints in skilled<br />
nursing facilities.<br />
Community Care Licensing<br />
Division<br />
State Dept. .of Social Services<br />
360 S. Hope Ave., Bldg. C-105<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93105<br />
682-7647<br />
Fax 682-8361<br />
www.ccld.ca.gov<br />
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This state agency is responsible<br />
for licensing and inspecting residential<br />
care facilities. Com plaints<br />
about these facilities can be<br />
made to this agency.<br />
Other Services<br />
Safe Return Program<br />
Alzheimer’s Association<br />
2024 De La Vina<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93105<br />
563-0020<br />
Fax 682-1811<br />
The Alzheimer’s Association<br />
sponsors a nationwide, com mu -<br />
ni ty- based program called Safe<br />
return. The program helps identi<br />
fy, locate and return individuals<br />
who are memory impaired and<br />
become lost through wandering.<br />
An ID bracelet and registration in<br />
a national data base offers a 24<br />
hour toll free number to contact<br />
when an in di vid u al is lost or<br />
found.<br />
Community Partners in Caring<br />
Santa Maria Offi ce<br />
608 E. Main St.<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
925-8000<br />
Lompoc Offi ce<br />
123 North D St.<br />
Lompoc, CA 93436<br />
737-1976<br />
Provides information, resources,<br />
programs and services aimed<br />
at keeping elderly and disabled<br />
adults independent and functioning<br />
at the highest level of capacity.<br />
Trans por ta tion, respite care,<br />
friendly visits, translation services,<br />
and memory screenings are<br />
among those programs offered.<br />
Support services for grieving or<br />
bereaved adults ate also available.
Housing which is affordable,<br />
available and adequate is<br />
extremely limited in Santa<br />
Barbara County. The follow ing section<br />
describes some of the pro grams<br />
available to assist you with housing.<br />
Low Cost Rentals<br />
Federally Subsidized<br />
Housing<br />
The Housing Authorities develop<br />
and manage federally fi nanced public<br />
housing projects and provide these<br />
units on a rental basis to eligible low<br />
income persons and families.<br />
The Housing Authorities also ad min -<br />
is ter the Section 8 Rental Assistance<br />
Program which provides, by voucher,<br />
rental subsidies to very low income<br />
individuals and families.<br />
Because the demand for sub si -<br />
dized housing is very high in Santa<br />
Barbara County, both the City and<br />
County Housing Au thor i ty have<br />
long waiting lists and enrollment<br />
for certain programs is not always<br />
open. Call the Housing Authority<br />
for details.<br />
Housing Authority for the City<br />
of Santa Barbara<br />
808 Laguna St.<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
965-1071<br />
Fax 564-7041<br />
www.hacsb.org<br />
Owns and/or manages several<br />
units for low-income seniors<br />
within the City of Santa Barbara<br />
(including Presidio Springs,<br />
Shifco and Vista la Cumbre).<br />
Section VIII certificates can<br />
be used in a home-share envi<br />
ron ment or hotel (separate<br />
kitchen and bath facilities not a<br />
re quire ment).<br />
Housing Authority for the<br />
Coun ty of Santa Barbara<br />
5575 Armitos Avenue<br />
Goleta, CA 93117<br />
967-3402<br />
Fax 964-0027<br />
www.hasbarco.org<br />
917 W. Ocean<br />
Lompoc, CA 93436<br />
735-8351<br />
Fax 735-9263<br />
200 W. Williams<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93456<br />
925-4393<br />
Fax 922-9608<br />
Owns and manages low-income<br />
housing throughout Santa<br />
Bar bara County. Call one of the<br />
offices listed above for details.<br />
Other Federally Fi nanced<br />
Hous ing<br />
Pilgrim Terrace Cooperative<br />
Homes<br />
649 Pilgrim Terrace Dr.<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93105<br />
682-3618<br />
Fax 682-1489<br />
Federally financed rental units<br />
for low-income seniors 62+ or<br />
disabled persons .<br />
Union Plaza<br />
120 N. Broadway<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
922-5226<br />
Fax 349-9976<br />
union7up@aol.com<br />
For the person 62+ or disabled over<br />
age 18 years. HUD Section VIII.<br />
Private Non-Profi t<br />
Housing<br />
Community Housing<br />
Corporation ( CHC)<br />
11 E. Haley St.<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
963-9644<br />
Fax 963-3467<br />
www.chcsb.com<br />
This nonprofit developer aids in<br />
the construction of affordable<br />
housing and is the contact for<br />
the following residences:<br />
Castillo Homes<br />
1028 B Castillo St.<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
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965-9710<br />
The following private, nonprofi t<br />
or ga ni za tions offer housing for<br />
seniors at prices usually below<br />
market rates.<br />
Oak Knoll Haven<br />
4845 S. Bradley Rd.<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93455<br />
934-2027<br />
Fax 937-0777<br />
62+ and disabled over 18 eligible<br />
Rainbow Plaza<br />
220 W. Pine Ave.<br />
Lompoc, CA 93436<br />
735-1952<br />
Fax 735-2390<br />
Elderly (62+)and disabled eligible<br />
Edgerly Apartments<br />
105 W. Sola St.<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
965-4541<br />
Fax 962-0550<br />
For active seniors, 62+ eligible.<br />
Run by Battistone Foundation.<br />
Laguna Cottages for <strong>Senior</strong>s<br />
803 Laguna St.<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
965-1179<br />
65+, two year county resident<br />
eligible<br />
Casa Serena <strong>Senior</strong> Apartments<br />
130 South 5th St.<br />
Lompoc, CA 93436<br />
736-3432<br />
Fax 736-5892<br />
Some for-profi t residential cor po -<br />
ra tions offer low-cost housing,<br />
a few accept Housing Authority<br />
Section VIII cer tifi cates. The Yellow<br />
Pages of your tele phone book, “Retirement<br />
and Life Care Communities<br />
and Homes,” will steer you in<br />
the right direction. Call each facility<br />
for specifi c information.<br />
A listing of Independent <strong>Senior</strong><br />
Facilities is available from <strong>Senior</strong><br />
Connection at 800-510-2020 .<br />
Waiting List Tips<br />
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Many apartment projects, both<br />
sub si dized and non-subsided<br />
have long waiting lists. Don’t<br />
be dis cour aged! If they will take<br />
your name, give it. Waiting lists<br />
sometimes move sur pris ing ly fast.<br />
Being number 400 on a list doesn’t<br />
necessarily mean that there are<br />
actually 400 people ahead of you.<br />
Many people have already found a<br />
place to live, moved out of the area<br />
or are no longer interested in the<br />
apart ment.<br />
1. There is no limit to the number<br />
of waiting lists you can put<br />
your name on. It is best to sign<br />
up on several lists to increase<br />
your like li hood of re ceiv ing assis<br />
tance.<br />
2. Make sure that you keep the<br />
project informed of your cur-<br />
rent address and telephone<br />
number. One reason lists move<br />
quickly is that people cannot<br />
be reached easily when there is<br />
a vacancy.<br />
3. Check back reg u lar ly, but don’t<br />
be a pest. Let them know you<br />
are still interested.<br />
Other Financial As sis tance<br />
Alexander House Foundation<br />
P.O. Box 23642<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93121<br />
966-3665<br />
Provides financial assistance for<br />
housing for the elderly, 65 and<br />
over, on a fixed income and at<br />
least a 10 - year resident.<br />
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Home Equity<br />
Conversions<br />
Until recently, there were only two<br />
ways to get cash from your home.<br />
You could sell it, but then you<br />
would have to move. Or, if you<br />
qualifi ed for a loan, you could borrow<br />
against your home. But then<br />
you would have to make monthly<br />
loan payments.<br />
Now there are new ways of getting<br />
money from your home that do<br />
not require you to leave your home<br />
or to make regular loan payments.<br />
These “home equity conversion”<br />
plans let you turn the value of<br />
hour home into cash without having<br />
to move or repay a loan each<br />
month.<br />
Home equity conversion (HEC)<br />
plans are relatively new in the<br />
United States .
Decisions about the use of home<br />
equity are among the most important<br />
you will ever make. Whether<br />
or not they make sense for you<br />
depends on your in di vid u al situation<br />
- your goals, your resources,<br />
and your other options. Because<br />
home equity is such an important<br />
asset, you should consider HEC<br />
plans within the larger context of<br />
your overall fi nancial and estate<br />
plan ning.<br />
Effect on Public Ben e fi ts<br />
Homeowners interested in home<br />
equity conversion typically are<br />
seeking ad di tion al income to meet<br />
their basic needs of food, clothing,<br />
shelter, and medical care. Some<br />
may already receive public benefi ts,<br />
while others who are eligible may<br />
have not chosen to apply or may<br />
not be aware that they meet the<br />
eligibility re quire ments.<br />
Many others will never need or<br />
qualify for public benefi ts. However,<br />
because eligibility for public<br />
benefi ts may be affected by proceeds<br />
of home equity conversion,<br />
you should not overlook this possible<br />
“cost.”<br />
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For More Information…<br />
AARP Home Equity<br />
Infomation Center<br />
Consumer Affairs Section, 601<br />
E Street, N.W. Washington, DC<br />
20049<br />
Reverse Mortgage Lenders List<br />
Con sum er’s Guide to Home<br />
Equity (D 13253) Conversion PF<br />
3981 (793)<br />
www.aarp.org/revmort/<br />
AARP website provides information<br />
about reverse mortgages,<br />
including fact sheets, how they<br />
work, who is eligible, what you<br />
get, what you pay, and how to<br />
calculate loan costs and understand<br />
different types of loans.<br />
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American Bar Association,<br />
Com mis sion on Law & Aging<br />
740 15th St., N.W .<br />
Washington, DC 20036<br />
202- 662-1000<br />
ww.abanet.org<br />
Conversion (2000, $5.00 postpaid)<br />
National Center for Home<br />
Equity Conversion Mortgage<br />
7373 147th Street Suite 115<br />
Apple Valley, MN 55124<br />
ww.reverse.org<br />
Independent information on<br />
reverse mortgages for conservers,<br />
their families, professional advisors<br />
and nonprofit counselors.<br />
Retirement Income on the House<br />
(Revised Edition, 1993; 340<br />
pages, $15,00<br />
Reverse Mortgage Locator (Free;<br />
send self-addressed, stamped<br />
envelope).<br />
Sale Leaseback Guide and Model<br />
Documents<br />
Reverse Mortgage Sourcebook<br />
Reverse Equity Mortgage<br />
Coun sel ing Program<br />
Consumer Credit Counseling Program<br />
877-901-2227<br />
Offered through CA Dept. of<br />
Consumer Affairs.<br />
This program offers information<br />
and counseling to individuals<br />
who are considering drawing equity<br />
from their homes. To qualify<br />
you must be 62 or older, your<br />
home must be paid for or nearly<br />
paid for. Equity borrowed does<br />
not need to be repaid until (1)<br />
the house is sold, (2) last homeowner<br />
dies, or (3) house ceases<br />
to be ho me own er’s pri ma ry residence.<br />
All counseling is done in<br />
person. Call to make an appointment.<br />
Service is free of charge.<br />
Consumer Credit Counseling<br />
Services<br />
5276 Hollister Ave.<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93111<br />
800-540-2227<br />
(Not associated with Dept. of<br />
Consumer Affaires.)<br />
Retirement Residences-<br />
Not For Profi t<br />
Friendship Manor<br />
6647 El Colegio Rd.<br />
Isla Vista, CA 93117<br />
968-0771<br />
Fax 968-2182<br />
www.friendshipmanor.org<br />
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Nonprofit residence offering<br />
meals,activities, and housekeep<br />
ing ser vice, 62+.<br />
Residential Care Fa cil i ties<br />
Residential Care Facilities provide<br />
care and supervision as well as<br />
meals and housekeeping. There are<br />
over 120 RCFE’s in the County. Go<br />
to www.ccld.ca.gov for a complete<br />
listing.<br />
Wood Glen Hall<br />
3010 Foothill Rd.<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93105<br />
687-7771<br />
www.woodglenhall.org<br />
info@woodglenhall.org<br />
Nonprofit retirement residence<br />
licensed by the State to provide<br />
care and su per vi sion for 62+.<br />
In de pen dent living.<br />
Solvang Friendship House<br />
880 Friendship Ln.<br />
Solvang, CA 93463<br />
688-8748<br />
Fax 686-8538<br />
friendshiphouse@gte.net<br />
A small nonprofit home with<br />
in de pen dent living, assisted living<br />
and specialized care for Alzheimer’s.<br />
All levels of living have separate<br />
gardens, dining and private<br />
rooms. Licensed by the State for<br />
30 in di vid u als total.<br />
Call Long-Term Care Om buds man<br />
Services or <strong>Senior</strong> Connection at<br />
800-510-2020 for list of other than<br />
non profi t facilities throughout the<br />
County.<br />
Continuing Care Con tract<br />
Residences<br />
Continuing Care Contract Res i -<br />
denc es are full range retirement<br />
facilities, providing both for independent<br />
living and for all levels<br />
of assisted living. These facilities<br />
are required to be State licensed<br />
both as skilled nursing facilities<br />
and as residential care facilities for<br />
the elderly in this county. <strong>Senior</strong>s<br />
who are in good health and are
ambulatory may choose to “buy<br />
into” a life care contract home. The<br />
initial en trance fee, plus monthly<br />
main te nance charges, assures<br />
care for life. If illness or dis abil i ty<br />
de vel ops, care at the level required<br />
is provided, including medical and<br />
skilled nurs ing. Health care facilities,<br />
except acute hospital care, are<br />
on the premises.<br />
Casa Dorinda Retirement<br />
Facility<br />
300 Hot Springs Road<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93108<br />
969-8011<br />
Fax 969-8686<br />
www.casadorinda.com<br />
Samarkand<br />
2550 Treasure Drive<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93105<br />
687-0701<br />
Fax 687-3386<br />
www.covenantretirement.org<br />
62+ eligible<br />
Valle Verde<br />
900 Calle de los Amigos<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93105<br />
687-1571<br />
www.valleverdesb.com<br />
62+ eligible<br />
Vista del Monte<br />
3775 Modoc Rd<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93105<br />
687-0793<br />
Fax 687-6350<br />
62+ is eligible<br />
Solvang Lutheran Home<br />
636 Atterdag Rd.<br />
Solvang, CA 93463<br />
688-3263<br />
Fax 688-8574<br />
www.peoplewhocare.com<br />
Maravilla<br />
5486 Calle Real<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 933111<br />
967-1965<br />
www.srgseniorliving.com<br />
Shared Housing<br />
Due to rising housing costs, a low<br />
vacancy rate and the phys i cal diffi<br />
cul ty of one person maintaining<br />
a home by him or herself, home<br />
sharing by two or more people is<br />
becoming in creas ing ly practical.<br />
In the absence of programs which<br />
offer this ser vice, what follows<br />
are some tips on fi nding a shared<br />
housing situation.<br />
Tips on Shared Housing<br />
1. Spread the word among your<br />
friends that you are looking<br />
for a roommate or a room in<br />
some one’s house. It’s possible<br />
that they know of someone<br />
who can help you.<br />
2. Look in the classifi ed ads in<br />
your local newspaper under<br />
“Room mates” or “Situation<br />
Wanted.” People are some times<br />
willing to exchange services<br />
such as cooking and cleaning<br />
for rent.<br />
3. If you choose to advertise for a<br />
roommate, it is wise to rent a<br />
P.O. Box for replies from prospec<br />
tive room mates. Ask for<br />
references and check them.<br />
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4. Be clear with applicants about<br />
what life styles and behavior<br />
are ac cept able to you. You may<br />
consider drawing up a contract<br />
specifying such practical matters<br />
as when the rent is due,<br />
cleaning deposit information,<br />
etc. If you are ex chang ing services<br />
for rent, outline in writing<br />
what services you expect.<br />
The housing offi ces at the col leg es<br />
some times have students, faculty<br />
or staff who are offering a service<br />
in exchange for rent. Oc ca sion al ly<br />
a student looking for long-term<br />
housing prefers living with a senior<br />
citizen for a stable and quiet at mo -<br />
sphere.<br />
University of California, Santa<br />
Barbara ( UCSB)<br />
Community Housing<br />
University Center, R, 3151<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93106<br />
893-4371<br />
Westmont College<br />
Housing Offi ce<br />
955 La Paz Road<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93108<br />
565-6037 offi ce<br />
565-7037 listings<br />
1220 N. Suey Road · Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
805-928-2662<br />
Independent Cottages · Assisted Living Apartments<br />
24-Hour Special Care<br />
Lic. #425800597<br />
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www.westmont.edu<br />
Santa Barbara City College<br />
( SBCC)<br />
721 Cliff Drive<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93109<br />
965-0581, x2262<br />
Discrimination<br />
A landlord, manager or real estate<br />
agent cannot refuse to rent, sell or<br />
negotiate with a potential tenant<br />
because of age, race sex, national<br />
origin, religion, marital status,<br />
sexual orientation, phys i cal disabil<br />
i ty or the presence of children<br />
in the family. File complaints or<br />
inquire about your rights with one<br />
of the following agencies:<br />
Fair Employment and<br />
Housing Dept.<br />
Housing: 800-884-1684<br />
TTY: 800-800-2320<br />
www.dfeh.ca.gov<br />
Investigates discrimination complaints<br />
on the basis of race, color,<br />
sex, national origin, mar i tal<br />
status, creed, and/or handicap<br />
regarding housing, employment<br />
or ac com mo da tion.<br />
Legal Aid Foundation of<br />
Santa Barbara County<br />
<strong>Senior</strong> Citizens Law Center<br />
301 S. Miller #116<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
922-9909<br />
Fax 347-4494<br />
110 S. “C” St., Ste. C<br />
Lompoc, CA 93436<br />
736-6582<br />
Fax 740-2773<br />
301 E. Canon Perdido<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
963-6754<br />
Fax 963-6756<br />
www.lafsbc.org<br />
Provides legal assistance to<br />
senior citizens of Santa Barbara<br />
County on a case by case basis<br />
with housing concerns.<br />
Tenant/Landlord<br />
Mediation<br />
For other Tenant/Landlord Problems<br />
the following agencies have trained<br />
staff available to provide you with<br />
current in for ma tion and tenant/<br />
landlord counseling, their services<br />
may also include conciliation, medi<br />
a tion and/or arbitration. Concil<br />
i a tion means limited intervention<br />
by telephone or mail. Mediation is a<br />
process in which a voluntary agree-<br />
<strong>Senior</strong> Living Consultants<br />
www.<strong>Senior</strong>LivingConsultants.com<br />
18 West Micheltorena, Suite C<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
805-963-6045<br />
805-963-6046 fax<br />
We Provide Placement Services<br />
in Ventura, Santa Barbara and<br />
San Luis Obispo Counties.<br />
We specialize in helping you and<br />
your loved ones find Independent,<br />
Assisted Living, and Alzheimer’s<br />
Care Retirement Homes.<br />
805-963-6045<br />
A FREE PLACEMENT AGENCY<br />
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ment is reached with the assistance<br />
of a neutral third party. Arbitration<br />
is a hearing con duct ed by a neutral<br />
third party who hears both sides and<br />
then issues a decision.<br />
Rental Housing Mediation<br />
Task Force<br />
423 W. Victoria<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
730-1523<br />
Fax 730-1528<br />
Provides basic information on rental<br />
rights to tenants and landlords.<br />
Offers mediation services in rental<br />
housing dis putes without resorting<br />
to the cost and delays of the courts.<br />
Task force consists of landlords,<br />
tenants and homeowners.<br />
CA Rural Legal Assistance<br />
923 Olive St. # 2<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
963-5981<br />
Provides services that relate to<br />
unlawful detainer defense, sub stan -<br />
dard housing and tenant rights.<br />
Housing Repair<br />
Family Service Agency<br />
123 W. Gutierrez St.<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
965-1001<br />
Fax 965-2178<br />
www.fsacares.org<br />
SAIL program assists seniors and<br />
people with disabilities in the<br />
repair and maintenance of their<br />
homes. They provide some general<br />
upkeep assistance, make safety<br />
mod i fi ca tions, and also build<br />
wheel chair ramps and install grab<br />
bars. No fees; donations only.<br />
Economic Opportunity<br />
Commission<br />
1030 Southwood Dr.<br />
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401<br />
541-4122<br />
800-495-0501<br />
Fax 549-8388<br />
www.ecoslo.org
Provides home repair, weath er -<br />
iza tion services in Santa Maria Valley.<br />
No fees; donations only.<br />
Housing Rehabilitation Loan<br />
Program<br />
City of Santa Barbara<br />
630 Garden St.<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93102<br />
564-5461<br />
Fax 564-5477<br />
Lompoc<br />
100 Civic Center Plaza<br />
Lompoc, CA 93438<br />
736-1261 x271<br />
Fax 736-5347<br />
City of Guadalupe<br />
918 Obispo St<br />
Guadalupe, CA 93434<br />
343-1340 x122<br />
This federally funded program<br />
offers loans to low and moderate<br />
income homeowners living within<br />
the limits of the above cities. Deferred<br />
interest loans are offered<br />
to those over 62 and to handicapped<br />
individuals. Pur pose is<br />
to provide repair, im prove ments<br />
or make the home hand i capped<br />
ac ces si ble.<br />
Housing Re ha bil i ta tion<br />
Revolving Loan Program<br />
City of Lompoc<br />
100 Civic Center Plaza<br />
Lompoc, CA 93438<br />
736-1261 x271<br />
Fax 736-5347<br />
This state funded program offers<br />
a low interest (3%) owner occu<br />
pied re ha bil i ta tion loan., Up<br />
to $30,000 available for re ha -<br />
bil i ta tion and $40,000 for room<br />
additions. Persons over 60 years<br />
of age have 20 years to repay the<br />
loan.<br />
Utilities<br />
If you are ever in danger of having<br />
your source of energy cut off<br />
because you are unable to pay your<br />
bill, it is best to call the billing<br />
dept. of the particular utility company<br />
before you are cut off and<br />
explain your sit u a tion. In many,<br />
they are amenable to work ing out a<br />
payment plan.<br />
Community Action<br />
Commission/Energy Services<br />
5638 Hollister Ave., Rm. 230<br />
Goleta, CA 93117<br />
964-8857<br />
Fax 683-5872<br />
HEAP 655-0617<br />
North County offi ce<br />
120 W. Chestmut<br />
Lompoc, CA 93436<br />
800-655-0617<br />
Fax 740-4558<br />
www.cacsb.com<br />
CAC has a weatherization pro gram<br />
and provides utility as sis tance<br />
through the Home Energy Assis<br />
tance Program (HEAP). HEAP<br />
can provide for eligible persons a<br />
once a year payment to one energy<br />
ac count. HEAP does not provide<br />
crisis services; time to process appli<br />
ca tions is 4 months.<br />
Southern California Gas<br />
Com pa ny<br />
800-427-2200<br />
800-342-4545 (Spanish)<br />
www.socalgas.com/residential/<br />
assistance<br />
HOUSING<br />
Has a CARE Program which provides<br />
a 20% reduction in monthly<br />
bill for those eligible. Application<br />
must be completed. Provides<br />
energy efficient home improvements<br />
to help with energy usage<br />
is qualified. May include repair<br />
and replacement of faulty furnaces<br />
(800-331-7593.) Has a<br />
Medical Baseline Program which<br />
files application. Also has service<br />
es tab lish ment discount program<br />
is eligible.<br />
Will lite pilot lights and help with<br />
home appliances.<br />
Southern California Edison<br />
800-447-6620 x2 CARE<br />
Has several programs for people<br />
who qualify. Relamping Program;<br />
Re frig er a tor Replacement Program;<br />
Evaporator Cooler Program.<br />
Pacifi c Gas & Electric<br />
866-743-2273<br />
Has CARE REACH and Medical<br />
Baseline Program for those qualified.<br />
Call for information and ap pli ca tion.<br />
Feels More Like Home<br />
Marian Residence provides attractive living quarters where active<br />
seniors are able to enjoy quality care in serene surroundings.<br />
The beautiful Full Service facility with it’s extensive well-kept grounds<br />
is more like a home and provides:<br />
Private room and bath • Three meals daily<br />
Weekly maid and linen service • Security • and more<br />
We have a few openings to join our “family” now.<br />
124 SOUTH COLLEGE DRIVE<br />
SANTA MARIA, CALIFORNIA 93454<br />
(805) 922-7731<br />
Licensed by the State of California<br />
Department of Social Service<br />
Lic. No. FYI-421701172<br />
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HOUSING<br />
City of Santa Barbara City Hall<br />
Finance Department<br />
735 Anacapa St.<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
564-5346<br />
Fax 897-1993<br />
Santa Barbara County<br />
Tax Collector’s Offi ce<br />
105 E. Anapamu St., #109<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
568-2934<br />
Cable Television Discounts<br />
<strong>Senior</strong> discounts for those 65+ and<br />
low income are available for basic<br />
cable services.<br />
Comcast Cable Co.<br />
32323 Thompson Way<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93455<br />
800-COMCAST<br />
646 North H St.<br />
Lompoc, CA 93436<br />
Cox Communications<br />
683-6651<br />
Provides info to seniors that call<br />
in about discount. Application is<br />
provided and then sent to SB City<br />
officials for review. If approved,<br />
the discount is provided.<br />
Tip: HOME REPAIR SCAMS ALERT<br />
Never Buy Home Re pairs From Door To Door Sellers<br />
Many elderly persons are tar get ed by scam artists who use high pressure<br />
tactics to sell un need ed and overpriced con tracts for “home im prove ments.”<br />
Often they charge more than their customers are led to be lieve. And then,<br />
when the senior refuses to pay for shoddy or incomplete work, the con trac tor<br />
or its close ly af fi l i at ed fi nancial institution, at tempts to force payment by<br />
placing a lien on the senior’s home and making threats.<br />
How <strong>Senior</strong>s Can Protect Them selves<br />
There are several basic steps one can take which can prevent a problem<br />
from arising:<br />
• Never deal with any door to door contractors or buy repairs ad ver tised on<br />
TV. Deal with local trades people rec om mend ed by friends or rep u ta ble<br />
building supply stores.<br />
• Before agreeing to hire any home improvement contractor, get at least<br />
a second es ti mate for the same work from another con trac tor.<br />
• Get a written contract or estimate describing the work, the price, the<br />
re spon si bil i ty for cleaning up, and the hourly rate for any added work.<br />
• Get references for the contractor and speak to those ref er enc es. Ask about<br />
sat is fac tion and any, problems that arose.<br />
• Take a look at other work performed by the same con trac tor.<br />
If problems have developed with a contractor’s work, seniors should<br />
im me di ate ly take steps to protect their interests, such as:<br />
• Obtain an estimate from a professional detailing how much dam age<br />
was done by the contractor and the value of what ev er services were rendered.<br />
• Take detailed pictures of the work or damage left by the con trac tor and<br />
date them. These photos can be used in court to show the nature and<br />
extent of the problem.<br />
• Hire an expert (architect, reputable contractor, etc.) to look at the work for<br />
quality and compliance with specifi -<br />
cations. The expert can also provide<br />
an estimate re gard ing the fairness of<br />
the price for work com plet ed, the extent<br />
of physical damage, and its cost<br />
to repair.<br />
What To Do When a Dispute<br />
Arises<br />
A senior victimized by an unscrupulous<br />
contractor should consult<br />
an at tor ney im me di ate ly. An attorney<br />
may be able to help by fi nding<br />
de fens es against any lawsuit brought<br />
by the contractor or lender and possibly<br />
by fi nding claims that the senior<br />
has for damages suffered as the<br />
result of the con trac tor’s conduct .<br />
Source: Na. Consumer Law Center<br />
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Finding an Attorney<br />
When seeking legal advice, fi nding<br />
a knowledgeable, competent attorney<br />
is extremely important. One of<br />
the surest ways to fi nd an attorney<br />
is through personal recommendation,<br />
such as:<br />
Friend<br />
Relative<br />
Co-worker<br />
An attorney you know and trust<br />
Support group<br />
Individuals who have faced the<br />
same problem may have already<br />
done the legwork in tracking down<br />
a com pe tent attorney.<br />
Lawyers Referral Service<br />
P.O. Box 93<br />
Carpinteria, CA 93014<br />
684-4300<br />
Fax 684-4333<br />
The Lawyer Referral Service serves<br />
Santa Barbara County. For a<br />
small fee, the service will make<br />
the appointment for you, and a<br />
30 minute consultation is provided.<br />
By describing your needs,<br />
a referral can be made to an<br />
attorney in the area of practice<br />
that can most help you. Personal<br />
injury referrals are pro vid ed at<br />
no cost; low income seniors who<br />
need a will may receive a free<br />
referral. It is important to check<br />
the qualifications of an attorney<br />
and to call around and compare<br />
fees and experience.<br />
Members of AARP can access<br />
AARP Legal Services Network. This<br />
includes a free initial con sul ta tion<br />
and reduced fees.<br />
800-687-2277<br />
www.aarp.org.lsn<br />
The Yellow Pages of the telephone<br />
book have an extensive list of at tor -<br />
neys. There are special sections under<br />
“Attorneys” for “Elder Law,” “Social<br />
Security Law,” “Health Care and<br />
Hospital Law,” “Probate Law,” and<br />
“Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning.”<br />
Lastly, low or free legal services<br />
may also be available depending on<br />
income.<br />
Low/No-Cost Legal<br />
Services<br />
Criminal<br />
Public Defender<br />
Santa Barbara County Courthouse<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
568-3470<br />
Fax 568-3536<br />
312 #P, E. Cook St.<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
346-7500<br />
Fax 346-7670<br />
115 Civic Center Plaza<br />
Lompoc, CA 93436<br />
737-7770<br />
Fax 737-7881<br />
Open from 8 a.m. to noon and 1<br />
p.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through<br />
Friday, the Public Defender, upon<br />
order of the court or upon request<br />
of the de fen dants, defends any<br />
person not fi nan cial ly able to employ<br />
counsel and who is charged<br />
with any contempt or criminal<br />
offense in Superior Court.<br />
Civil<br />
California Rural Legal<br />
Assistance<br />
2050 S. Broadway, Ste. G<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
922-4563<br />
Fax 928-0693<br />
324 E. Carrillo<br />
Santa Barbara, CA<br />
963-5981<br />
From 8:30 a.m. to noon and 1<br />
p.m. to 5 p.m., Monday, Tuesday,<br />
Thurs day, and Friday, legal<br />
representation is provided to low<br />
income people in civil matters<br />
(housing, education, labor, and<br />
health). Legal rep re sen ta tion for<br />
persons ter mi nat ed from welfare,<br />
unemployment, and Social Security.<br />
No criminal cases handled.<br />
All calls must be screened by<br />
telephone.<br />
LEGAL<br />
Legal Aid Foundation<br />
301 E. Canon Perdido<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
963-6754<br />
Fax 963-6756<br />
110 South “C” St., Ste. B<br />
Lompoc, CA 93436<br />
736-6582<br />
Fax 740-2773<br />
301 S. Miller #116<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
922-9909<br />
Fax 347-4494<br />
www.LAFSBC.org<br />
From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday<br />
through Thursday, senior citizens<br />
of Santa Barbara County on a<br />
case by case basis can receive<br />
legal services. Emphasis on Social<br />
Security, landlord/tenant, and<br />
family law.<br />
Legal Aid Foundation also offers<br />
services at senior centers<br />
through out Santa Barbara<br />
County. Call the office nearest<br />
you for information.<br />
Other free legal services are provided<br />
by the Foundation for<br />
low income persons: civil suits,<br />
landlord/tenant problems, family<br />
law matters, ad min is tra tive hearings<br />
(Social Security, Disability,<br />
Unemployment, Welfare). No<br />
criminal cases. Aid in housing and<br />
employment discrimination, as<br />
well as consumer debt and defense<br />
litigation problems.<br />
For legal tax assistance, see Financial<br />
Service.<br />
Wills<br />
A Will is a document that specifi<br />
es how you wish to have your<br />
assets distributed after you die and<br />
des ig nates who will carry out your<br />
wishes. In almost all cases, it is<br />
advisable to have a Will.<br />
If you are 60 years of age or older<br />
and have liquid assets (not counting<br />
your home) of no more than<br />
$15,000.00, you may be eligible to<br />
have a simple Will prepared for you<br />
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for $125.00 through the Lawyer<br />
Referral Ser vice.<br />
Another possibility might be a<br />
Ho lo graph ic Will, a term used to<br />
describe a handwritten Will. No<br />
part of the document can be typed.<br />
It is important to state that the<br />
doc u ment is intended as a Will and<br />
is properly dated and signed. It<br />
does not require a lawyer or to be<br />
witnessed, though witnesses may<br />
be advisable if there is a question<br />
of competency.<br />
The Holographic Will can super<br />
sede any printed Will as long<br />
as it has been executed correctly.<br />
It is wise to have a Holographic<br />
Will reviewed by an attorney if you<br />
are not entirely confi dent that you<br />
have followed a legal format. Very<br />
often Holographic Wills are not<br />
executed correctly and the consequence<br />
is that it may be de ter -<br />
mined to be invalid. In an effort to<br />
provide a simple means of prepar<br />
ing a Will without the help of<br />
an attorney, the State of Cal i for nia<br />
de vel oped the “California Statutory<br />
Will.” It in cludes all the necessary<br />
language required and its use<br />
can avoid many of the pitfalls of a<br />
Ho lo graph ic Will. The “California<br />
Stat u to ry Will” can be obtained<br />
from most sta tio nery stores or the<br />
California State Bar Association.<br />
Be sure to tell your Executor (the<br />
person you name to carry out your<br />
Will) where the original Will is<br />
kept and give him or her a copy.<br />
How to Maintain<br />
Con trol Over<br />
Your Affairs<br />
Planning for Incapacity<br />
People are used to planning for<br />
death. They are familiar with<br />
traditional estate planning which<br />
involves counseling and planning<br />
for the disposition of their estate<br />
making sure that their property<br />
goes to the people they want it to<br />
go to. They usually try to minimize<br />
the taxes and other expenses that<br />
will have to be paid at death.<br />
But too few people plan for disabil<br />
i ty or incapacity during their<br />
lifetime.<br />
The consequence of failing to plan<br />
is often the loss of control over<br />
who will make decisions and how<br />
those decisions will be made.<br />
Why Plan?<br />
• To allow fi nancial and health<br />
care decisions to be made<br />
without the need for court intervention<br />
or con ser va tor ship<br />
proceedings.<br />
• To ease the fi nancial and emotion<br />
al burden on spouse or<br />
other family members.<br />
• To have control over who<br />
makes your decisions and how<br />
they are made.<br />
• To protect the fi nancial resourc<br />
es of spouse and family if<br />
nursing home care required.<br />
What Can Be Done To Plan for<br />
Health Care?<br />
An Advance Health Care Directive<br />
(since July 1, 2000) and its pre de -<br />
ces sor, a Durable Power of Attorney<br />
for Health Care, enable an<br />
individual to give another person<br />
legal authority to make medical<br />
decisions in the event of incapacity.<br />
They also allow one the ability to<br />
specify how he or she wants these<br />
decisions to be made. Since July 1,<br />
2000, one can specify instructions<br />
for prolonging or not prolonging<br />
life even if one does not want to<br />
appoint an agent. A person must<br />
be legally com pe tent when executing<br />
these documents; however,<br />
they will remain in effect throughout<br />
a person’s mental or physical<br />
im pair ments.<br />
The new law on the Advance<br />
Health Care Directive governs the<br />
new forms and the old forms (the<br />
Durable Power of Attorney for<br />
Health Care). Durable Powers of<br />
68 2005-2007 SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SENIOR RESOURCE DIRECTORY<br />
Attorney for Health Care executed<br />
before January 1, 1992, have expired.<br />
It is rec om mend ed that you<br />
execute a new Advance Health Care<br />
Directive. It is wise to review these<br />
documents yearly and to execute<br />
new forms whenever a change in<br />
your agent needs to be made.<br />
FREE copies of the Advance Health<br />
Care Directive are available at the:<br />
Area Agency on Aging<br />
Santa Barbara<br />
965-3288<br />
Santa Maria<br />
925-9554<br />
To register the Advance Health<br />
Care Directive or Durable Power<br />
of At tor ney for Health Care, mail<br />
to:<br />
Secretary of State<br />
1500 11th St.<br />
Sacramento, CA 95814<br />
Conservatorship of the Person<br />
Conservatorship of the person is a<br />
public legal pro cess for as sum ing<br />
control over an incapacitated<br />
in di vid u al’s personal affairs. The<br />
conservator is responsible for making<br />
sure the conservatee is properly<br />
fed, clothed, and housed. The<br />
Con ser va tor ship is usually the last<br />
alternative considered, but may be<br />
necessary if the person is already<br />
unable to manage his/her own<br />
affairs. A court hearing is required<br />
before a con ser va tor can be appoint<br />
ed. Legal expenses are high.<br />
Well drafted and current Advance<br />
Health Care Directives and Durable<br />
Powers can avoid the need for<br />
a conservatorship in most cases,<br />
if it was executed when there was<br />
com pe ten cy.<br />
Santa Barbara County Public<br />
Guard ian<br />
P.O. Box 2517<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93120<br />
568-2790<br />
Fax 568-2487<br />
North County offi ce<br />
346-8337
Conservator of last resort, in ves -<br />
ti gates need for conservatorship<br />
by Public Guardian for frail elderly<br />
and brain inpaired adults.<br />
What Can Be Done<br />
To Plan For The<br />
Management Of As sets?<br />
Durable Power of Attorney for<br />
Property Management may be<br />
con sid ered an alternative to trusts<br />
or Con ser va tor ship. It must be created<br />
while the person still has legal<br />
capacity. The creator of the power,<br />
or “prin ci pal,” may choose to have<br />
all his/her assets or only specifi ed<br />
assets managed by another person,<br />
the “agent” or “attorney in fact,”<br />
and may defi ne the manner in<br />
which the power is used. The principal<br />
may choose to have the power<br />
to be effective im me di ate ly upon<br />
its creation and not be affected by<br />
his/her subsequent in ca pac i ty, or<br />
to have it effective only after he/<br />
she later becomes in ca pac i tat ed.<br />
The principal may specify the<br />
cir cum stanc es under which his/<br />
her incapacity will be determined.<br />
Express powers are necessary to<br />
give the agent the powers needed<br />
for gifting and self-gifting, dealing<br />
with retirement benefi ts, government<br />
benefi ts, pension benefi ts or<br />
IRS matters. The prin ci pal may revoke<br />
a power of attorney for health<br />
or fi nancial affairs at any time as<br />
long as s/he is still com pe tent.<br />
The court can revoke this power if<br />
it determines that there has been<br />
mis man age ment. However, re vo -<br />
ca tions may be too late to recover<br />
assets. Thus as with the Durable<br />
Power of Attorney for Health Care,<br />
and Ad vance Health Care Di rec -<br />
tives, it is important to consult an<br />
attorney regarding the utilization<br />
of the Durable Power of Attorney<br />
for Property Management, even<br />
though it can be utilized without<br />
an attorney’s assistance. The agent<br />
has a great deal of control over<br />
an individual’s assets. Although<br />
the Civil Code provides for sanctions<br />
against those refusing to<br />
honor valid documents, banks and<br />
bro ker age houses may not accept<br />
the Durable Power of Attorney for<br />
Property Management (often they<br />
provide their own). It is important<br />
to check with your fi nancial institution<br />
to determine what they will<br />
require and to sign the institution<br />
forms.<br />
If a fi nancial institution resists<br />
honoring the agent, ask the su per -<br />
vi sor to send a copy of the Durable<br />
Power to their legal department for<br />
evaluation and approval.<br />
A Living Trust<br />
Can provide protection in a number<br />
of areas, including avoidance<br />
of probate, avoidance of Con ser va -<br />
tor ship, and the protection of privacy.<br />
It is an ar range ment through<br />
which the property of a person<br />
(the “settlor”) is transferred into a<br />
trust, including real estate, bank<br />
accounts, stocks and bonds, and<br />
insurance policies. The trust instru<br />
ment will specify how property<br />
is to be used during the benefi ciary’s<br />
life and who is to receive the<br />
contents of the trust after his/her<br />
death. The powers granted in the<br />
trust and the powers granted in the<br />
LEGAL<br />
Durable Power of Attorney should<br />
be consistent and parallel.<br />
Declaration of Homestead<br />
Persons who own their own home<br />
may be able to protect a portion<br />
of the equity value, in the event<br />
of a forced sale in order to satisfy<br />
unpaid debts, by pre par ing and<br />
recording a dec la ra tion of homestead.<br />
This cannot protect against<br />
Medi-Cal eligibility re stric tions<br />
regarding assets.<br />
Conservatorship of the Estate<br />
Similar to the Conservatorship<br />
of the person, this allows for the<br />
man age ment of the conservatee’s<br />
money and other property. Court<br />
pro ceed ings to designate a con ser -<br />
va tor are required. This is usually<br />
the last method considered, but<br />
may be necessary if the individual<br />
is already unable to manage his/<br />
her own affairs. A well-drafted Durable<br />
Power of Attorney for Property<br />
Management can avoid the need<br />
for a con ser va tor ship of the estate<br />
in most cases, if executed when the<br />
person still has legal capacity.<br />
Public Benefi ts Planning<br />
Planning for public benefi ts may<br />
be desirable if the incapacitated<br />
adult even tu al ly needs the care of<br />
Consultation and Representation for<br />
•Estate and Long Term Care Planning<br />
•Eligibility for Medi-Cal Benefits<br />
•Conservatorship Proceedings<br />
•Durable Powers of Attorney<br />
•Trust, Probate and Conservatorship Litigation<br />
David C. Turpin<br />
ATTORNEY AT LAW<br />
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys<br />
735 State Street Suite 623 • Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
805-965-3079 • dturpin@turpinlaw.com<br />
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a skilled nursing facility and funds<br />
are limited. Medi care coverage for<br />
skilled nursing fa cil i ties is very<br />
restricted. For Medi care to cover<br />
nursing home costs, the individual<br />
must have spent three overnights<br />
in a hospital in the 30 days preceding<br />
nursing home admission, and<br />
the individual must require and<br />
receive skilled nursing services,<br />
not just cus to di al care. Even then,<br />
Medi care pays 100% for only the<br />
fi rst 20 days and pays nothing<br />
after day 100. For days 21-100, the<br />
individual must pay a co-pay of approximately<br />
$114 per day in 2005.<br />
Medicare will stop paying sooner<br />
if the skilled nursing ser vic es stop.<br />
Examples of skilled nursing servic<br />
es are physical therapy, speech<br />
therapy, oc cu pa tion al therapy, and<br />
IV therapy.<br />
Some Medicare supplemental<br />
in sur ance plans cover all or part<br />
of the co-pay, but only in the<br />
cir cum stanc es and only so long as<br />
Medi care applies. Long-term care<br />
insurance policies may cover all or<br />
part of long-term custodial care<br />
bills, but policies vary widely and<br />
should be carefully chosen for these<br />
options. Be cause Medi care covers<br />
so little and so few seniors have<br />
private long-term care in sur ance,<br />
many middle class couples or indi<br />
vid u als may have to plan for and<br />
rely on Medi-Cal benefi ts. Through<br />
ex pe ri enced legal advice and planning<br />
strategies that comply with<br />
the law, middle class couples and<br />
in di vid u als may qualify for Medi-<br />
Cal without losing their assets. It is<br />
im por tant that Medi-Cal planning<br />
be on a case by case basis, with the<br />
assistance of an attorney, to ensure<br />
the spouse needing skilled care is<br />
adequately cared for and the spouse<br />
residing outside the facility has the<br />
re sourc es to support him/herself.<br />
For many couples and families, the<br />
high cost of care makes paying for<br />
nursing homes without Medi-Cal<br />
fi nancially pro hib i tive.<br />
Medi-Cal long term care planning<br />
is a specialized area with complex<br />
rules. Make sure that you get<br />
legal advice from an attorney with<br />
current training and ex pe ri ence<br />
in Medi-Cal. Many middle –class<br />
persons can qualify for Medi-Cal<br />
with experienced advice and/or a<br />
judges order .<br />
Planning for<br />
Medi-Cal Ben e fi ts<br />
The high cost of long-term care is a<br />
problem that all Californians, and,<br />
indeed all Americans, have come<br />
to recognize as one of the largest<br />
prob lems in the health care arena.<br />
How ev er, when a family member<br />
actually ex pe ri enc es the need for<br />
long-term care, either because<br />
of Alzheimer’s disease or other<br />
illness or condition, the problem<br />
of fi nanc ing long-term care no<br />
longer is simply a policy question<br />
but be comes a real issue for family<br />
members. Because custodial care<br />
is not covered under the Medi care<br />
program, and be cause private<br />
insurance policies either do not<br />
offer this coverage or charge substantial<br />
pre mi ums, the Medi-Cal<br />
program, California’s need based<br />
health care program is looked to<br />
as a source of payment for nursing<br />
home care by both low income and<br />
middle class families. Couples with<br />
sub stan tial resources may even be<br />
able to qualify for Medi-Cal for<br />
a nursing home after an application<br />
is denied if they get good legal<br />
advice and perhaps a fair hearing<br />
or a court hearing. Never assume<br />
you cannot qualify, even if you are<br />
initially turned down. See a compe<br />
tent attorney with training and<br />
ex pe ri ence in Medi-Cal long term<br />
care planning to avail yourself of<br />
the laws to prevent the im pov er -<br />
ish ment of the at-home spouse or<br />
to ac cel er ate an in di vid u al’s el i gi -<br />
bil i ty.<br />
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California’s Medi-Cal pro gram<br />
is a state and federal subsidized<br />
pro gram. Be cause the Medi-Cal<br />
pro gram receives federal funds, the<br />
state must com ply with federal law<br />
re gard ing eligibility. As a result of<br />
changes to the federal law enacted<br />
in 1996, Medi-Cal is available to<br />
legal res i dents under very limited<br />
circumstances. Ad di tion al ly, the<br />
program is means tested for all<br />
applicants, so eligibility and co-pay<br />
are established on ex am i na tion of<br />
re sourc es and income avail able to<br />
the applicant.<br />
<strong>Resource</strong>s<br />
As of January 1, 2005, the spouse at<br />
home can retain the fi rst $95,100<br />
in countable resources available to<br />
the couple at the time of application.<br />
Separate property, i.e. money<br />
from an inheritance or bequest or<br />
from a previous marriage, is not<br />
con sid ered “separate” and thus will<br />
be counted in the total resources.<br />
The home, one car and IRA’s are<br />
not count able.<br />
Example: John and Mary have<br />
$50,000 in a joint account and<br />
Mary has a $50,000 CD in her own<br />
name. She inherited the $50,000<br />
from her mother. John enters a<br />
nursing home.<br />
Normally, John can be eligible for<br />
Medi-Cal as soon as they spend<br />
their total resources ($100,000)<br />
down to $97,100, which is the<br />
re source allowance for Mary, plus<br />
$2,000, which is the Medi-Cal<br />
property limit for John. However,<br />
if Mary’s fi xed income in her own<br />
name is less than $2,378/month<br />
(gross), she may seek to get her<br />
re source allowance in creased<br />
through a fair hearing or court<br />
hearing. The amount of increase<br />
is de ter mined by Mary’s gross income<br />
and by the going CD rate .
Physical Separation<br />
of Assets<br />
Within 90 days of Medi-Cal approval,<br />
the in sti tu tion al ized spouse<br />
must transfer to the com mu ni ty<br />
spouse any ownership interest<br />
s/he main tains in the community<br />
spouse resource allowance/assets.<br />
In John and Mary’s case, for<br />
example, Mary must take John’s<br />
name off all of the assets with the<br />
exception of the $2,000 and keep<br />
it in her name. Otherwise, it will<br />
be con sid ered “available” to John.<br />
A court order may be necessary to<br />
do this if John has lost capacity to<br />
sign the transfer doc u ments.<br />
Court Order<br />
In some circumstances, a court<br />
order can be obtained to allow<br />
the com mu ni ty spouse to retain<br />
re sourc es over the com mu ni ty<br />
spouse re source al low ance, i.e. over<br />
the $95,100 limit.<br />
Example: John and Mary have<br />
$200,000 in a joint account. John<br />
enters a nursing home. Normally,<br />
John would be eligible for Medi-<br />
Cal only after they spend down to<br />
$97,100, i.e. $95,100 for Mary and<br />
$2,000 prop er ty limit for John.<br />
However, if John is mentally<br />
in ca pac i tat ed, Mary could ask her<br />
attorney to obtain a court order<br />
authorizing an increase in her resource<br />
allowance in order to generate<br />
the monthly income allowable.<br />
Thus, Mary could retain more than<br />
the $95,100 resource allowance.<br />
Income<br />
Effective January 1, 2005, the<br />
com mu ni ty (at-home) spouse will<br />
be able to keep all of the couples’<br />
income up to $2,378/month. This<br />
amount is adjusted annually. If the<br />
retirement income of the commu<br />
ni ty spouse is less than $2,378.<br />
per month, a fair hearing or court<br />
hearing can be re quest ed to increase<br />
the resources to generate a<br />
total of $2,378/month.<br />
Example 1: John is in a nursing home<br />
and Mary lives at home. John receives<br />
a pension of $2,000/month. Mary<br />
receives a pension of $267/month.<br />
Since Mary is allowed a minimum<br />
income of $2,378/month, $2,000<br />
of John’s income could be allocated<br />
to her to bring her up to $2,378.<br />
Mary does not have to get part<br />
of John’s income allocated to her<br />
right away. She can choose instead<br />
fi rst to increase her re source allowance<br />
and then to get the allocation.<br />
Under the present rules, if the athome<br />
spouse re ceives more than<br />
$2,378/month in his or her name<br />
only, under the “name on the instru<br />
ment” rule, s/he will be able to<br />
keep it all.<br />
Example 2: Mary receives $3,000<br />
in a pension and John receives<br />
only $300. John is in the nursing<br />
home. Since Mary’s pension is in<br />
her name only, she can keep it all.<br />
She will not be allowed to keep any<br />
of John’s income, since she already<br />
received more than $2,378/month;<br />
but if her bills exceed $2,378/<br />
month, she may seek a court order<br />
increasing her allowable income.<br />
Fair Hearing<br />
Either spouse can fi le for a Fair<br />
Hearing to allow the at-home<br />
spouse to retain ad di tion al income<br />
gen er at ing re sourc es.<br />
If for example, the well-spouse’s total<br />
income is only $1,000/month,<br />
they could fi le for a Fair Hearing to<br />
allow the at-home spouse to keep<br />
additional resources that would<br />
generate an additional $1,378/<br />
month in income, thus, bringing<br />
the at-home spouse’s income up<br />
to $2,378/month. This is called<br />
“in creas ing the community spouse<br />
resource allowance.”<br />
Theoretically, a Fair Hearing can<br />
also be fi led to allow the at-home<br />
spouse to increase the income allowance<br />
if it can be shown he/she needs<br />
more than $2,378/month for living<br />
expenses, e.g. high rent or mortgage<br />
LEGAL<br />
payment. In fact, how ev er, administrative<br />
law judges rarely increase the<br />
income al low ance even where there<br />
appears to the ordinary person to be<br />
severe hardship, but judges in Superior<br />
Court do grant such increases<br />
more readily.<br />
Transfer of Assets<br />
The laws in the area of Medi-Cal<br />
eligibility generally and transfer of<br />
assets specifi cally is the subject of<br />
imminent changes. Consult an attorney<br />
for up to date information .<br />
The Cal i for nia reg u la tions and practices<br />
in law require a 36-month or 60-<br />
month “look back” period to de ter -<br />
mine if an in sti tu tion al ized Medi-Cal<br />
applicant made an im prop er transfer<br />
of non-exempt assets. For transfer<br />
made from a trust, a 60-month look<br />
back period applies.<br />
An improper transfer is basically<br />
giving away property without receiv<br />
ing something of equal value in<br />
return. Such a transfer can result<br />
in the denial of Medi-Cal eligibility,<br />
de pend ing on the value of the proper<br />
ty transferred and the date of the<br />
transfer. If you have gifted or plan<br />
to gift prior to applying for Medi-<br />
Cal, seek legal advice im me di ate ly.<br />
The transfer policies apply to<br />
transfers made during the 36 or 60<br />
months prior to the date when an<br />
in sti tu tion al ized person applies for<br />
Medi-Cal or a Medi-Cal recipient<br />
becomes in sti tu tion al ized.<br />
Not all transfer of assets result in<br />
a period of ineligibility, however. If<br />
the Medi-Cal benefi ciary can make<br />
a satisfactory showing that the<br />
resource was exempt at the time of<br />
transfer, the transfer will not affect<br />
eligibility. Also the period of in el i gi<br />
bil i ty may already have run its time.<br />
There are no periods of ineligibility<br />
for transfers to a disabled child. If<br />
you have given gifts in the look-back<br />
period, it is critical to delay the appli<br />
ca tion until you consult with an<br />
attorney experienced in Medi-Cal<br />
long term care planning.<br />
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LEGAL<br />
Your Home<br />
The home is an exempt asset and its<br />
value is not counted for the purposes<br />
of determining a spouse’s eligibility,<br />
but it is vulnerable to a Medi-Cal<br />
estate recovery claim after the death<br />
of the Medi-Cal recipient and spouse<br />
unless the home is protected by a<br />
properly done transfer prior to the<br />
death of the Medi-Cal recipient. The<br />
law in California allows for an exempt<br />
asset such as the primary home to<br />
be transferred to anybody without<br />
any penalty or loss of eligibility, but<br />
certain other documents and no ti fi ca<br />
tions must be done at the same time.<br />
If you are considering such a transfer,<br />
you should contact an attorney to<br />
review all the legal and tax con sid er -<br />
ations. Again, consult with an at tor ney<br />
who is knowledgeable about Medi-Cal.<br />
If you are caring for an individual who<br />
is incompetent or is facing in com -<br />
pe ten cy in the future and you have not<br />
made plans for the future, contact an<br />
attorney knowl edge able about Medi-<br />
Cal long term care planning.<br />
Other Legal Services<br />
There are several options available<br />
if you are involved in a dispute<br />
with your neighbor or you feel that<br />
someone owes you money. Mediation<br />
ser vic es are available if you<br />
are involved in a landlord/tenant<br />
dis pute, See Rental Housing Medi<br />
a tion Task Force.<br />
Many other consumer groups are<br />
available to assist you in resolving<br />
problems. See Consumer Complaints<br />
& In for ma tion, before<br />
you resort to legal action.<br />
Small Claims Court<br />
If you are involved in a dispute with<br />
your landlord over a deposit, any<br />
dispute where someone owes you<br />
money, or you desire the return of<br />
property that belongs to you, Small<br />
Claims Court is designed for you.<br />
Attorneys are not allowed to represent<br />
either side at the hearing. An<br />
attorney, however, can assist you in<br />
preparing your case. The max i mum<br />
amount of money you may collect<br />
is $5,000.00. If your claim is larger,<br />
you may consider hiring an attorney<br />
to take you case to a higher court.<br />
You fi le your suit in Small Claims<br />
Court either in the district where<br />
the problem occurred or in the<br />
district where the defendant (the<br />
person you are suing) resides.<br />
For more information (offers small<br />
claims procedural advice, no legal<br />
advice given), contact your local:<br />
Small Claims Advice<br />
1100 Anacapa St.<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
568-2770<br />
568-3303<br />
Fax 568-2219<br />
312 C. Cook St.<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
349-1289<br />
346-7681<br />
For advice go to Legal <strong>Resource</strong><br />
Center at Santa Maria Superior<br />
Court, 312 E. Cook St. or<br />
www.sbcourts.org<br />
Locating a Notary Public<br />
Notary Publics can be found at<br />
many banks, real estate offi ces, and<br />
title companies and through the<br />
phone book. There is a small fee to<br />
have a document notarized. To locate<br />
a notary public and learn more<br />
about additional resources for assistance<br />
in crime prevention, defense<br />
rep re sen ta tion, dis crim i na tion,<br />
diversion, medical and law enforcement,<br />
contact <strong>Senior</strong> Connection.<br />
Immigration<br />
With the passage of welfare reform<br />
in 1996, the citizenship status of<br />
in di vid u als is an important de ter -<br />
mi nant of eligibility for publicly<br />
funded pro grams. Some programs<br />
that are means tested and available<br />
to senior citizens may be restricted<br />
to citizens when welfare reform is<br />
implemented.<br />
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As a result, many elderly and<br />
disabled non-citizens legal immi<br />
grants cur rent ly receiving SSI<br />
may lose these benefi ts, unless<br />
they are legal im mi grants under<br />
certain limited cir cum stanc es. To<br />
retain eligibility for some programs,<br />
persons with legal status<br />
should consider citizenship. The<br />
citizenship process includes exams,<br />
pro cess ing, interview, and an oath<br />
cer e mo ny.<br />
The steps to citizenship include: 1)<br />
Nat u ral iza tion process; 2) Interview<br />
preparation with the INS; 3)<br />
In ter view; and 4) Nat u ral iza tion<br />
cer e mo ny.<br />
Catholic Charities<br />
609 E. Haley St.<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93103<br />
965-7045<br />
Fax 963-2978<br />
Language Ministry Program<br />
First Southern Baptist Church<br />
1009 E. Pine Ave.<br />
Lompoc, CA 93436<br />
736-6531<br />
Provides a citizenship call to help<br />
candidates complete application<br />
forms and prepare for their<br />
cit i zen ship tests.<br />
Immigration and<br />
Naturalization<br />
United States Citizenship and<br />
Naturalization<br />
800-375-5283<br />
800-870-3676 - Automated<br />
phone service, must leave message.<br />
This office provides information<br />
and assistance on obtaining<br />
needed forms. Forms are available<br />
for changing your status,<br />
becoming a permanent resident<br />
and filing a visa petition for a<br />
relative.<br />
If you know what forms you<br />
need, call 800-870-3676.
Citizenship Services in<br />
Santa Barbara<br />
Services to assist legal immigrant<br />
adults become U.S. citizens.<br />
Santa Barbara City College<br />
Cit i zen ship Center<br />
310 W. Padre St. Rm. 3<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93105<br />
687-7977 x241 & 242<br />
Fax 568-0960<br />
Services include: free citizenship<br />
preparation classes, citizenship<br />
exam administered in Santa Barbara,<br />
complete preparation of<br />
application, and I.N.S. Interview<br />
and Ceremony in Santa Barbara.<br />
Allan Hancock College-<br />
Citizenship Center<br />
800 S. College Dr. Bldg. T<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
922-6966, x3209<br />
Fax 352-1046<br />
Services include: free citizen<br />
prep a ra tion classes, citizenship<br />
written exam, citizenship ap pli -<br />
ca tion processing. Also provides<br />
ESL classes and adult basic<br />
education.<br />
Citizenship applicants wishing to<br />
fi nd out the status of their pending<br />
ap pli ca tions need to write to<br />
US De part ment of Justice. Inquires<br />
should include the applicants full<br />
name, address, date of birth, dates<br />
in ter viewed, and alien registration<br />
number.<br />
United States Department of<br />
Justice<br />
P.O. Box 532469<br />
Los Angeles, CA 90053-2469<br />
Online, with app. ret.#:<br />
egov.immigration.gov/cris/jsps/<br />
index.jsp<br />
800-375-5283<br />
There are a few attorneys who are<br />
Certifi ed Immigration Law Special<br />
ists in Santa Barbara. See the<br />
Yellow Pages under<br />
“Attorneys – Im mi gra tion.”<br />
LEGAL<br />
Con Games & Scams<br />
Some of the consumer frauds, gimmicks, and con games to be aware of are:<br />
Business Schemes: Be aware of work-at-home offers that require money up<br />
front and costs more than your profi ts.<br />
Home Repairs: Every spring these pop up offering “free inspections and estimates”<br />
for home repairs, including roofi ng, painting, etc. Make sure you see the contractor’s<br />
li cens es. If you are in need of home repairs, make your own contacts.<br />
Insurance Fraud: Be leery of low rates with big benefi ts.<br />
Medicare Fraud: Never buy ‘miracle cures’ without consulting your doctor.<br />
Property scams: Never purchase property before checking out the property<br />
and owner.<br />
Debt consolidation: Be careful of high interest rates.<br />
Bank scams: Helping with an undercover investigation of a bank employee by<br />
with draw ing your money which is then ‘evidence’ that you never see again.<br />
Signs of Fraud:<br />
1. Must pay to win.<br />
2. Must decide now.<br />
3. Pressure you for a credit card number.<br />
4. You must pay now. Cashier’s check or money order wired to an address.<br />
5. Instruct you to not tell anyone but to say you need the money for a ‘family emergen<br />
cy,’ so bank employees, family members, or friends will not be alerted.<br />
6. Tell you that this initial investment will be well worth it.<br />
Avoid Scams<br />
1. Don’t talk to them<br />
a. Get an answering machine. They can’t steal money from an answering<br />
ma chine. Telemarketers usually hang up and don’t leave a message.<br />
b. Get Caller I.D. Only answer calls from phone numbers you recognize or<br />
if you rec og nize the voice, let the answering machine pick up the rest.<br />
2. Never give money over the phone.<br />
3. If you want to give to a charity, seek it out yourself. Get the name, address,<br />
etc. and mail it to the organization .<br />
4. Report it. The most courageous thing a senior adult can do is to admit when<br />
s/he has been a victim of a crime, 99% of these criminals get caught committing<br />
another crime. Through that investigation the scam is detected.<br />
5. Do not have your social security number printed on your driver’s license.<br />
6. Avoid having bank debit cards. The money comes directly out of your<br />
checking ac count, making discrepancies harder to prove. Your account<br />
can be cleaned out with out your knowledge and you may accrue charges<br />
from bounced checks. If a credit card is stolen, you can challenge a charge<br />
to have it removed from your bill.<br />
To protect yourself from other forms of fraud never give out your credit card<br />
numbers, bank ID numbers, driver’s license number, social security number<br />
or any other similar in for ma tion.<br />
Never sign a contract without having a lawyer or family member read it fi rst. Follow<br />
up on any unpaid bills accrued by a deceased spouse. They could be phony.<br />
Trust Your Instincts. If you feel uneasy or leery about someone who has<br />
contacted you or if the offer seems like it is ‘too good to be true,’ it probably<br />
is. Check out the company or person by asking for local references, follow<br />
up wuith them check with the Better Busi ness Bureau.<br />
2005-2007 SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SENIOR RESOURCE DIRECTORY 73
MENTAL HEALTH/COUNSELING<br />
Mental Health is more<br />
than the absence of<br />
mental illness; it is a<br />
state/condition characterized by a<br />
general sense of well-being, satisfying<br />
relationships with other<br />
people, and the ability to handle<br />
life’s ups and downs and the feelings<br />
that ac company these ups and<br />
downs. Through out our lives, the<br />
condition of our physical health<br />
as well as the number and kinds<br />
of other stresses in our lives affect<br />
our mental and emo tion al health.<br />
The way we have learned — or not<br />
learned — to cope with this stress<br />
also affects our ability to enjoy<br />
optimal mental health.<br />
Yet, just as our physical health<br />
may depend upon factors which<br />
are out of our control, such as our<br />
personal physical makeup, mental<br />
illness may have more to do with<br />
our individual biology, than with<br />
our habits or lifestyle.<br />
Adults born in the fi rst third of<br />
this century grew up accustomed<br />
to the experience of receiving help<br />
from extended families, friends<br />
and neigh bors in com mu ni ties<br />
which were relatively stable. Today,<br />
community agen cies and helping<br />
pro fes sion als provide assistance<br />
to older adults whose natural<br />
helping com mu ni ties may have<br />
disappeared. People who have been<br />
self- reliant in their younger years<br />
may not recognize their need for<br />
help or wish to accept help even<br />
though they may see the need for<br />
assistance. For these reasons and<br />
the stigma associated with mental<br />
and emotional problems, older<br />
adults and their family members<br />
may not pursue the mental health<br />
care available to them, which could<br />
signifi cantly improve their enjoyment<br />
and their quality of life.<br />
Many people do not realize that<br />
such help is available to them and<br />
that it is much more effective than<br />
that which could be provided less<br />
than a decade ago.<br />
While there are many mental<br />
health problems which deserve<br />
professional attention, there is<br />
not enough room in this resource<br />
guide to address but a few of them<br />
. One of the most mis un der stood<br />
mental health problems is depression<br />
.<br />
Depression<br />
It is unfortunate that many people<br />
believe that the loss of health,<br />
status, friends, family, careers, and<br />
other assumed trials of aging may<br />
doom older adults to live in a state<br />
of depression. Research suggests,<br />
however, that older adults do<br />
not ex pe ri ence depression signifi<br />
cantly more or less frequently<br />
than younger adults do. But when<br />
they do show signs of depression,<br />
they should be taken seriously, for<br />
depression may cause a rapid loss<br />
of physical health, and may lead to<br />
successful suicide more fre quent ly<br />
than the experience of de pres sion<br />
in younger adults. It is true, also,<br />
that older adults have different<br />
chal leng es to meet in their<br />
lives than younger adults. Older<br />
adults often need help to successfully<br />
meet these chal leng es just as<br />
younger people do; but the lifestyle<br />
of the older adult - often more<br />
isolated by choice or chance than<br />
that of the younger adult - may not<br />
afford op por tu ni ties to obtain this<br />
help.<br />
Depressive illness should not be<br />
confused with the transient feelings<br />
of unhappiness that everyone<br />
ex pe ri enc es — the periods of<br />
sadness associated with unhappy<br />
events and failures, or the emotional<br />
letdowns that occur com mon ly<br />
around hol i days. Nor should depressive<br />
disorders be confused with<br />
the intense grief brought about<br />
by the loss of a loved one. Sadness<br />
and grief are normal and tem po -<br />
rary reactions to life’s stresses; time<br />
heals, the mood lifts, and people<br />
continue to function.<br />
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In contrast, individuals affl icted<br />
with a depressive illness do not<br />
feel better for months, sometimes<br />
for years. De pres sive illness affects<br />
feelings, thoughts and behaviors.<br />
Their symptoms include:<br />
• Persistent sad, anxious or<br />
“emp ty” feelings;<br />
• Withdrawal from previously<br />
enjoyed activities;<br />
• Persistent irritability or moodi<br />
ness;<br />
• Decreased energy, fatigue, being<br />
slowed down;<br />
• Loss of interest or pleasure in<br />
usual activities;<br />
• Sleep disturbances, (in som nia,<br />
early-morning waking, or oversleep<br />
ing);<br />
• Appetite and weight changes<br />
(either loss or gain);<br />
• Increase in compulsive or rit u -<br />
al is tic behaviors;<br />
• Feelings of guilt, worth less -<br />
ness, help less ness;<br />
• Thoughts of death or suicide,<br />
suicide attempts;<br />
• Diffi culty in concentrating, remem<br />
ber ing, making decisions;<br />
• Increased suspiciousness/fear<br />
even to the point of visual hallu<br />
ci na tions;<br />
• Chronic aches or persistent<br />
bodily symptoms that are not<br />
caused by physical disease.<br />
Symptoms of depression are often<br />
mis di ag nosed as “senility”, “organic<br />
brain syndrome” or mistaken<br />
for the everyday prob lems of the<br />
aged. For example, the memory<br />
loss, confused thinking or apathy<br />
which are also symptomatic of<br />
early dementia may actually be due<br />
to de pres sion. On the other hand,<br />
the early awakening and reduced<br />
appetite typical of depression are<br />
com mon among many older persons<br />
who are not depressed.<br />
Nevertheless, and further com pli -<br />
cat ing diagnosis, elderly persons
arely admit feelings of de pres sion.<br />
Often they in cor rect ly attribute<br />
their depressive symp toms to<br />
physical ailments, and either<br />
ignore them or seek in ap pro pri ate<br />
treatment for their perceived illness,<br />
when they really need mental<br />
health care. Treatment for depression<br />
should always be preceded by<br />
a thor ough physical exam to rule<br />
out medical con trib ut ing factors.<br />
Depression may accompany many<br />
of the illnesses that affl ict older<br />
persons, such as Parkinson’s Disease,<br />
cancer, arthritis, strokes, and<br />
the early stages of Alzheimer’s and<br />
other neurological diseases. Treating<br />
depression in these situations<br />
can reduce unnecessary suffering<br />
and help affl icted in di vid u als cope<br />
with their medical problems. Medications<br />
taken by older persons or<br />
inadequate diets, often a problem<br />
of older individuals who live alone,<br />
can also cause depression as a<br />
side effect. Alcohol is a depressant<br />
itself, con trib utes greatly to the<br />
de pressed mood of the person. Depression<br />
in its residual form may<br />
be missed di ag nos ti cal ly because<br />
the person is not longer tearful.<br />
Careful observation by a knowledge<br />
able person, in addition to<br />
so phis ti cat ed medical evaluation,<br />
may be necessary to identify the<br />
depressed older person. A phy si -<br />
cian or other mental health professional<br />
at tempt ing to dif fer en ti ate<br />
between dementia and depression<br />
may call on family mem bers or<br />
longtime friends for in for ma tion<br />
on the patient’s history, since the<br />
onset of de pres sion may be more<br />
sudden than the usual slow and<br />
gradual process of dementia. Also,<br />
the individual with organic problems<br />
typically minimizes loss of<br />
mental function such as memory<br />
while the depressed person exaggerates<br />
the loss. It is pos si ble for<br />
a person to have de pres sion and<br />
another brain insult.<br />
MENTAL HEALTH/COUNSELING<br />
The experience of changes in<br />
mood or the workings of the mind<br />
should never be assumed to be the<br />
result of the normal process of<br />
aging - they are always a sign that<br />
something is wrong with a person’s<br />
health and that the individual<br />
needs medical help. The majority<br />
of the mental health prob lems of<br />
older adults are treatable and reversible.<br />
As is true with any illness,<br />
the earlier the treat ment of mental<br />
health problems takes place, the<br />
more likely it is that the individual<br />
will regain the capability of living a<br />
normal life. Again, the ap pear ance<br />
of be hav ior, thought, or emotional<br />
problems are not a normal experience<br />
in later life. There is no justifi<br />
cation for anyone of any age to<br />
suffer needlessly from depression<br />
or other mental health problems<br />
because of lack of treat ment. Older<br />
persons respond to treat ment as<br />
well as younger persons.<br />
Information on Depression is<br />
re print ed in part from “Depressive<br />
Illness: Treatments Bring New<br />
Hope” (US Department of Health<br />
and Human Services Public Health<br />
Service, Alcohol, Drug Abuse and<br />
Mental Health Ad min is tra tion).<br />
The Grieving Process<br />
Grief is a natural accompaniment<br />
to any signifi cant loss in our lives.<br />
The grieving process may include<br />
a feeling of shock or numbness, anger<br />
or irritation, fear or anxiety in<br />
addition to sadness. Having these<br />
feelings after the loss of a loved<br />
one is natural.<br />
The more losses that occur for an<br />
in di vid u al in a short period of time<br />
the more diffi cult to grieve as one<br />
never recovers before the next loss<br />
occurs.<br />
Feelings associated with grieving<br />
are also common around other<br />
losses as well; for example, retirement<br />
(loss of job, social status, role<br />
as provider, level of income) or illness<br />
(loss of ability to function as<br />
before, loss of mobility, of physical<br />
stamina or energy, loss of certain<br />
activities and social contacts). Loss<br />
of a pet to a person with limited<br />
social contacts or “family” can be<br />
traumatic.<br />
Taking on the role of becoming a<br />
caregiver to a disabled or ill spouse<br />
or other family member can also<br />
trigger feelings of anger, fear or<br />
sadness. As the caregiver copes<br />
with the loss of the kind of relationship<br />
s/he used to have with the<br />
person now cared for, loss of free<br />
time or of activities in the com mu -<br />
ni ty, many feelings may arise, some<br />
un wel come or even over whelm ing.<br />
This is exacerbated by the heavy<br />
phys i cal demands of caregiving.<br />
To help process normal feelings of<br />
grief and keep from getting stuck<br />
in de pres sion, it can be helpful to<br />
fi nd a group or in di vid u al who can<br />
support you in working with your<br />
feelings. If sadness turns into feelings<br />
of help less ness, hopelessness<br />
or emptiness and mean ing less ness,<br />
or persists over a long period of<br />
time, it may be im por tant to talk<br />
to a professional coun se lor. At<br />
times med i ca tion may be prescribed,<br />
under su per vi sion, to<br />
enhance mood as depression may<br />
result in neurotransmitter de ple -<br />
tion in the brain.<br />
Sharing Support<br />
Research (and common sense)<br />
suggest that there are certain<br />
steps that can be taken to en hance<br />
mental and emo tion al will-being.<br />
Primary among the ways to ensure<br />
a higher level of well being is peer<br />
support. We need other people<br />
to interact with to care about us<br />
and for us to care about. When<br />
some people feel badly, they want<br />
to isolate and keep it all inside.<br />
Getting to geth er with others who<br />
share your concerns and commit<br />
to taking positive steps to support<br />
each other can be very powerful<br />
medicine, although professional<br />
help may also be necessary.<br />
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MENTAL HEALTH/COUNSELING<br />
Emergency Psy chi at ric<br />
Services<br />
County Mental Health<br />
Assessment Team (MHAT)<br />
For mental health or behavior<br />
man age ment crisis for older adults<br />
who may have become gravely<br />
disabled and can not provide food,<br />
care or shelter for themselves, or,<br />
who may be a danger to themselves<br />
or others, call: 9-1-1 and ask for<br />
County Dispatch. When County<br />
Dispatch calls back tell them the<br />
person needs the County Mental<br />
Health As sess ment Team to<br />
provide an emer gen cy assessment<br />
for treat ment. The MHAT must be<br />
called to provide an ‘in vol un tary<br />
hold’ for clients who need hospi<br />
tal iza tion but are not likely to<br />
comply.<br />
Santa Barbara Cottage<br />
Hos pi tal<br />
Pueblo at Bath<br />
P.O. Box 689<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93102<br />
569-8339<br />
800-895-7800<br />
Provides 24- hour assessment<br />
and crisis intervention for Adult<br />
psy chi at ric and chemical depen<br />
den cy con cerns. It is also a<br />
centralized eval u a tion and intake<br />
for hos pi tal iza tions, as well as triaging<br />
and referral to all Cot tage<br />
Hospital psychiatric and substance<br />
abuse in and outpatient<br />
programs. This service is located<br />
at the Emer gen cy Department at<br />
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital.<br />
Urgent Support<br />
HELPLINE 2-1-1<br />
A seven-day-a-week, 24 hour telephone<br />
program in Santa Barbara<br />
County to provide immediate emotion<br />
al support and re as sur ance to<br />
anyone who needs the service.<br />
Santa Barbara<br />
692-4011 (V/TDD)<br />
Santa Maria<br />
928-5818 (V/TDD)<br />
Lompoc<br />
734-2711 (V/TDD)<br />
Santa Ynez:<br />
688-1905 (V/TDD)<br />
Santa Barbara County Mental<br />
Health Crisis Intervention<br />
Call 9-1-1 for 24-hour emer gen cy<br />
psy chi at ric care and evaluation for<br />
treatment.<br />
In-Home Assessment<br />
If mental or emotional dif fi cul ties<br />
are severe enough to interfere<br />
with an older person’s day-to-day<br />
functioning, it would be wise to<br />
seek a professional evaluation to<br />
determine the course of the diffi<br />
culty and to rec om mend possible<br />
treatment for it.<br />
The agencies listed below will<br />
provide a comprehensive in-home<br />
assessment to help de ter mine if<br />
mental health services would be<br />
helpful.<br />
Geriatric Assessment Program<br />
( GAP)<br />
Santa Barbara Co. Public Health<br />
Dept.<br />
300 N. San Antonio Rd.<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93110<br />
681-5266<br />
2125 S. Centrepointe Pkwy.<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93455<br />
346-8391<br />
This service provides assessment<br />
and referral to maintain the<br />
frail elderly in their home setting<br />
safely for as long as possible.<br />
Family Service Agency<br />
123 W. Gutierrez Street<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
965-1001<br />
The <strong>Senior</strong> Outreach Program<br />
provides in-home medical-psycho-social<br />
needs assessment and<br />
connects frail adults with ap pro -<br />
pri ate services.<br />
Coast Caregiver <strong>Resource</strong><br />
Center<br />
5350 Hollister # C<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93111<br />
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967-0220<br />
800-443-1236<br />
This service is directed to fam i lies<br />
and caregivers of brain-impaired<br />
adults. They will make home<br />
visits through out Santa Barbara<br />
County.<br />
Gero/Psychiatric Hos pi tals<br />
Vista del Mar Hospital<br />
801 Seneca St.<br />
Ventura, CA 93001<br />
653-6434<br />
St. Johns Regional Medical<br />
Center<br />
1600 N. Rose Ave.<br />
Oxnard, CA 93030<br />
988-2500<br />
These facilities provide 24 hour<br />
con sul ta tion for crisis in ter -<br />
ven tion and inpatient care for<br />
psy chi at ric and behavior manage<br />
ment crisis. They provide<br />
in vol un tary holds. It is necessary<br />
with certain insurance providers<br />
to seek care in a facility that<br />
accepts payment from the clients<br />
in sur ance plan.<br />
Out-Patient Coun sel ing<br />
Santa Barbara County Mental<br />
Health Clinics can now be accessed<br />
through a countywide toll<br />
free number: 888-868-1649. These<br />
clinics serve patients with Medi-<br />
Cal, Medicare and private re fer rals.<br />
Walk in emergency care is available<br />
Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. - 5<br />
p.m.<br />
Calle Real Clinic<br />
4444 Calle Real<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93110<br />
681-5190<br />
Lompoc Clinic<br />
401 East Cypress, Upstairs<br />
Lompoc, CA 93436<br />
737-7715<br />
Santa Maria Clinic<br />
500 W. Foster Road<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
934-6380
Other Programs and<br />
Coun se lors<br />
Within Santa Barbara County<br />
there are many fi ne counseling<br />
agencies and private therapists.<br />
There are many kinds of counse<br />
lors and therapists in Cal i for nia.<br />
Psychiatrists are M.D.’s who usually<br />
(though not always) treat<br />
psy cho log i cal symptoms with<br />
medication. Psy chol o gists are more<br />
likely to use individual or group<br />
therapy as a means of treatment<br />
and Marriage, Family and Child<br />
Counselors are spe cial ly trained<br />
to view the in di vid u al within the<br />
context of his/her family and<br />
relationships. Licensed Clinical<br />
Social Workers are also trained to<br />
provide psy cho ther a py, understand<br />
the impact of physical illness upon<br />
emotion health, and make re fer rals<br />
to needed community re sourc es.<br />
In choosing a therapist, it is important<br />
to determine if the therapist<br />
has had any special training<br />
or experience in working with<br />
older adults. For listing of private<br />
therapists look in the Yellow Pages<br />
under “Marriage, Family and Child<br />
Counselors”, “Social Workers” or<br />
“Psy chol o gists,” and for a listing<br />
of Psy chi a trists, look under “Physicians<br />
& Surgeons, M.D.- Psychiatry.”<br />
Grief Support<br />
Hospice provides individual oneon-one<br />
counseling for persons<br />
dealing with the loss of a friend<br />
or family member, or for a person<br />
with a terminal illness, or for their<br />
family members. See Index.<br />
Peer Counseling<br />
<strong>Senior</strong> Peer Counseling<br />
Pro gram<br />
North Santa Barbara County<br />
301 S. Miller Street, Suite 205<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
349-2255<br />
Provides supervised trained<br />
vol un teers for in-home visit, as-<br />
MENTAL HEALTH/COUNSELING<br />
sessment emo tion al support. No<br />
charge.<br />
<strong>Senior</strong> Peer Counseling<br />
Pro gram<br />
Santa Barbara Counseling Center<br />
1333 De La Vina, #B<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
963-4357<br />
Provides supervised trained volun<br />
teers for in-home visit, assessment<br />
emo tion al support. Sliding<br />
fee basis.<br />
Group/Family Service Agency<br />
123 W. Gutierrez<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
965-1001<br />
www.fsacares.org<br />
Provides a specialized group<br />
coun sel ing session for older<br />
adults. No fee; donation.<br />
Fellowship Club<br />
2017 Chapala St.<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93105<br />
569-1607<br />
Fax 898-1981<br />
Drop-in socialization and rehabilitation<br />
program for adults with<br />
mental illness. Includes bingo,<br />
music and art classes, socialskills<br />
workshops, snacks and a<br />
nutritious lunch, No fees. Monday<br />
- Friday, 8:30 am - 3:30 pm.<br />
Operated by the Mental Health<br />
Association.<br />
Center for Successful Aging<br />
524 Chapala St.<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
899-2915<br />
Fax 957-9230<br />
psteketee@sbjf.org<br />
www.jewishsantabarbara.org<br />
A partnership of the Jewish Federation<br />
of Greater Santa Barbara<br />
and Catholic Charities provides<br />
no cost counseling services for<br />
Santa Barbara seniors delivered<br />
by trained and certified volunteer<br />
lay counselors.<br />
Suicide<br />
Suicide is the act of voluntarily and intentionally<br />
taking one’s own life. In the United States<br />
between 30,000 and 50,000 Americans kill themselves<br />
every year. This counts only those who<br />
were ‘successful’. Statistics show that for one<br />
suicide, there are 50-100 attempts. Suicide is a<br />
permanent answer to what is often a temporary<br />
problem. Suicide is serious and preventable, if<br />
the behaviors are rec og nized.<br />
More than 19 million people in U.S. suffer from<br />
depression which sometimes leads to suicide.<br />
Approximately 15% will experience depression at<br />
least once in their life. Problem situations are difficult<br />
for anyone, but especially the suicidal person.<br />
Con trib ut ing factors may be external or internal.<br />
External Factors are situations in which one has<br />
no control, such as physical, sexual or emotional<br />
abuse or:<br />
• separation or divorce<br />
• a death of someone close<br />
• a move to a new environment<br />
• trouble with the law<br />
• alcohol or other drug use<br />
• a humiliating situation<br />
• children or friends move away<br />
• loss of job or too many bills<br />
• loss of purpose<br />
Internal factors are feelings and thoughts<br />
that exist within oneself that include:<br />
➣ a fear of being alone<br />
➣ a need to punish or control others<br />
➣ a desire for attention<br />
➣ a need for love<br />
➣ an expression of anger<br />
➣ a confl ict of self-worth<br />
How to Help<br />
✓ Take anyone who talks about suicide<br />
seriously. Talking is the fi rst visible sign<br />
and should never be ignored as a need for<br />
attention.<br />
✓ Ask directly “Are you thinking about killing<br />
yourself?” This does not en cour age the action,<br />
it shows that you listen and can help.<br />
✓ Talk. Ask for details if you think that plans<br />
have already been made.<br />
✓ Be a good listener. Look for nonverbal<br />
signs such as hand motions, facial ex pres -<br />
sions and moods.<br />
✓ Tell them if what they are thinking about<br />
scares you.<br />
✓ Avoid giving advice. Never say ‘stop letting<br />
things bother you,’ ‘not to feel that way,’<br />
or ‘how lucky you are’. Listen, do not give<br />
opinions or solutions.<br />
✓ Seek professional help. A suicidal person<br />
needs professional advice and coun sel ing.<br />
Breaking confi dences is not disloyal, it may<br />
save their life.<br />
✓ Avoid leaving the person alone. Especially,<br />
if there is any immediate danger.<br />
✓ Suicide-proof the area. Lock up guns and<br />
ammunition separately, store pills securely<br />
or dispose of them.<br />
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PAYING FOR HEALTH CARE<br />
Medicare<br />
Medicare is the federal health<br />
in sur ance program which began<br />
in 1966. Local Social Security offi<br />
ces take applications and provide<br />
information and as sis tance. The<br />
government contracts with private<br />
insurers (carrier or fi scal intermediaries)<br />
to handle claims. Medicare<br />
covers persons age 65 and over who<br />
are entitled to Social Security benefi<br />
ts, some disabled persons, and<br />
persons with permanent kidney<br />
failure. Medicare may be purchased<br />
by people over age 65 who are not<br />
eligible under these guidelines.<br />
Contact your nearest Social Security<br />
offi ce for details.<br />
Applying for Medicare<br />
You may apply for Medicare en roll -<br />
ment during the seven months beginning<br />
three months prior to your<br />
65th birth month and ending three<br />
months after your birth month.<br />
Medicare is divided into two parts.<br />
Part A is in sur ance in tend ed to<br />
cover hos pi tal iza tion and certain<br />
other specifi ed types of care. Everyone<br />
who qualifi es for Medicare<br />
receives this por tion au to mat i cal ly.<br />
Part B, which is outpatient medical<br />
in sur ance, is op tion al. There is<br />
a monthly charge for Part B, and<br />
the amount will be deducted from<br />
your Social Security check. Most<br />
people choose to enroll in Part B. If<br />
you delay there is a 10% penalty on<br />
the monthly Part B premium for<br />
each year you delay. This penalty<br />
continues for the remainder of<br />
your life.<br />
If you continue to work past age<br />
65 and have medical coverage<br />
through your place of em ploy ment<br />
or your spouse’s em ploy ment, you<br />
may now delay your enrollment in<br />
Medicare Part B until the time you<br />
or your spouse do retire with no<br />
attached pen al ty .<br />
To Find Out About<br />
Coverage<br />
Social Security has free pam phlets<br />
that describe Medicare coverage.<br />
Medicare and You, a handbook, is<br />
updated regularly and is an invaluable<br />
tool in answering many questions<br />
as they arise. Local programs<br />
exist that can answer the many<br />
ques tions you may have about<br />
your Medicare benefi ts. Be aware<br />
that there are a number of seemingly<br />
medically related pro ce dures<br />
that are not covered by Medi care.<br />
It is best to ask your physician if<br />
procedures that s/he rec om mends<br />
are covered.<br />
The Medicare Telephone Hotline<br />
acts as a referral service and can<br />
provide publications on Medi care.<br />
Contact: Medicare Tele phone<br />
Helpline at 800-Medi care, (800-<br />
633-4227). One can also call the<br />
Fraud and Abuse Hotline 800-447-<br />
8477 to report suspected Medicare<br />
abuse or fraud and improper sales<br />
prac tic es of Medi-Gap policies.<br />
Medicare Assignment<br />
When a claim is submitted to the<br />
Medicare carrier, there will be a<br />
determination made regarding the<br />
“Medicare approved amount” for<br />
whatever procedures were done.<br />
If the doctor agrees to accept that<br />
amount as payment in full for<br />
services ren dered, that is known as<br />
accepting “Medicare Assignment.”<br />
The Medi care Carrier will send a<br />
check for 80% of the amount to<br />
your physician if the annual Part<br />
B deductible has been met. The<br />
patient is then only re spon si ble for<br />
the re main ing 20% (plus any part<br />
of the annual deductible not yet<br />
paid). Without an “as sign ment”<br />
agree ment, the patient and/or his<br />
sup ple men tal in sur ance carrier is<br />
responsible for excess charges up<br />
to 115% of the Medicare approved<br />
amount.<br />
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Many doctors do not accept as sign -<br />
ment. Some doctors and suppliers<br />
will accept it for some services and<br />
not for others. In all cases YOU<br />
must request as sign ment.<br />
Filing a Claim<br />
Part A & B<br />
The hospital, doctor or other<br />
provider sends claims for ben e fi ts<br />
under Part A or B, to the Medicare<br />
carrier. You will receive notice of<br />
payment to the provider if the<br />
provider accepted as sign ment or a<br />
check payable to you if the provider<br />
did not accept as sign ment. Be<br />
sure to deposit the check promptly<br />
and you should pay the provider<br />
the amount owed. Be sure you can<br />
furnish the hospital or doctor with<br />
your Medicare number and information<br />
about any other health<br />
insurance that you might have.<br />
You are responsible for the deductible<br />
and co-payments. If you have<br />
sup ple men tal insurance it may pay<br />
part or all of the remaining balance.<br />
Appealing a Benefi t De ci sion<br />
You have the right to appeal a<br />
Medi care claim denial. You may<br />
use a copy of the Medicare Summary<br />
Notice or the Ex pla na tion of<br />
Medicare Benefi ts that you receive<br />
from the Medicare carrier or fi scal<br />
in ter me di ary to document your<br />
reasons for appealing. Attach any<br />
additional information from the<br />
provider to support the claim. (See<br />
Health Insurance Coun sel ing for<br />
local programs that can assist you<br />
with your Medicare ap peals.)<br />
Where to Get Help<br />
You may call the phone number<br />
listed on the Medicare Summary<br />
Notice or Explanation of Benefi ts<br />
for clar i fi ca tion of your claim. You<br />
may call the local Health Insurance<br />
Counseling and Ad vo ca cy Program<br />
at 800-434-0222 for assistance in<br />
fi ling an appeal.
Appealing Hospital Dis charge<br />
Medicare’s Prospective Payment<br />
System (also known as Di ag -<br />
nos tic Related Group or “DRG”)<br />
is a fi xed-price payment system.<br />
Through this system, Medicare will<br />
pay a pre de ter mined amount for<br />
treatment of a particular illness.<br />
The amount of time that you actually<br />
stay in the hospital, however,<br />
should be determined solely by<br />
your medical condition. If you are<br />
told that you will be discharged<br />
before you believe it is medically<br />
appropriate, contact your doctor<br />
and your Quality Im prove ment<br />
Organization 800-841-1602 imme<br />
di ate ly if you decide to appeal<br />
the dis charge. Your hospital social<br />
worker can give you more in for -<br />
ma tion about the appeals process.<br />
Information and assistance with<br />
appeals of hos pi tal discharge notices<br />
is available.<br />
You may obtain a Medicare Appeals<br />
and Grievances fact sheet<br />
from the Medicare by calling<br />
800-633-4227 or calling your local<br />
HICAP at 800-434-0222.<br />
Medicare Health Plan<br />
Choic es<br />
The Balanced Budget Act of 1997<br />
required that several new types<br />
of coverage be made available for<br />
Medicare ben e fi cia ries. The Centers<br />
for Medicare & Medicaid Services<br />
has issued a bulletin, Medicare and<br />
You, with general information on<br />
these new choices.<br />
It is important for all Medicare<br />
ben e fi cia ries to be aware that they<br />
do not have to make a new choice<br />
if they do not wish to change from<br />
their current Medi care coverage.<br />
The ben e fi cia ry may have a supplemental<br />
Medi-gap policy to assist<br />
in paying some of the costs. The<br />
other option that benefi ciaries currently<br />
have is with an HMO.<br />
Medicare Part D<br />
Effective January 1, 2006 Medicare<br />
benefi ciaries can be covered by a<br />
prescription drug plan called Medicare<br />
Part D. Benefi ciaries who wish<br />
to continue with medicare Fee for<br />
Service plans will be able to enroll<br />
in a com mer cial Prescription Drug<br />
Plan (PDP). Benefi ciaries who wish<br />
to enroll or to continue with a<br />
medicare Advantage (HMO) will be<br />
able to enroll in a Medicare Advantage<br />
-Prescription Drug (MA-DP)<br />
planm offered by an HMO or other<br />
Medicare Advantage Plan .<br />
The standard plan for 2006 will<br />
have a $250 annual deductible, 75%<br />
coverage of covered drugs between<br />
$250 and $2,250.There is no cover<br />
age by in sur ance between $2250.<br />
and $5100. If a person has covered<br />
drug costs above $5100, the in sur -<br />
ance plan will pay 95% of the cost<br />
of covered drugs above the amount<br />
during that year. Each plan will<br />
establish its list of covered drugs<br />
and specifi c costs and benefi ts.<br />
Marketing of the plans will begin in<br />
October 2005 and open enrollment<br />
for current medicare benefi ciaries<br />
is November 15, 2005 through May<br />
15, 2006. If a person decides to<br />
enroll later there is a penalty of 1%<br />
for each month delay and there is<br />
only one Open En roll ment period<br />
each year. For futher information<br />
contact HICAP at 800-434-0222.<br />
Options<br />
Fee-for-service<br />
The current system will continue.<br />
You go to the provider of<br />
your choice and pay the required<br />
deductibles and co-payments. You<br />
may have sup ple men tal insurance<br />
to assist in paying the charges not<br />
paid by Medicare.<br />
Health Maintenance<br />
Organizations (HMO)<br />
You choose an HMO in your<br />
area and all of your care, whether<br />
doctor or hospital, is provided<br />
PAYING FOR HEALTH CARE<br />
through that HMO. There are copays<br />
and de duct ible amounts depending<br />
upon the HMO Plan. You<br />
must be enrolled in Medi care Part<br />
A and Part B to be in an HMO.<br />
Medi-Gap, or<br />
Supplementary In sur ance<br />
Most people feel the need to purchase<br />
additional insurance to assist<br />
with costs that Medicare does not<br />
cover. There are many kinds of<br />
group and individual insurance<br />
polices avail able. Be sure to explore<br />
several plans. If you belong to a<br />
Health Main te nance Organization<br />
(HMO), all of your health care<br />
is provided through the HMO.<br />
Check with the HMO to determine<br />
what other coverage, such as prescrip<br />
tion discounts are available<br />
through your HMO.<br />
Counseling on supplemental<br />
health insurance and HMO’s is<br />
available. This free service is available<br />
from the Health In sur ance<br />
Counseling and Ad vo ca cy Program<br />
(HICAP); more in for ma tion is<br />
available by calling 800-434-0222.<br />
If you have problems with HMO’s,<br />
several organizations provide consum<br />
er information and as sis tance.<br />
See Con sum er.<br />
If you are on Medi-Cal your<br />
Medi care premium is automatically<br />
paid for you. Physicians and<br />
other providers accepting Medi-Cal<br />
patients accept the Medicare and<br />
Medi-Cal re im burse ment as payment<br />
in full. There fore, you do not<br />
need ad di tion al health insurance<br />
to pay medical costs.<br />
Preventing Medicare Fraud<br />
Medicare benefi ciaries can help<br />
prevent Medicare fraud that costs<br />
the taxpayers nearly $20 billion per<br />
year. If you believe that the billing<br />
for any services paid by Medicare<br />
which you receive is fraud u lent,<br />
contact the HCFA Fraud and<br />
Abuse Hot-Line at 800-HHS-TIPS<br />
(800-447-8477).<br />
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PAYING FOR HEALTH CARE<br />
Some tips to prevent fraud, include,<br />
but are not limited, to:<br />
Never give your Medicare num ber<br />
over the phone or to people you<br />
don’t know.<br />
Beware of suppliers and pro vid ers<br />
that use phone calls and door-todoor<br />
selling as a way to sell you<br />
goods or services.<br />
Be suspicious of companies that<br />
offer free medical equipment or<br />
offer to waive your co-payment<br />
without fi rst asking about your<br />
ability to pay.<br />
Beware of health care providers<br />
who say they represent Medicare<br />
or a branch of the Federal Gov ern -<br />
ment, or providers who use pressure<br />
tactics to get you to accept a<br />
service or product.<br />
Medi-Cal<br />
Medi-Cal is the medical as sis tance<br />
program for persons of limited or<br />
low income in the State of Cal i -<br />
for nia. Two agen cies, Social Security<br />
Ad min is tra tion and County<br />
Social Services De part ment, determine<br />
eligibility for Medi-Cal. This<br />
eligibility is based on federal and<br />
state guide lines of income, real and<br />
personal property limits.<br />
If you are disabled or age 65 or<br />
over and qualify for Sup ple men tal<br />
Security Income (SSI), Medi-Cal<br />
coverage is automatic. To apply<br />
for SSI, contact the Social Security<br />
Administration in your area.<br />
If you do not qualify for SSI because<br />
your income does not meet<br />
the SSI limit and 1) your resources<br />
meet the SSI limit and 2) you are<br />
65 plus, blind or disabled you<br />
may qualify for Medi-Cal under<br />
the Federal Poverty Level Program<br />
(FPL) or with a ‘share - of cost’<br />
(SOC). The SOC is the amount<br />
you must pay each month before<br />
Medi-Cal will pay the re main der<br />
of your medical bills if. If your<br />
income is above the FPL limit to<br />
de ter mine your SOC take your to-<br />
tal income and subtract $20. (This<br />
is called a ‘dis re gard’). This fi gure<br />
is your net income. Now subtract<br />
the Medi-Cal “Main te nance Need”<br />
(Main te nance Need is $600 for an<br />
in di vid u al, $934 for a couple) from<br />
your net income. The re main ing<br />
amount is your share-of-cost. Most<br />
medical ex pens es as well as your<br />
Medi care Part B premium can<br />
be used to reduce your share-ofcost.<br />
For more in for ma tion please<br />
contact your local Santa Barbara<br />
County De part ment of Social Services.<br />
(See list below)<br />
The Aged, Blind and Disabled<br />
Program allows for a deduction<br />
of $230 for an individual or $310<br />
for a couple to meet the 100% FPL<br />
limit. Contact HICAP at 800-434-<br />
0222 for further information.<br />
You may apply for these pro grams<br />
at any time, regardless of any other<br />
in sur ance coverage you may have,<br />
including Medicare. You may<br />
also appeal any denial of eligibility<br />
should you wish to do so. The<br />
instructions for appeal will ac com -<br />
pa ny the letter of denial.<br />
Some Medi-Cal covered services<br />
include: doctor visits, hos pi tal -<br />
iza tion, laboratory work, x-rays,<br />
home health services, mental<br />
health services, medical supplies<br />
and equipment, physical therapy<br />
and emergency medical trans por -<br />
ta tion. Additionally, some Medi-<br />
Cal cov ered services include items<br />
not covered by Medi care: some prescrip<br />
tion drugs, eye glass es, dental<br />
care, nursing home care, podiatry<br />
and chiropractic care. Medi-Cal<br />
can also pay the Medi care de duct -<br />
ible and premium payments.<br />
Department of Social Services<br />
234 Camino del Remedio<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93110<br />
681-4401<br />
2125 S. Centrepointe Pkwy<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93455<br />
346-7135<br />
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1100 W. Laurel Ave.<br />
Lompoc, CA 93436<br />
737-7080<br />
Be sure to call ahead to learn<br />
what documents you will need to<br />
com plete your application and to<br />
make an ap point ment. Eligibility<br />
is determined by County Social<br />
Services according to Federal and<br />
State guidelines, and can sometimes<br />
take several months to<br />
establish. It is best to check into<br />
eligibility before a crisis occurs.<br />
Problems in Ap pli ca tion/<br />
Appeals Process<br />
If you have been told you do not<br />
meet the qualifi cations for benefi ts<br />
and if you disagree, you should<br />
fi rst discuss this with a County<br />
Social Worker at the Department<br />
of Social Services. If you are still<br />
not sat is fi ed, you have the right to<br />
appeal your eligibility or any other<br />
decision about your Medi-Cal<br />
benefi ts. Information about the<br />
appeals process should be included<br />
with any notice of denial; if not,<br />
contact the De part ment of Social<br />
Services. For additional in for -<br />
ma tion, contact the California<br />
Department of Social Services at<br />
800-952-5253.<br />
Santa Barbara Health<br />
Authority<br />
An organization known as the<br />
Santa Bar bara Health Authority<br />
entered into an agreement with<br />
the federal and state governments<br />
to locally ad min is ter the Medi-Cal<br />
program in Santa Barbara County.<br />
If you are eligible for Medi-Cal,<br />
you will receive your health care in<br />
conjunction with the Santa Barbara<br />
Health Au thor i ty. For further<br />
in for ma tion regarding this unique<br />
pro gram, please call a rep re sen ta<br />
tive in your area.<br />
South County<br />
877-814-1861<br />
Central County<br />
737-7080
North County<br />
800-421-2560<br />
The main offi ce of Santa Barbara<br />
Health Authority is located at:<br />
110 Castilian Dr.<br />
Goleta, CA 93117-3028<br />
685-9525<br />
965-4893 (TDD)<br />
800-421-2560<br />
Collect calls accepted.<br />
North and South County Advi<br />
so ry Boards to the Santa<br />
Barbara Health Initiative meet<br />
every month and are composed<br />
of Medi-Cal ben e fi cia ries, ben e fi -<br />
cia ry representatives, and Human<br />
Services workers who offer input<br />
and perspective on the ex pe -<br />
ri ence of beneficiaries under the<br />
Health Initiative. This important<br />
in for ma tion is used to assist in<br />
plan ning and man age ment of the<br />
SBHA staff and Board of Direc<br />
tors. Contact your Ben e fi cia ry<br />
Service Rep re sen ta tive at County<br />
Social Ser vic es for more in for -<br />
ma tion.<br />
Veterans Health Ben e fi ts<br />
Veterans Affairs and<br />
Outpatient Clinic<br />
4440 Calle Real<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93110<br />
683-1491<br />
The Santa Barbara Outpatient<br />
clinic is located at the Santa Barbara<br />
Health Care Services Clinic.<br />
It provides medical ser vic es and<br />
facilitates admission to VA hospitals,<br />
residential care and nursing<br />
home facilities. Clinic staff will<br />
assist veterans in the use of the<br />
VA health care system.<br />
The VA Social Work and Mental<br />
Health Services are at the same<br />
address. Veterans, their widows,<br />
widowers or dependents may call<br />
for information or walk in for assistance<br />
with veterans’ ben e fits.<br />
(For help in applying for ben e fits,<br />
see Veterans Benefits).<br />
An Outpatient Clinic is also<br />
located in Lompoc at 1111 E<br />
Ocean Ave., Suite 8, Lompoc,<br />
CA. You may call the clinic at<br />
736-7767 for further in for -<br />
ma tion.<br />
Qualifi ed Medicare<br />
Benefi ciary, “ QMB”,<br />
Specifi ed Low-Income<br />
Medicare Ben e fi cia ry<br />
“ SLMB” or Qual i fi ed<br />
Individual I or “QI.”<br />
The Qualifi ed Medicare Ben e fi cia ry<br />
(QMB), the Specifi ed Low-Income<br />
Medicare Benefi ciary (SLMB), and<br />
Qualifi ed In di vid u al I programs<br />
were created by federal law requiring<br />
that State Medicaid (Medi-Cal)<br />
pro grams pay Medicare costs for<br />
certain elderly and disabled persons<br />
with low incomes and very<br />
limited assets.<br />
An individual who has Medi-Cal<br />
in addition to Medicare is already<br />
getting the QMB benefi t. Eligible<br />
individuals do NOT have to pay<br />
the monthly Medicare premium,<br />
the deductible for Part A Hospital<br />
and Part B Medical benefi ts, the<br />
daily co in sur ance charges for hospital<br />
stays beyond 60 days, the copayments<br />
for skilled nursing care<br />
beyond 20 days and the 20 percent<br />
co in sur ance for Medicare-covered<br />
services. In most cases, if you are<br />
eligible for the QMB benefi t, you<br />
DO NOT need to purchase additional<br />
health insurance.<br />
To be eligible for the QMB benefi t,<br />
you must be eligible for Medicare<br />
(age 65 or older; or have been a disabled<br />
ben e fi cia ry under Social Security<br />
or the Railroad Retirement<br />
Board for more than 24 months;<br />
or on kidney dialysis; or received<br />
a kidney trans plant) and have an<br />
income in 2005 of less $798 per<br />
month if you are single. A mar ried<br />
couple must have an income less<br />
than $1,070 per month in 2005. Income<br />
includes Social Security plus<br />
any other income sources.<br />
PAYING FOR HEALTH CARE<br />
To be eligible your fi nancial resourc<br />
es, such as bank accounts,<br />
stocks, and bonds, cannot exceed<br />
$4,000 for one person or $6,000 for<br />
a couple. The home in which you<br />
live, one au to mo bile, burial plot,<br />
home furnishings, personal jewelry<br />
and some life insurance usually do<br />
not count as resources.<br />
If you do not qualify for QMB<br />
as sis tance because your income is<br />
too high, you may be able to get<br />
help under the SLMB pro gram.<br />
The SLMB program is for persons<br />
whose in comes are slightly higher<br />
than the national poverty level,<br />
but not more than 120 percent of<br />
the Federal Poverty Level. In 2005<br />
the income level for one person is<br />
$957 a month and for a couple it<br />
is $1,283 a month. If you qualify<br />
for as sis tance under the SLMB<br />
pro gram, the State is required to<br />
pay the Medi care Part B monthly<br />
premium for you. You will continue<br />
to be re spon si ble for Medi care’s<br />
deductibles and co in sur ance and<br />
for charges for health care services<br />
and items not cov ered by Medicare.<br />
One other program allows greater<br />
income limits and has some benefi<br />
ts of paying all of the Medicare<br />
Part B premiums. This program is<br />
known as Qual i fy ing In di vid u al I<br />
(QI-I). The QI-I in come limit for<br />
one person is $1,077 and $1,444<br />
for a couple in 2005. If you have<br />
ques tions about these pro grams,<br />
contact the De part ment of Social<br />
Services. The amount of income<br />
you may have and be eligible for<br />
the QMB, SLMB or QI-I programs<br />
will increase in future years. If<br />
you have income over the current<br />
dollar amounts, you should check<br />
in the future to see if you have become<br />
eligible. If you think you may<br />
be eligible for any of these benefi ts,<br />
contact the County De part ment of<br />
Social Services.<br />
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PAYING FOR HEALTH CARE<br />
Department of Social Services<br />
234 Camino del Remedio<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93110<br />
681-4401<br />
www.countyofsb.orgsocialservices<br />
2125 S. Centrepointe Pkwy<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93455<br />
346-7135<br />
1100 W. Laurel<br />
Lompoc, CA 93436<br />
737-7080<br />
Lompoc Valley Com mu ni ty<br />
Health Organization<br />
The Lompoc Valley Community<br />
Health Organization is a commu<br />
ni ty-based organization that<br />
formed in 1995 to assure the quality<br />
health care services are available<br />
locally for residents of the Lompoc<br />
Valley. The Com mu ni ty Health<br />
Organization works with employers,<br />
organizations and in di vid u als<br />
in pro vid ing knowl edge able information<br />
on available health plans,<br />
senior HMO’s and needed health<br />
care services. For questions regarding<br />
health plans or needed health<br />
care services, contact Pat Brady,<br />
Local Co or di na tor at 737-5724.<br />
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Financial Help with<br />
Medical Expenses<br />
In addition to medical costs<br />
covered by Medicare, Medi-Cal, or<br />
private in sur ance individuals or<br />
families, people occasionally come<br />
up against ex traor di nary health<br />
care costs that they cannot pay for.<br />
There are “funds of last resort”<br />
available through char i ta ble or ga -<br />
ni za tions in Santa Barbara County.<br />
The Jefferson Fund<br />
114 E. De la Guerra St. #3<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
963-8822<br />
This is an endowment fund that<br />
helps needy people who are not<br />
on public assistance of any kind.<br />
Not limited to medical expenses.<br />
South County only.<br />
Terri Toon Memorial Fund, Inc.<br />
P.O. Box 676<br />
Goleta, CA 93116<br />
961-2860<br />
This fund offers financial assis<br />
tance to persons facing a<br />
cat a stroph ic illness when other<br />
sources of funding have been<br />
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Check Your Credit History<br />
One of the best ways to protect yourself from<br />
identity theft is to monitor your credit history.<br />
Starting December 2004, Californians are able to this<br />
free of charge. This is the result of federal law which<br />
allows consumers to get one free credit report each<br />
year from each of the three national credit bureaus:<br />
Equifax, Experian and Trans Union.<br />
Checking your credit reports at least once a year is<br />
a good way to detect signs of identity theft early. The<br />
sooner identity theft is discovered, the easier it is to<br />
clear up. Checking your credit reports also lets you<br />
identify errors that could be raising the cost of credit.<br />
California residents can order a free credit report<br />
through a toll-free phone number, a web site or by<br />
mailing a standard order form.<br />
www.annualcreditreport.com, 877-322-8228<br />
Mail order form to:<br />
Annual Credit Report Request Service<br />
P.O. Box 105281, Atlanta, GA 30348-5281<br />
You will have the option of requesting all three<br />
reports at once or staggering them. You could create<br />
a no-cost version of a credit monitoring service. Just<br />
order a free report from one credit bureau, then four<br />
months later from another, and four months after<br />
that from the third bureau. (That approach won’t give<br />
a complete picture at any one time. Not all creditors<br />
provide information to all the bureaus. Monitoring<br />
services from the credit bureaus cost between $44. to<br />
$100. per year.)<br />
To check your reports for errors or possible signs of<br />
identity theft, look particularly at three areas:<br />
1 Look in the person information or personal data<br />
section. Look for addresses where you have never<br />
lived. Make sure your name and any variations of<br />
it, your social security number and your employers<br />
are correct.<br />
2. Look in the Accounts section. Look for any<br />
accounts you didn’t open. Look for balances on<br />
your legitimate accounts that are higher than you<br />
expect.<br />
3. Look for inquiries or request for your credit history<br />
that you didn’t make. There are two types of<br />
inquiries. ‘Regular’ or ‘hard’ inquiries are the ones<br />
that result when you apply for credit or when an<br />
account is transferred to a collection agency. This<br />
is the kind of inquiry you should check as possible<br />
identity theft or error. The other type, ‘promotional’<br />
or ‘soft’ inquiries, would not be an indication of<br />
problems. This type includes pre-approved credit<br />
offers, checks for employment purposes, account<br />
monitoring by your existing creditors and your own<br />
request for your report.<br />
You can view sample credit reports, with the<br />
different sections explained, on the web sites of the<br />
three credit bureaus: Experian Sample Report, Trans<br />
Union Sample Report, Equifax Sample Report.<br />
If you see anything you believe is incorrect, contact<br />
the credit bureau immediately. You can call the<br />
telephone number on the report to speak with<br />
someone at the credit bureau. If you fi nd evidence<br />
of identity theft, the next steps to take include<br />
contacting any creditors involved to close fraudulent<br />
accounts and fi ling a police report.<br />
Source: Office of Privacy Protection, Dept. of Consumer Affairs, State of California
HICAP can help you with questions<br />
and problems<br />
✒ Understanding Medicare Coverage<br />
✒ Understanding Medicare Prescription Plans<br />
✒ Understanding and Evaluating Supplemental<br />
Health Insurance Coverage<br />
✒ Are You Eligible for an HMO?<br />
What does the HMO cover?<br />
✒ Assistance with billing problems<br />
✒ Assistance with filing claims and appeals<br />
Speakers are available for groups<br />
Become a HICAP Volunteer<br />
PAYING FOR HEALTH CARE<br />
Do You Understand<br />
Medicare,<br />
Supplemental Insurance<br />
and HMOs?<br />
HICAP CAN HELP!<br />
Free Counseling Available<br />
Serving all areas of Santa Barbara County<br />
Long Term Care<br />
Options<br />
& Medi-Cal<br />
HICAP provides free<br />
and unbiased<br />
assistance for<br />
Medicare beneficiaries<br />
Health Insurance Counseling<br />
and Advocacy Program<br />
HICAP<br />
528 S. Broadway<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
1-800-434-0222<br />
805-928-5663<br />
Sponsored by the Central Coast Commission for <strong>Senior</strong> Citizens<br />
with a grant from the Area Agency on Aging and support from United Way<br />
2005-2007 SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SENIOR RESOURCE DIRECTORY 83
RECREATION<br />
There are many special rec re -<br />
ation activities for seniors.<br />
A good place to begin fi nding<br />
out about these ac tiv i ties is<br />
your nearest senior center.<br />
Adult education classes offered<br />
through the high school districts, the<br />
community colleges and local uni ver -<br />
si ties are other sources of activities.<br />
Elderhostel offers a wide variety of<br />
programs all over the world.<br />
Travel<br />
Amtrak, Greyhound, airlines, and<br />
others have special discounts for<br />
senior citizens. Check with your<br />
travel agent or call directly regarding<br />
special tours and rates for seniors.<br />
Organizations that offer group<br />
travel for seniors or handicapped<br />
persons are available.<br />
Immunizations for For eign<br />
Travel<br />
Santa Barbara Medical<br />
Foun da tion Clinic<br />
317 Pesetas Lane<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93110<br />
898-3530<br />
Free information available on immu<br />
ni za tion requirements.<br />
Passport Offi ces<br />
County Courthouse<br />
Offi ce of Clerk-Recorder<br />
1101 Anacapa, 2nd Floor<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
568-2280<br />
County Clerk-Recorder<br />
511 E. Lakeside<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93455<br />
346-8370<br />
To apply for your passport, take<br />
in a certified copy of your birth<br />
cer tif i cate, two passport photos,<br />
a Cal i for nia Drivers License or<br />
Identification Card. The cost is<br />
$67.00 plus a $30.00 processing<br />
fee, which must be paid by check<br />
or money order. Your passport<br />
will take 5-6 weeks to obtain and<br />
will be valid for 10 years.<br />
Free Advice<br />
“Country Information Notices” offer<br />
advice about specifi c areas of the world.<br />
They include facts about currency and<br />
customs regulation, entry requirements,<br />
dual nationality, import and<br />
export controls, vac ci na tion requirements,<br />
restrictions on photography<br />
and warn ings on the use of drugs.<br />
For a free single copy, send a postcard<br />
to Passport Services, Department of<br />
State, Wash ing ton, DC, 10524.<br />
Leisure<br />
City Parks and Recreation<br />
De part ments<br />
City of Carpinteria<br />
5775 Carpinteria Ave.<br />
Carpinteria, CA 93013<br />
684- 5405 x449<br />
City of Guadalupe<br />
918 Obispo St.<br />
Guadalupe, CA 93434<br />
343-1340 Ext 119<br />
City of Lompoc<br />
125 W Walnut<br />
Lompoc, CA 93436<br />
736-6565<br />
New Cuyama<br />
4885 Primero<br />
P.O. Box 270<br />
New Cuyama, CA 93254<br />
661-766-2270<br />
City of Santa Barbara<br />
620 Laguna Street<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93102<br />
564-5418<br />
City of Santa Maria<br />
615 S. McClelland St.<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
925-0951 x260<br />
City of Solvang<br />
1644 Oak Street<br />
Solvang, CA 93463<br />
688-7529<br />
Recreation departments often<br />
have special programs or fa cil ities<br />
for seniors. Call for details.<br />
<strong>Senior</strong> Centers<br />
<strong>Senior</strong> Centers may offer a variety of<br />
recreational activities. Call the center<br />
nearest you for specifi c information.<br />
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YMCA<br />
Young Men’s Christian<br />
As so ci a tion<br />
36 Hitchcock Way<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93105<br />
687-7727<br />
Fax 687-7568<br />
591 Santa Rosa Lane<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93108<br />
969-3288<br />
201 W. College<br />
Lompoc, CA 93436<br />
736-3483<br />
Fax 737-1822<br />
3400 Skyway Drive<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93455<br />
937-8521<br />
Fax 937-7007<br />
900 N. Refugio Rd.<br />
Santa Ynez, CA 93460<br />
686-2037<br />
Fax 686-1424<br />
YMCA provide physical ed u -<br />
ca tion and recreation programs<br />
and facilities for all ages.<br />
Other Options<br />
Entertainment- Golf, Bowling,<br />
Theatre, Mu se ums<br />
<strong>Senior</strong> discounts are offered at many<br />
facilities. Please check your telephone<br />
directory for desired entertainment<br />
in your area. For more information<br />
about joining a senior citizens club,<br />
telephone the local senior center.<br />
Fishing Licenses<br />
Yearly California fi shing licenses are<br />
available for $5.25 to seniors who are<br />
age 65 and over and on SSI, or on<br />
a limited income (total income no<br />
more than $651 a month for a single<br />
person or $1,156 for a couple). If on<br />
SSI, application must be accompanied<br />
by form SSA 2458, completed<br />
by Social Security, to verify income.<br />
Last year’s license can serve as proof<br />
of eligibility. The licensing period is<br />
January 1 through December 31. Reduced-fee<br />
fi shing license applications<br />
may be obtained from:
Department of Fish and Game<br />
3211 “S” Street<br />
Sacramento, CA 95816<br />
916-227-2245<br />
Many senior centers have fishing<br />
license applications, check center<br />
nearest you. A fishing license<br />
may also be purchased from any<br />
tackle or sporting goods store<br />
that sells them. <strong>Senior</strong> discounts<br />
are not offered.<br />
Camping<br />
Santa Barbara County Parks may<br />
be used on a fi rst come, fi rst served<br />
basis. There are senior rates. Reservations<br />
are available at the county<br />
parks for large groups.<br />
Camping<br />
Lake Cachuma Rec re ation al Area<br />
(Highway 154 between Santa Barbara<br />
and Solvang). <strong>Senior</strong> dis counts<br />
available for annual passes, daily and<br />
weekly campsites, and boat launching.<br />
Group areas can be reserved:<br />
686-5054 or 686-5050. All other<br />
areas are fi rst -come, fi rst -served.<br />
Day Use Parks<br />
Group res er va tions are available<br />
for North County 934-6211; South<br />
County 568-2460, at a grad u at ed<br />
fee rate determined by the size of<br />
the area. All reservable areas have<br />
BBQ pits, picnic tables, and electrical<br />
outlets. All areas not subject to<br />
reservation have picnic tables and<br />
BBQ pits. A guide, indicating handi<br />
cap parking, ac ces si ble restrooms,<br />
volume control phones, and bus<br />
service if applicable, is available by<br />
phon ing the park administration<br />
offi ce, 568-2461, or stop in at 610<br />
Mission Canyon Road, Santa Barbara<br />
(Rocky Nook Park).<br />
Two all-terrain beach wheelchairs<br />
are available for use at Goleta Beach<br />
County Park and Jalama Beach<br />
County Park. Available at no cost.<br />
The chairs are not motorized so an<br />
able bodied companion is needed<br />
to push. Contact the Ranger staff at<br />
Goleta Beach (967-1300) or Jalama<br />
Beach (736-3504) for info and to<br />
scheudle the use of the chairs.<br />
State Parks and Recreation<br />
District Offi ce<br />
Refugio State Park<br />
968-1033<br />
State Park camping reservations<br />
are made through DESTINET at<br />
800-444-7275.<br />
A variety of discount passes are<br />
available.<br />
Golden Bear Pass<br />
This pass is issued at any state park<br />
for a $5.00 fee and is valid for day<br />
use only. You must be 62 or older<br />
and be an SSI recipient or have a<br />
monthly income of no more than<br />
$692. (single) or $1,229. (couple).<br />
Disabled Discount Pass<br />
This pass is issued at Refugio State<br />
Park (District Offi ce). The pass is free<br />
and entitles you to a 50% discount on<br />
all park uses, all year (except already<br />
reduced fees and fees under $3.50).<br />
Disabled Veterans Pass<br />
Pick up the application at the district<br />
offi ce or call the district offi ce (one<br />
can be mailed to you). It must be<br />
completed and for ward ed to Sac ra -<br />
men to. If ap proved, you are eligible<br />
for free camping. No application fee.<br />
National Parks are usually on<br />
a fi rst come, fi rst served basis,<br />
though res er va tions for the most<br />
heavily used area are handled<br />
through DESTINET Park Res er -<br />
va tions, 800-365—2267. National<br />
Forest Camping in for ma tion can<br />
be secured from 800-280-2267.<br />
When you visit a National Park,<br />
you may request a GOLDEN AGE<br />
PASS PORT. You must have proof<br />
of age and be 62 of over. The passport<br />
gives free ad mis sion to the<br />
national parks and a fi fty per cent<br />
discount on fees, such as camping.<br />
They must be obtained in person.<br />
More information and ap pli ca tions<br />
can be obtained from the following:<br />
RECREATION<br />
Golden Age Passport<br />
Los Padres National Forest<br />
6755 Hollister Ave.,Ste 150<br />
Goleta, CA 93117<br />
968-6640<br />
50% discount on entrance camping<br />
fees to those 62 and over.<br />
Call for information to obtain<br />
Golden Age Passport. Current<br />
cost is $10.<br />
Special Needs Rec re ation<br />
Many recreational activities are available<br />
to people with special physical<br />
, psy cho log i cal or neu ro log i cal<br />
circumstances. These activities are<br />
often spon sored by specifi c disease<br />
as so ci a tions such as the Ostomy<br />
As so ci a tion through Re ha bil i ta tion<br />
Pro grams, City Recreation pro grams,<br />
or through <strong>Senior</strong> Day Care Centers.<br />
For assistance in fi nding a club,<br />
sport, or other activities to meet your<br />
needs, call <strong>Senior</strong> Connection.<br />
Hearts Adaptive Riding<br />
Handicapped Horseback Riding<br />
Therapy<br />
PO Box 30662<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93130<br />
964-1519<br />
A recreational and therapeutic<br />
horseback riding program<br />
designed to promote self-confi<br />
dence and physical fi tness for<br />
handicapped people of all ages.<br />
PACE<br />
People with Arthritis Can Exercise<br />
892-5556<br />
937-9750<br />
736-3493<br />
688-3793<br />
www.arthritis.org<br />
Sponsored the Arthritis Founda<br />
tion. A land based arthritis<br />
exercise program which promotes<br />
balance, co or di na tion and<br />
strength. Classes are available<br />
throughout the county. Spanish<br />
language class available at Guadalupe<br />
<strong>Senior</strong> Center.<br />
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SENIOR CENTERS<br />
<strong>Senior</strong> Centers serve as focal points of information<br />
and services for older persons.<br />
Each senior center has a unique array of services and<br />
means to respond to the needs of the community. Services<br />
that are available may include: computer training, senior<br />
lunch services, in for ma tion, community ed u ca tion, recreation<br />
activities, so cial iza tion, music, health screening, arts<br />
and crafts, and health in sur ance counseling.<br />
The philosophy of the senior center movement is based<br />
on the following premises: that aging is a normal de vel -<br />
op men tal process; that human beings need peers with<br />
whom they can interact and who are available as a source<br />
of en cour age ment and sup port; and that adults have the<br />
right to a voice in determining matters in which they have<br />
a vital interest.<br />
Buellton <strong>Senior</strong> Center<br />
164 West Highway 246<br />
Buellton, CA 93427<br />
688-4571<br />
senior1@hwy246.net<br />
www.buelltonsc.org<br />
Carpinteria <strong>Senior</strong> Center<br />
941 Walnut Ave.<br />
Carpinteria, CA 93013<br />
684-6090<br />
Fax 683-8959<br />
Community <strong>Senior</strong> Recreation<br />
Center<br />
100 E. Carrillo St.<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
897-2519<br />
Fax 897-2520<br />
www.ci.santa-barbara.ca.us<br />
Franklin Neighborhood<br />
Com mu ni ty Center<br />
1136 E. Montecito<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93103<br />
963-7605<br />
Fax 963-7607<br />
Goleta Valley <strong>Senior</strong> Center<br />
5679 Hollister Ave<br />
Goleta, CA 93117<br />
683-1124<br />
goletaseniors@yahoo.com<br />
www.goletavalleycommunitycenter.com<br />
Guadalupe <strong>Senior</strong> Center<br />
4545 - 10th St.<br />
Guadalupe, CA 93434<br />
343-2525<br />
Fax 343-7786<br />
Lompoc Valley Community/<br />
<strong>Senior</strong> Center<br />
1501 East Ocean Ave<br />
Lompoc, CA 93436<br />
735-3001<br />
Fax 875-8345<br />
www.cityofl ompoc.com<br />
Louise Lowry Davis Recreation<br />
Center<br />
1232 De la Vina St.<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
897-2568<br />
Luis OASIS <strong>Senior</strong> Center<br />
420 Soares Ave/POB 2637<br />
Orcutt, CA 93457<br />
937-9750<br />
Fax 937-0440<br />
luisoasis01@aol.com<br />
Los Alamos <strong>Senior</strong> Center<br />
690 Bell St./POB 344<br />
Los Alamos, CA 93440<br />
344-2208/344-4965<br />
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Santa Maria <strong>Senior</strong> Center<br />
Elwin E. Mussell Center<br />
510 E. Park St.<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
925-0951 x207<br />
www.ci.santa-maria.ca.us<br />
Santa Ynez Multipurpose<br />
Center/<strong>Senior</strong> Center<br />
1745 Mission Dr.<br />
Solvang, CA 93463<br />
688-3793<br />
Fax 688-1792<br />
solvangseniors@aol.com<br />
Valley of the Flowers Half<br />
Century Club<br />
341 North “N” St.<br />
Lompoc, CA 93436<br />
736-6669<br />
Westside Community Center/<br />
<strong>Senior</strong> Center<br />
423 W Victoria St.<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
963-7567
Introduction<br />
Support Groups<br />
Support groups consist of people<br />
with similar needs or goals who<br />
have come together to share<br />
information, coping skills and<br />
offer each other emotional support.<br />
Some support groups are<br />
“self-help” and do not in clude<br />
professional helpers. These groups<br />
depend ex clu sive ly on the expertise<br />
developed by the people involved<br />
in the group, people who have<br />
ex pe ri enced a particular life challenge<br />
in common.<br />
Other groups are organized by profes<br />
sion al organizations, and meetings<br />
and other support services are<br />
facilitated by staff.<br />
Support groups have grown in<br />
popularity with the idea that people<br />
who have ex pe ri enced a similar<br />
diffi culty, problem or challenge<br />
can most effectively help others in<br />
the same situation.<br />
As the value of support groups has<br />
become more widely known and<br />
appreciated, groups that address a<br />
variety of issue have evolved. There<br />
are groups for persons dealing<br />
with a wide range of life challenges,<br />
or for the people who support or<br />
care for them.<br />
Support groups can be a valuable<br />
emotional support network. In the<br />
right group, you will fi nd many<br />
people who have ex pe ri enced the<br />
same problems, frus tra tions and<br />
anxieties you may fi nd yourself<br />
feeling from time to time, or all the<br />
time. Very often someone in the<br />
group has dis cov ered a resolution<br />
or effective coping tool and they<br />
are happy to share with everyone<br />
what has worked for them and<br />
what may work for you too.<br />
Support groups will help you feel<br />
less alone. It may be helpful just<br />
knowing that others understand<br />
your dif fi cul ties and can be there to<br />
offer en cour age ment and support.<br />
The following is a list of support<br />
groups throughout Santa Barbara<br />
County. Some times, the day, time<br />
or location of a meeting changes so<br />
it’s best to call the contact person<br />
for current in for ma tion; sometimes<br />
the contact person changes,<br />
but you can still fi nd the group at<br />
the place, day and time listed. All<br />
groups listed offer free or low cost<br />
services. New groups are always<br />
forming. If you wish to fi nd out if<br />
there’s a support group not listed<br />
here, please call <strong>Senior</strong> Con nec tion<br />
at 800-510-2020.<br />
Gay & Lesbian<br />
Gay & Lesbian <strong>Resource</strong> Center<br />
Transgender Group<br />
Day Tuesday<br />
Time 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.<br />
Place 126 E. Haley St.<br />
Suite A-12, Group Room<br />
Men’s Therapy Group<br />
Day Thursday<br />
Time 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.<br />
Place 126 E. Haley St.<br />
Suite A-12, Group Room<br />
Sexual Addicts Anonymous<br />
961-2591<br />
Call 963-3636 x130 for more<br />
information<br />
Alcohol<br />
Alcoholics Anonymous<br />
For those who desire to stop drinking.<br />
Call for information regarding<br />
meetings, times and locations:<br />
Lompoc 737-1101<br />
Santa Barbara 962-3332<br />
Santa Maria 925-3782<br />
Solvang 688-4304<br />
Al Anon<br />
For family and friends of al co -<br />
hol ics.<br />
Lompoc 733-1237<br />
Santa Maria 925-3782<br />
Solvang 688-4304<br />
SUPPORT GROUPS<br />
Alzheimers Disease<br />
Early Memory Loss Group<br />
For individual’s with newly diag<br />
nosed memory impairment,<br />
in clud ing Alzheimer’s Disease and<br />
other memory challenges.<br />
Santa Barbara<br />
563-0020<br />
Spouse Caregiver of recent<br />
diagnosis in the Family<br />
For spouse caregivers whose,<br />
husband.wife has received a recent<br />
diagnosis. This group offers ed u -<br />
ca tion, insight, helpful tips and<br />
re sourc es.<br />
Santa Barbara<br />
563-0020<br />
Santa Maria<br />
636-6432<br />
Spouse Caregiver Support<br />
Group<br />
For spouse caregivers to share<br />
in for ma tion, develop caregiving<br />
skills, and provide mutual support<br />
in a small group setting<br />
Santa Barbara<br />
563-0020<br />
Santa Maria<br />
636-6432<br />
Adult Child Caregiver<br />
For adult children whose dual caregiving<br />
roles (parents and children)<br />
contribute to unique challenges.<br />
Santa Barbara<br />
563-0020<br />
Santa Maria<br />
636-6432<br />
General Interest Support<br />
Group<br />
For family and friends interested<br />
in general information, resources<br />
and support. This group is not<br />
ap pro pri ate for those with memory<br />
loss.<br />
Santa Barbara, Solvang and Lompoc<br />
563-0020<br />
Santa Maria<br />
636-6432<br />
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SUPPORT GROUPS<br />
Arthritis<br />
Arthritis and Lupus Sup port<br />
Groups<br />
The Arthritis Association offers<br />
several support groups for people<br />
with arthritis and other rheumatic<br />
dis eas es. New members are always<br />
welcome.<br />
Call the Arthritis Foun da tion for<br />
further information at 892-5556 or<br />
800-954-2873.<br />
Bereavement<br />
Lompoc<br />
Starbuck-Lind Mortuary spon sors<br />
a 11 week class on dealing with<br />
the pain, loneliness, and isolation<br />
that ac com pa nies the loss of a<br />
loved one, a divorce, the loss of a<br />
job, retirement and loss of health.<br />
The class is presented twice a year,<br />
usually January - March and September<br />
-No vem ber. In for ma tion<br />
on en roll ment, cost and dates at<br />
735-3773. Contact Agnes Leistico.<br />
Bereavement Support Groups<br />
Primarily for older people who<br />
have lost a spouse.<br />
Santa Barbara<br />
Widow and Widower Group<br />
Day 1st & 3rd Thurs day of<br />
each month<br />
Time 2:00 - 3:30 p.m<br />
Place Grace Lutheran Church,<br />
3869 State St.<br />
Contact Hospice of Santa Barbara<br />
563-8820<br />
Widow and Widower Support<br />
Group<br />
Day Every Thursday<br />
Time 1:00 - 3:00 p.m<br />
Place Luis Oasis Sr. Center<br />
420 Soares St. Orcutt<br />
For those who work during the<br />
day, who have lost a parent, sibling<br />
or close friend.<br />
Family Bereavement Group<br />
Day 2nd & 4th Thursdays<br />
Time 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.<br />
Place 520 W Junipero St<br />
Contact Hospice of Santa Barbara,<br />
563-8820<br />
General Bereavement Group<br />
Day 2nd & 4th Wednes days<br />
Time 10-11:30 a.m.<br />
Place The Good Shepard<br />
Church on Fairview Ave.,<br />
Goleta<br />
Contact Visiting Nurse & Hospice<br />
Care, 965-5555 x201<br />
Spanish Speaking Bereavement<br />
Group<br />
Contact Mario Cepeda, Visiting<br />
Nurse & Hospice Care,<br />
690-6272<br />
Loss of Family and/or Friends<br />
Day 1st & 3rd Tuesdays<br />
Time 4-5:30 p.m.<br />
Place 222 E. Canon Perdido St.<br />
Contact Visiting Nurse & Hospice<br />
Care, 690-6201<br />
Santa Maria<br />
Grief Recovery Group<br />
Day Every Tuesday<br />
Time 7:00 p.m.<br />
Place Marian Cancer Center<br />
210S Palisades, # 200<br />
Contact 739-3780<br />
Suicide Survivors Group<br />
For anyone who is grieving a death<br />
by suicide.<br />
Day 1st & 3rd Wednes day of<br />
each month<br />
Time 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.<br />
Place 222 E. Canon Perdido St.<br />
Contact Hospice Services of Santa<br />
Barbara, 965-5555<br />
Parent Bereavement Group<br />
Day 1st & 3rd Tues days<br />
Time 6-7:30 p.m.<br />
Contact Hospice of Santa Barbara,<br />
563-8820<br />
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Blindness<br />
Braille Institute.For information call<br />
Merideth Bell, 682-6222<br />
Cancer<br />
Brain Tumor Support Group<br />
For patients, families and friends<br />
of people with brain tumor.<br />
Day 2nd Thursday<br />
Time 5:30 – 7:00 p.m.<br />
Place 300 W. Pueblo Street<br />
Contact Mary Solis, Cancer<br />
Center of Santa Barbara<br />
682-7300<br />
Cancer Victors and Friends<br />
For people needing information<br />
about alternative therapies for<br />
cancer and/or degenerative disease.<br />
Guest speakers. Public welcome.<br />
Day Most 4th Tues days of<br />
each month<br />
Time 7:30 p.m.<br />
Place S B City Rec re ation Center<br />
100 E. Carrillo St.<br />
Contact John Fink, 969-9157<br />
Prostate Cancer Group<br />
Santa Barbara<br />
Meets Quarterly<br />
Place Cancer Center<br />
Conference Room<br />
300 W. Pueblo<br />
Contact Mary Solis, Cancer<br />
Center of Santa Barbara<br />
682-7300<br />
Santa Maria<br />
Day 2nd & 4th Wednesday of<br />
each month<br />
Time 8-9 a.m.<br />
Place Marian Cancer Center,<br />
210 S. Palisades<br />
Contact Kendra Stevenson,<br />
739-3780
Sharing<br />
For cancer patients and families or<br />
friends.<br />
Santa Maria<br />
Day 2nd & 4th Tuesdays<br />
Time 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.<br />
Place Education Dept. Confer<br />
ence Room<br />
1406 E. Main St.<br />
Contact Marian Cancer Center,<br />
736-3780<br />
Community Care Group<br />
Day 2nd & 4th Thursday<br />
Time 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. (brown<br />
bag lunch group)<br />
Place 526 Pueblo, Santa Barbara<br />
Contact 682-7300<br />
Ovarian Cancer Support Group<br />
Day 4th Wednesday<br />
Time Noon - 1 p.m.<br />
Place Cancer Center of<br />
Santa Barbara<br />
300 W. Pueblo<br />
Contact Mary Solis, 682-7300<br />
Lung Cancer Support Group<br />
Day 4th Thursday<br />
Time 4-5:30p.m.<br />
Place 526 Pueblo St<br />
Contact Cancer Center of Santa<br />
barbara, 682-7300<br />
Lymphedema Support Group<br />
Day 2nd Sunday<br />
Time 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.<br />
Place Pueblo Commons<br />
2320 Bath St. #107<br />
Contact Laura Baker,<br />
967-2018 or 682-7300<br />
Cancer Support Group<br />
Lompoc<br />
Day 2nd & 4th Thursdays<br />
Time 1-3 p.m.<br />
Place 928 E Fir Ave.<br />
Contact American Cancer Society,<br />
736-2610; Joyce Morey,<br />
736-8661<br />
Santa Maria<br />
Day 2nd & 4th Tuesdays<br />
Time 11 - 12:30 p.m.<br />
Brown Bag Lunch<br />
Place Marian Cancer Center<br />
210 S. Palisades, # 200<br />
Contact Kendra Del Giorgio,<br />
739-3780<br />
Solvang<br />
Day 2nd & 4th Tuesdays<br />
Time 4:30 - 6:00 p.m.<br />
Place 2040 Viberg Rd. #140<br />
Solvang<br />
Contact Anna Ventura, 686-5370<br />
Breast Cancer Support Group<br />
Day 1st & 3rd Tuesdays<br />
Time 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.<br />
Place Marian Cancer Center<br />
210 S. Palisades # 200<br />
Contact 739-3780<br />
I Can Cope Series<br />
For newly Diagnosed Cancer Patients<br />
Day 2nd & 4th Fridays<br />
Time 10 a.m. - Noon<br />
Place Marian Cancer Center<br />
210 S. Palisades # 200<br />
Contact Debbie Schoebel, R.N.,<br />
739-3780<br />
Nutritional Counseling for<br />
Cancer Patients<br />
Day Every Wednesday<br />
Time 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. By appoint<br />
ment<br />
Place Marian Cancer Center<br />
210 S. Palisades #200,<br />
Santa Maria<br />
Contact Stephanie Nunes, RD.,<br />
739-3780<br />
Cerebral Palsy<br />
Santa Barbara<br />
Peoples First Advocacy Meeting<br />
Adult discussion group for anyone<br />
with develop.m.ental disabilities.<br />
SUPPORT GROUPS<br />
Day 2nd Friday<br />
Contact For further in for ma tion<br />
call Marty Kinrose, United<br />
Cerebral Palsy Assoc.,<br />
566-9000<br />
Chronic Fatigue<br />
Santa Maria<br />
Chronic Fatigue & Fibromyalgia<br />
Syndrome Sup port Group<br />
For anyone with chronic fatigue or<br />
fi bromyalgia syndrome.<br />
Day 2nd Sunday<br />
Time 2-3 p.m.<br />
Place French Hospital<br />
Contact 925-3916<br />
If unable to attend support groups,<br />
for information on chronic fatigue<br />
and fi bromyalgia, send self addressed<br />
5 stamps envelope to: Central<br />
Cal i for nia CFIDS Foun da tion,<br />
POB 43, Santa Maria, CA 93456.<br />
Diabetes<br />
Insulin Pump Support Group<br />
Santa Barbara<br />
Day 1st Wednesday<br />
Time 6:00 p.m.<br />
Place Sansum-Santa Barbara<br />
Medical Foun da tion<br />
3rd Floor Conf Rm<br />
215 Pesetas Lane<br />
Contact Sydney Bush, 681-7619<br />
Diabetes Support Group<br />
Day 1st Friday<br />
Time Noon- 2 p.m.<br />
Place Sansum Medical Research<br />
Institute<br />
2219 Bath St., Santa<br />
Barbara<br />
Contact Hazel Froscher, 566-4775<br />
For adults with diabetes or concerned<br />
about it, and rel a tives and<br />
friends. New mem bers welcome.<br />
Bring lunch if desired.<br />
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SUPPORT GROUPS<br />
Domestic Violence<br />
Santa Barbara<br />
Shelter Services and Sup port<br />
Groups for Women<br />
For any woman still in, or out of,<br />
an abusive relationship.<br />
24 Hour Hot Line: 964-5245<br />
Elder Abuse Survivors<br />
Survivors listserve designed to provide<br />
peer-to-peer emotional support<br />
for elders who have been abused,<br />
neglected, exploited or self neglected.<br />
To participate in the Survivors’<br />
listserve, you need to have an email<br />
address and access to a computer<br />
where you can check for incoming<br />
mail.Librarians at most public<br />
libraries can help you to obtain<br />
both for free.<br />
To fi nd out more about the listserve<br />
or to sign up, go to the webpage,<br />
www.ASAAPS.or/aboutus/<br />
listserves_sub.php<br />
Epilepsy<br />
Epilepsy <strong>Resource</strong> Coalition<br />
For anyone with epilepsy or seizure<br />
disorder call Epilepsy <strong>Resource</strong><br />
Center for in for ma tion. Call Linda<br />
Liker, 967-8140 eve<br />
Gambling<br />
Santa Barbara<br />
Gamblers Anonymous<br />
For people who wish to stop gam bling<br />
Day Fridays<br />
Contact Greg, 688-4298<br />
Day Saturday<br />
Time 2 p.m.<br />
Day Saturday<br />
Time 2 p.m.<br />
Place 1669 Fir Ave, Solvang<br />
Contact 688-4298<br />
Day Thursday<br />
Time 7 p.m.<br />
Place 115 S. Benwiley<br />
Santa Maria<br />
Contact 688-4298<br />
Hearing<br />
Self Help for Hard of Hearing<br />
People (SHHH)<br />
For hard of hearing people, their<br />
relatives, friends, and anyone in ter -<br />
est ed in hearing impairment.<br />
Santa Barbara<br />
Day 4th Monday of each<br />
month (except July, August<br />
& December)<br />
Time 2:00 p.m.<br />
Place Louise Lowry Davis Center<br />
Contact Dorothy Holland,<br />
969-4090<br />
Heart Disease<br />
Mended Hearts, Inc.<br />
For anyone with heart disease,<br />
families or friends. Also have visiting<br />
program.<br />
Day 1st Tuesday<br />
Place Elks Lodge, Goleta<br />
Contact Bob Wilkie, 968-0583.<br />
Or Call American Heart<br />
As so ci a tion<br />
Santa Maria 925-0410<br />
Santa Barbara 963-8862<br />
Lompoc 733-1847<br />
Huntingtons Disease<br />
No support groups at this time.<br />
Please contact 800-345-HDSA for<br />
the Huntington’s Disease Society<br />
of Amer i ca,<br />
Language Disorders<br />
Aphasia Support Group<br />
Santa Barbara<br />
Day 2nd &4th Mondays<br />
Place Burtness Auditorium<br />
Cottage Hospital<br />
Contact 962-7406<br />
Lung Disease<br />
Better Breathers Club<br />
For adult lung disease patients.<br />
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Lompoc<br />
Day 1st Tuesday<br />
Time 12:30 p.m.<br />
Place Lompoc HealthCare District<br />
Library<br />
Contact Heather Johnson, Ameri<br />
can Lung As so ci a tion,<br />
928-3233.<br />
Santa Barbara/Goleta<br />
Day 2nd Tues day<br />
Time 1- 3 p.m.<br />
Place New Horizons<br />
250 Moreton Way, Goleta<br />
Contact Jayne Brechwald, Ameri<br />
can Lung As so ci a tion,<br />
963-1426<br />
Santa Maria<br />
Day 2nd Tuesday<br />
Time 2:00 p.m.<br />
Place Mairan Pulmonary Rehab,1406<br />
E. Main St.<br />
Contact Heather Johnson, Ameri<br />
can Lung As so ci a tion,<br />
928-3233.<br />
Mental Disorders<br />
Family Support Group<br />
For families and friends of people<br />
with mental illness<br />
Santa Maria<br />
Day Thursdays<br />
Time Noon<br />
Day 1st & 3rd Mondays<br />
Time 6:00 p.m.<br />
Place Mental Health Services<br />
Clinic<br />
500 W Foster Road<br />
Contact Russ Garrison,<br />
934-6384<br />
Day 2nd Monday<br />
Time 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.<br />
Contact Alliance for the Mentally<br />
Ill, Mary Ivora 938-0546<br />
Multiple Sclerosis<br />
Santa Barbara<br />
Call Jeanette Chian682-8783<br />
Living with change, support and<br />
wellnesss group meetings.
Muscular Dystrophy<br />
Santa Barbara<br />
Muscular Dystrophy Support<br />
Group<br />
For individuals who have been<br />
di ag nosed with one of the 40 neuro<br />
mus cu lar diseases and for their<br />
families.<br />
Day 1st Saturday<br />
Time 3:00 p.m.<br />
Place Cot tage Hospital<br />
Contact Muscular Dystrophy Asso<br />
ci a tion, 563-0456<br />
Ostomy<br />
Santa Barbara Chapter of<br />
Amer i can Ostomy Association<br />
For Ostomy patients and their<br />
families.<br />
Santa Barbara meetings are occassional.<br />
Contact Joanne Uhl, 964-1873<br />
Santa Maria/Lompoc Chapter of<br />
United Ostomy Association<br />
For Ostomy patients and their<br />
families.<br />
Lompoc/Santa Maria<br />
Day 1st Wednesday every<br />
other month<br />
Time 6:30 p.m.<br />
Place Marian Extended Care<br />
Center<br />
Contact Sandy La Polla, 934-2006<br />
Frank Coyes, 925-1976<br />
Parkinson’s<br />
Parkinson’s Support Group<br />
For people with Parkinson’s and<br />
their families, friends, and caregivers.<br />
Santa Maria<br />
Day 4th Thursday of each<br />
month (except No vem ber<br />
and De cem ber)<br />
Time 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.<br />
Place Grace Baptist Church<br />
121 West Alvin St.<br />
Contact Stan Boswell, 937-7776<br />
Santa Barbara<br />
Day 2nd Tuesday<br />
Time 2:00 p.m.<br />
Place First Christian Church<br />
1915 Chapala Street<br />
Contact Parkinson’s As so ci a tion,<br />
683-1326, Jan Birzer<br />
Sit and Get Fit<br />
Day Wednesdays<br />
Time 8:45-9:45 a.m.<br />
Place Schott Center<br />
310 W. Padre St<br />
Contact Parkinson’s As so ci a tion,<br />
683-1326<br />
Stroke<br />
Santa Barbara<br />
Stroke Support Group<br />
For stroke patients, families or<br />
friends. Also provides once-yearly<br />
in depth training on stroke and<br />
stroke recovery and can also<br />
provide vol un teers to work with<br />
stroke recovery in the home (upon<br />
phy si cians rec om men da tions).<br />
Day Ev ery Friday (except<br />
Holidays)<br />
Time 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.<br />
Place 1232 De la Vina St.<br />
Contact Mrs. McNiece, 682-3432<br />
SUPPORT GROUPS<br />
Santa Maria<br />
Stroke Support Group<br />
For stroke patients, families or<br />
friends. Also brain injured and<br />
brain tumors.<br />
Day 3rd Tuesday<br />
Time 5:00 -6:00 p.m.<br />
Place Cardiac Rehab Center<br />
1406 E. Main St.<br />
Contact Carrie Smith, 739-3591<br />
Co-sponsored by Marian Hospital<br />
and The City of Santa Maria<br />
Weight Control<br />
Take Off Pounds Sensibility<br />
For people who want to lose or<br />
maintain weight by cutting down<br />
without cutting out, and by using<br />
good nutrition<br />
Location Santa Barbara, Santa<br />
Maria, Orcutt, Solvang,<br />
Lompoc, Vandenberg,<br />
Goleta, and Carpinteria<br />
Contact For in for ma tion on day,<br />
time, and location call<br />
800-932-8677<br />
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TRANSPORTATION<br />
Transportation is the link<br />
to services and programs<br />
for many older Amer i cans.<br />
Since vision prob lems and other<br />
physical lim i ta tions can prevent<br />
older adults from trans port ing<br />
them selves, trans por ta tion services<br />
become a vital tool for linking older<br />
and disabled persons to services<br />
and main tain ing their involvement<br />
in the social activities of the community.<br />
Transportation Services<br />
Transportation systems vary<br />
con sid er ably in the structure and<br />
fl exibility of the services offered.<br />
Fixed Route Service means a transpor<br />
ta tion system that has a pre de -<br />
ter mined route with specifi c stops<br />
that conform to a timetable. The<br />
entities that provide this service<br />
have available pamphlets explaining<br />
the detail of each route.<br />
Door-to Door Service is a trans por -<br />
ta tion system that will pick you up<br />
at a location determined by you<br />
and will take you to the location<br />
on your choice. Res er va tions are<br />
usually required.<br />
Fixed Route Service<br />
Metropolitan Transit District<br />
( MTD)<br />
1020 Chapala St.<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
Fax 962-4794<br />
www.sbmtd.gov<br />
scservice@mtd.gov<br />
MTD Information<br />
683-3702<br />
Fees: Adult Basic fare is $1.25;<br />
<strong>Senior</strong> (62+) and disabled, .60;<br />
seniors may be asked for proof<br />
of age. A special ID is required to<br />
qualify for reduced fare. Legally<br />
blind persons may ride for free. A<br />
personal care attendant may ride<br />
with their charge for the same<br />
reduced fare.<br />
Santa Maria Area Transit<br />
1303 Fairway Dr<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93455<br />
928-5624<br />
Both fixed route and door-todoor<br />
service (for elderly and<br />
hand i capped) is available. Fare<br />
is $1.25 one way (half price for<br />
seniors and disabled).<br />
Service Hours: Monday – Friday<br />
5:45 a.m. - 7:15 p.m.<br />
Sat. & Sun. 8:15 a.m. - 6:15 p.m.<br />
Guadalupe Transit<br />
509 W. Morrison Ave. #A<br />
Santa Maria, CA 934584<br />
922-8476<br />
Guadalupe is served Monday<br />
through Friday,6:15 a.m. to 6:<br />
16 p.m. & on Saturday from 8:<br />
15 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. Guadalupe<br />
Flyer operates between Guadalupe<br />
and the Town Center. Fares<br />
on the Guadalupe Flyer is $1.00,<br />
with half price fares for seniors<br />
and disabled. In addition, within<br />
Guadalupe, a shuttle service<br />
operates from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.<br />
with $0.25 general public and<br />
senior fare of $0.10 .<br />
All fixed route service is wheelchair<br />
lift equipped.<br />
Door-to-Door Service<br />
If you need special transportation<br />
to take you to the doctor, the market<br />
and other important places,<br />
and you are unable to ride the<br />
bus, you may be eligible for these<br />
specialized trans por ta tion programs<br />
for seniors and handicapped<br />
individuals. These special services<br />
are called “para-transit” and they<br />
use vans with lifts for wheelchair<br />
users and volunteers.<br />
Services of this type are limited in<br />
this county, and so these agencies<br />
are often booked far in advance.<br />
It is best to plan ahead as much as<br />
possible and for medical appointments,<br />
try to coordinate you visit<br />
with a time that transportation is<br />
available.<br />
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American Cancer Society<br />
1432 Chapala<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
963-1576<br />
Fax 963-6093<br />
426 E. Barcellus Ste. 306<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
922-2354 ext.3<br />
www.cancer.org<br />
Provides transportation to treatments<br />
and therapy for ambulatory<br />
patients. Two days advance<br />
notice re quired.<br />
Easy Lift Transportation<br />
53 Cass Place #D<br />
Goleta, CA 93117<br />
681-1181<br />
Fax 681-1184<br />
www.easylift.org<br />
info@easylift.org<br />
Curb-to-curbservice for frail elderly<br />
citizens and handicapped persons<br />
who are unable to use existing<br />
fi xed route transportation. Service<br />
is available Monday through<br />
Friday 5:40 a.m. to 11 p.m.. Saturday<br />
service is available from 6:30<br />
a.m. to 10:20 p.m.. Sunday service<br />
is available from 6:30 a.m to 9:20<br />
p.m. Vehicles are wheel chair acces<br />
si ble. Serves area from Carpinteria<br />
to Win ches ter Can yon. Special<br />
group charter available upon<br />
request. Res er va tions are taken between<br />
8 a.m. and 5 p.m. and can be<br />
made up to two weeks in ad vance.<br />
The fare is $2.00 per one-way trip.<br />
Ticket books are avail able by advance<br />
purchase at a cost of $20.00<br />
for 10 tickets.<br />
Help of Carpinteria, Inc.<br />
Shepard’s Place<br />
1069 Casitas Pass Road<br />
Carpinteria, CA 93013<br />
684-0065<br />
An agency compromised of volun<br />
teers entirely, that offers doorto-door<br />
transportation services.<br />
Res er va tions can be made up<br />
to two weeks in ad vance. However,<br />
im me di ate rides are almost
always available. Offering service<br />
within the city limits of Carpinteria,<br />
and medical and social<br />
service visits to Santa Barbara.<br />
Do na tions are en cour aged. Suggested<br />
donation of $1.00 in Carpinteria<br />
only, $2.00 in extended<br />
Carpinteria and $6.00 to Santa<br />
Barbara and $10. to Shephards<br />
Mesa and Polo Fields.<br />
COLT ( City of Lompoc Transit)<br />
1300 W. Laurel<br />
Lompoc, CA<br />
736-7666<br />
Fixed route and Door-to-door<br />
service is available from 6 a.m. to<br />
8 p.m., Monday through Friday.<br />
Saturday hours are 9 a.m. to 5<br />
p.m. One-way fare in the City of<br />
Lompoc is $1.00 and .50 cents<br />
for seniors/disabled; one-way<br />
fare to Mission Hills and Vandenberg<br />
Village is $1.50 and .75<br />
cents for seniors. All buses are<br />
wheelchair lift equipped. Call at<br />
least 24 hours ahead for door to<br />
door. Bus to Santa Barbara on<br />
Tuesaday & Thursday at cost of<br />
$4.00 each way.<br />
Santa Ynez Valley Transit<br />
688-5452<br />
Fax 688-5383<br />
Door-to-door service provided<br />
Monday thru Friday 7 a.m. to<br />
6 p.m. in Los Olivos, Solvang,<br />
Buellton, and Santa Ynez. Res er -<br />
va tions may be made up to three<br />
weeks in advance. <strong>Senior</strong>s and<br />
the disabled can ride for $1.50<br />
per one-way trip.<br />
Santa Maria Area Transit<br />
928-5624<br />
Offers door-to-door service for<br />
ADA eligible individuals to appointments<br />
in Santa Maria and<br />
Orcutt. New riders are en cour -<br />
aged to call for ADA applications<br />
and details. Fare is $0.75 per<br />
ride. Res er va tions are taken up<br />
to 7 days in advance. All busses<br />
are wheelchair accessible and lift<br />
equipped. Service is offered Mon-<br />
day through Friday, 6:00 a.m.<br />
to 7:15 p.m. and Saturday 8:15<br />
a.m. to 6:15 p.m.<br />
American Medical Response<br />
866-889-8422 (toll free)<br />
Provides transportation services<br />
for Medi-Cal patients from their<br />
home to medical appointments<br />
and back home when ordered by<br />
primary care physician. Available<br />
Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.<br />
throughout County.<br />
SMOOTH <strong>Senior</strong> Dial A Ride<br />
509 W. Morrison Ave. Suite A<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
922-0146<br />
Door to Door service available<br />
for seniors 60 years or greater to<br />
Nu tri tion Program sites, medical<br />
ap point ments, hair appointments,<br />
shopping, etc., within<br />
Santa Maria and Orcutt areas.<br />
Requested fair is $2.00 per trip,<br />
$4.00 per round trip. All vehicles<br />
are wheelchair accessible and<br />
lift equipped. Service hours are<br />
from 9a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday<br />
through Friday. Two-day notice is<br />
re quest ed for reservations.<br />
Service to Santa Barbara from<br />
any place in North County is<br />
available Monday, Wednesday<br />
and Friday for medical ap point -<br />
ments to County Clinics only.<br />
Santa Barbara County-Health<br />
Clinic Transportation<br />
C/O SMOOTH, Inc.<br />
509 W. Morrison Ave. Suite A<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93458<br />
922-0146<br />
Door to Door service from north<br />
Santa Barbara County for clients<br />
of County Health Services to<br />
appointments in Santa Barbara,<br />
Monday, Wednesday and Friday.<br />
TRANSPORTATION<br />
Long Distance Travel<br />
Greyhound Bus Lines<br />
Greyhound provides nationwide<br />
bus service. They provide a discount<br />
to seniors (65+) of 5% off the<br />
regular fare. This discount does<br />
not apply to special fares. They<br />
also have a helping hand program:<br />
a handicapped person’s escort<br />
can ride free with a doctor’s note.<br />
Buses are not equipped with wheelchair<br />
lifts.<br />
Greyhound Terminals<br />
34 W. Carrillo St.<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
965-7551<br />
755 W. Cypress<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
925-8841<br />
Spanish: 800-531-5332<br />
TDD: 800-231-2222<br />
Amtrak<br />
Amtrak is a nationwide train<br />
service. Persons who are 62 or<br />
older, have a visible handicap or a<br />
doctor’s note indication that they<br />
are handicapped, can obtain a 15%<br />
discount off the regular fare when<br />
riding Amtrak. Trains that stop<br />
at staffed stations are wheel chair<br />
accessible.<br />
General Information and Res er -<br />
va tions: 800-872-7245<br />
209 State St<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
963-1015<br />
600 Guadalupe St.<br />
Guadalupe, CA 93434<br />
800-872-7245<br />
Airlines<br />
Many airlines offer substantial<br />
discounts to seniors. Contact your<br />
travel agent for more information.<br />
Central Coast Shuttle<br />
805-928-1977<br />
www.cclax.com<br />
Five round trips to LAX per day,<br />
seven days a week. Two person<br />
discount of $10 off per round<br />
trip. Charter services available.<br />
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TRANSPORTATION<br />
Coastal Express<br />
800-438-1112<br />
www.goventura.org<br />
Bus service from Ventura to<br />
South Coast (Carpenteria, Santa<br />
Barbara & Goleta)<br />
For transportation to local airports<br />
or to LAX, see the “Airport<br />
Trans por ta tion Service: listing in<br />
the Yellow pages of your telephone<br />
book.<br />
Other Related Services<br />
Traffi c Solutions<br />
222 E. Anapamu St.. #24<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
963-7283; 963-SAVE<br />
Fax 961-8901<br />
www.traffi csolutions.info<br />
Offers information and matching<br />
for ride sharing, car and vanpools<br />
countywide. Can buy tickets 10<br />
rides at a discount.<br />
Clean Air Express<br />
963-7283<br />
Fax 961-8901<br />
www.cleanairexpress.com<br />
Bus service from Santa Maria to<br />
Santa Barbara and from Lompoc<br />
to Santa Barbara. Subscription<br />
bus service for $130.00 per<br />
month.<br />
Ride Share Hotline<br />
568-3308<br />
Offers information on city street<br />
conditions and closures.<br />
Handicap License Plate/Placard<br />
For those who have a handicap and<br />
use an automobile, specialized license<br />
plates, and handicap placards<br />
are available through the Department<br />
of Motor Vehicles. If you wish<br />
to apply for a placard or plate, call<br />
the DMV in your area to obtain an<br />
application form and to fi nd out<br />
what you need to bring with you in<br />
order to apply for a placard and/or<br />
plate, depending upon your disability,<br />
you may be required to get a<br />
doctor’s au tho ri za tion.<br />
55 Alive/Mature<br />
Driving Course<br />
The National Retired Teacher Asso<br />
ci a tion and the American Association<br />
of Retired Persons developed<br />
this course especially for older<br />
drivers. It will give you a chance to<br />
brush up on existing driving skills<br />
and pick up some new ideas about<br />
how to drive safely and defensively.<br />
The course is conducted throughout<br />
the county by trained volunteer<br />
instructors in two four hours<br />
ses sions and costs $10.00. An ad di -<br />
tion al benefi t will be a reduction in<br />
your car insurance since insurance<br />
com pa nies are required to give a<br />
discount to seniors who have taken<br />
this and other approved courses.<br />
To qualify for this discount all covered<br />
licensed drivers over 55 in the<br />
family must complete the course.<br />
To locate a class in your community,<br />
telephone 888-227-7669<br />
and follow the prompts. Be ready<br />
to provide your 5-digit postal zip<br />
code. A local volunteer will call you<br />
back within<br />
3-5 business days to provide you<br />
with the information about the<br />
nearest class.<br />
Local areas with known classes<br />
can be ascertained by contacting<br />
Erick Herner at 966-5304 or<br />
herner@cox.net.<br />
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Warning Signs for Drivers<br />
1. Have you noticed any of the follow<br />
ing warning signs?<br />
2. Is there a change in frequency of<br />
severity of these warning signs/<br />
3. Do the circumstances and<br />
se ri ous ness of the warning signs<br />
warrant con tin ued close mon i -<br />
tor ing, driving mod i fi ca tion or<br />
an immediate end to driving?<br />
• Incorrect signaling<br />
• Trouble navigating turns<br />
• confusion at exits<br />
• Moving into a wrong lane<br />
• Parking inappropriately<br />
• Hitting curbs<br />
• Failing to notice traffi c lights<br />
• Driving at inappropriate speeds<br />
• Delayed responses to unexpected<br />
situations<br />
• Not anticipating potential danger<br />
ous situations<br />
• Getting lost in familiar places<br />
• Near misses<br />
• Scrapes or dents on the car,<br />
garage or mailbox<br />
• Stopping in traffi c for no apparent<br />
reason<br />
• Car accident<br />
• Ticked moving violations or<br />
warnings<br />
Consider an “Agreement with<br />
My Family about Driving” as a<br />
way to balance independence<br />
and safety. For a copy of an<br />
Agreement, contact <strong>Senior</strong> Connection<br />
at 800-510-2020
A<br />
wide variety of human<br />
service programs rely on<br />
volunteers. Opportunities<br />
exist in any fi eld in which you have<br />
training, talent or interest. Almost<br />
all of the pro grams in this directory<br />
use volunteers.<br />
Listed below are agencies that serve<br />
as a clearinghouse of volunteer oppor<br />
tu ni ties. It is a place for you to<br />
begin. You may also want to consider<br />
auxiliary services at almost<br />
any hospital or clinic, or docent<br />
op por tu ni ties at most mu se ums;<br />
or contact the organization that is<br />
of interest to you and ask if they<br />
have a need for volunteers. Many<br />
schools have community service<br />
op por tu ni ties for their students.<br />
Retired and <strong>Senior</strong> Volunteer<br />
Program ( RSVP) Santa<br />
Bar bara<br />
35 W. Victoria<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br />
963-0474<br />
Fax 963-0475<br />
rsvpsb@yahoo.com<br />
Retired and <strong>Senior</strong> Volunteer<br />
Program (RSVP) Santa Maria<br />
104 A E. Boone St.<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93458<br />
922-9931<br />
Retired and <strong>Senior</strong> Volunteer<br />
Program ( RSVP) Lompoc<br />
1011 North A St.<br />
Lompoc, CA 93436<br />
Involves seniors in the com mu ni ty<br />
through placement in schools,<br />
service agencies, hos pi tals, senior<br />
centers and other community<br />
agencies. Recruits and places<br />
seniors in a variety of community<br />
organizations that can benefit<br />
from senior vol un teers.<br />
GenSpan Foundation<br />
1414 E. Main St. Suite 102<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
614-4968<br />
Develops programs to unite the<br />
gen er a tions in work, play and<br />
lifelong learning. Recruits local<br />
adults, primarily retired people,<br />
to volunteer in classrooms- serving<br />
as mentors, teachers’ assistants,<br />
tutors and friends.<br />
VOLUNTEER<br />
Create A Safer Environment<br />
For people with memory loss and confusion, home can offer safety<br />
or it can be confusing and dangerous. The following tips will help<br />
you create a living space that is safe and secure.<br />
1. Focus on Prevention<br />
• Try to prevent problems before they happen, but remember that<br />
some accidents are not avoidable.<br />
• Allow plenty of time. Accidents may happen if the person is<br />
rushed.<br />
• If the person smokes, supervise cigarettes and matches.<br />
2. Use Safety Devices<br />
• Put gates at the top of stairways and secure banisters.<br />
• Install safety latches or locks on cabinets where dangerous items<br />
such as knives and cleaning products are stored.<br />
• Put guards around radiators and other heaters.<br />
• Use safety covers for doorknobs to prevent wandering.<br />
3. Keep Things Simple<br />
• Keep the environment simple and consistent. Don't rearrange<br />
furniture unless necessary.<br />
• Remove all unnecessary furniture and clutter including<br />
knickknacks.<br />
• Keep items used often in the same place.<br />
• Put away items that may cause confusion. For example, don't<br />
leave the shaving cream next to the toothpaste.<br />
4. Remove Hazardous Items<br />
• Check all household items for potential dangers. Lock up or<br />
remove medications, cleaning supplies and insecticides.<br />
• Remove poisonous house plants.<br />
• Put small objects which may be swallowed out of sight and lock<br />
up all sharp items.<br />
• Lock up or remove all fi rearms.<br />
• Put appliances and tools, such as razors, hair dryers and sewing<br />
machines, in a safe place.<br />
• Secure outdoor appliances such as power tools and lawn mowers.<br />
• Make sure electrical cords are secured and cannot be tripped over.<br />
2005-2007 SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SENIOR RESOURCE DIRECTORY 95
528 S. Broadway<br />
Santa Maria, CA 93454<br />
925-9554 or 965-3288<br />
Fax 925-9555<br />
E-mail: seniors@kcbx.net<br />
We appreciate your feedback on the 2005-2007 <strong>Senior</strong> <strong>Resource</strong> Di rec to ry.<br />
This form is provided for that purpose. Fill in, tear out and mail back.<br />
Thank you.<br />
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A<br />
AAA 17<br />
AARP 17<br />
AARP Community Presence Team 17<br />
AARP Home Equity Infomation<br />
Center 61<br />
AARP Tax Aide Program 36<br />
ABLEDATA 42<br />
Accessible Environments, Inc 43<br />
ACCESS TEAM 8<br />
Addus HealthCare 56<br />
Adult & Aging Network 18<br />
Adult Day Care 39<br />
Adult Literacy Program 24<br />
Adult Protective Services 8,27<br />
Adult School 24<br />
Adventures in Caring Foundation 57<br />
Airlines 93<br />
Alcoholics Anonymous 87<br />
Allan Hancock College 24<br />
Alzheimer's Association 24<br />
Alzheimer’s Association 39<br />
Alzheimers Disease 87<br />
Al Anon 87<br />
Amdal In Home Care 91<br />
American Association of Retired<br />
Persons 17<br />
American Cancer Society 42,46,92<br />
American Indian Health &<br />
Services 19,44<br />
American Medical Response 93<br />
American Red Cross 9,25,45<br />
Amtrak 93<br />
Animal Control 14<br />
Area Agency on Aging (AAA) 17<br />
Arthritis 88<br />
Artor View Retirement<br />
Community 63<br />
Assemblyman Pedro Nava 16<br />
Assemblyman Sam Blakeslee 16<br />
Assessors Offi ce 35<br />
Assistive Technology Center 43<br />
Atria Maria Del Sol 66<br />
At Home <strong>Senior</strong> Services 58<br />
B<br />
Bereavement 88<br />
BestCare Central Coast Home Health<br />
Agency 50,52,55<br />
Better Business Bureau 20<br />
Blindness 88<br />
Board of Optometry 20<br />
Board of Pharmacy 20<br />
Board of Registered Nurses 20<br />
Board of Supervisors 15<br />
Braille Institute of America 42,49<br />
Breat <strong>Resource</strong> Center 46<br />
Brown Bag Program 38<br />
Bureau of Automotive Repairs 21<br />
C<br />
Cable Television Discounts 66<br />
California Advocates for Nursing<br />
Home Reform 39<br />
California Commission on Aging 18<br />
California Poison Control System 10<br />
California Retired Teachers<br />
Association 18<br />
California Rural Legal Assistance 67<br />
California <strong>Senior</strong> Legislature 18<br />
California Telephone Access<br />
Program 42,48<br />
CalJOBS 28<br />
Calle Real Clinic 76<br />
Camping 85<br />
Cancer 88<br />
Carbajal, Salud 15<br />
Caregiver UniversityAlzheimer’s<br />
Association 25<br />
CareLine 57<br />
Casa Dorinda Retirement Facility 63<br />
Casa Esperanza 10<br />
Casa Serena <strong>Senior</strong> Apartments 59<br />
Castillo Homes 59<br />
Catholic Charities 9<br />
Catholic Charities - Older Adult<br />
Services 50<br />
CA Rural Legal Assistance 64<br />
Cemetery and Funeral Bureau 20,22<br />
Centeno, Joseph 15<br />
Center for Employment Training 28<br />
Central Coast Commission of <strong>Senior</strong><br />
Citizens 17<br />
Central Coast Dental Society 46<br />
Central Coast Headway 12<br />
Central Coast Literacy Council 24<br />
Central Coast Shuttle 93<br />
Cerebral Palsy 89<br />
Charles Golodner Counseling<br />
Group 12<br />
CHC 59<br />
Chronic Fatigue 89<br />
City of Lompoc Transit 93<br />
City of Santa Barbara City Hall 66<br />
Clean Air Express 94<br />
Coastal Express 94<br />
Coastal Properties 33<br />
INDEX<br />
Coast Caregivers <strong>Resource</strong> Center 55<br />
Coast Caregiver Resouce Center 40<br />
Coast Caregiver <strong>Resource</strong><br />
Center 39,50,76<br />
COLT 93<br />
Comcast Cable Co. 66<br />
Commission on Law & Aging 62<br />
Community Action Commission/<br />
Energy Services 9,65<br />
Community Affairs Board <strong>Senior</strong><br />
Escort Program & <strong>Senior</strong> Friendship<br />
Program 56<br />
Community Care Licensing<br />
Division 21,58<br />
Community Health Centers 44<br />
Community Housing Corporation 59<br />
Community Mediation Program 19<br />
Community Partners in Caring 56,58<br />
Complaint Unit Medical Board of<br />
California 47<br />
Congregational Health Care 50<br />
Congressman Elton Gallegly 16<br />
Congresswoman Lois Capps 16<br />
Congress of California <strong>Senior</strong>s 18<br />
Consumer Credit Counseling<br />
Services 32,62<br />
Consumer Mediation Program 20<br />
Continuing Education Div.<br />
OMEGA 24<br />
Cooperative Extensions/Farm &<br />
Home Advisor 25<br />
Coroner’s Offi ce 23<br />
Cottage Hospital. Community<br />
Outreach/Parish Nursing 47<br />
Cottage Hospital Lifeline Service 56<br />
Cottage Outpatient Center of Santa<br />
Maria 11<br />
County Coroner’s Offi ce 23<br />
County Health Clinic 48<br />
County Health Clinics 43<br />
Cox Communications 66<br />
Cozy Creek at Vista del Monte 56<br />
Curb to Curb 93<br />
D<br />
Day Use Parks 85<br />
Dental Board of California 20<br />
Denti-Cal Dental Care Dentist 46<br />
Department of Fish and Game 85<br />
Department of Motor Vehicles 20<br />
Department of Social Services, Santa<br />
Barbara County 9<br />
Department of Veteran’s Affairs 31<br />
2005-2007 SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SENIOR RESOURCE DIRECTORY 97
INDEX<br />
Department of Vocational<br />
Rehabilitation 28,45,48<br />
Diabetes 89<br />
Diabetes <strong>Resource</strong> Center 43<br />
Disabled Discount Pass 85<br />
Disabled Veterans Pass 85<br />
District Attorney’s Offi ce Elder Abuse<br />
Prosecution Unit 27<br />
DMV 20<br />
Domestic Violance Solutions 9<br />
Domestic Violence 90<br />
Door-to-Door Service 92<br />
Do Not Call 21<br />
E<br />
Early Memory Loss Group 87<br />
Easy Lift Transportation 92<br />
Economic Opportunity<br />
Commission 64<br />
EDD 28<br />
Edgerly Apartments 59<br />
Elderhostel 24<br />
Elder Abuse Survivors 90<br />
Employment Development<br />
Department 28<br />
Employment Discrimination 29<br />
Epilepsy 90<br />
Eye Clinic 49<br />
F<br />
Fair Employment & Housing<br />
Department 29<br />
Fair Employment and Housing<br />
Dept 64<br />
Fair Housing Enforcement<br />
Program 19<br />
Family Service Agency 50,54,64,76<br />
Federal Trade Commission 21,22<br />
Fellowship Club 77<br />
55 Alive/Mature Driving Course 94<br />
Filipino Community Association 18<br />
Filipino Community Center 19<br />
Financial Planning Associates 34<br />
Firestone, Brooks 15<br />
Fishing Licenses 84<br />
Fixed Route Service 92<br />
Food Bank of Santa Barbara<br />
County 38<br />
Food Stamps 31<br />
Franchise Tax Board 35,36<br />
Friendship Adult Day Care Center 56<br />
Friendship Manor 61,62<br />
Funeral Consumers Alliance 22<br />
G<br />
Gambling 90<br />
GAP 46,50,76<br />
Garden Court on de la Vina 61<br />
Gatekeeper Program 25<br />
Gay & Lesbian <strong>Resource</strong> Center 87<br />
Gay Santa Barbara 19<br />
GenSpan Foundation 95<br />
Geriatric Assessment<br />
Program 46,50,76<br />
Golden Age Passport 85<br />
Golden Bear Pass 85<br />
Golden State Mobile Home Owners<br />
League 19<br />
Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital<br />
Lifeline Service 56<br />
Good Samaritan/Recovery Point 12<br />
Good Samaritan Shelter 9<br />
Governor 15<br />
Gray, Joni 15<br />
Gray Panthers 18<br />
Greyhound Bus Lines 93<br />
Grocery <strong>Resource</strong>s 38<br />
Guadalupe Transit 92<br />
H<br />
Hancock, Allan College 24<br />
Handicap License Plate/Placard 94<br />
HART 14<br />
Health Insurance Counseling and<br />
Advocacy Program 21<br />
Hearing 90<br />
Hearts Adaptive Riding 85<br />
Heart Disease 90<br />
HELPLINE 12<br />
HELPLINE 2-1-1 76<br />
Help of Carpinteria, Inc 92<br />
Heritage House 60<br />
HICAP 21,31,39,83<br />
Homemaker Service 53<br />
Homeowner’s Property Tax<br />
Exemption 35<br />
Home Care-Giver Services 82<br />
Home Instead <strong>Senior</strong> Care 52<br />
Hope Center 9<br />
Hospice of Santa Barbara 25,54<br />
Hospice Partners of the Central<br />
Coast 55<br />
Hospitals & Emergency Services 43<br />
Hospital Meal Discounts 38<br />
Housing Authority for the City of<br />
Santa Barbara 59<br />
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Housing Authority for the County of<br />
Santa Barbara 59<br />
Housing Rehabilitation Loan<br />
Program 65<br />
Housing Rehabilitation Revolving<br />
Loan Program 65<br />
Humane Animal Rescue Team 14<br />
Humane Society of Santa Barbara 14<br />
Humane Society of Santa Maria<br />
Valley 14<br />
Huntingtons Disease 90<br />
I<br />
IHSS 53<br />
ILRC 42,47<br />
Immunizations 84<br />
In-Home Care Network 57<br />
In-Home Supportive Services 53<br />
Independent Living <strong>Resource</strong><br />
Center 42,45,47<br />
Internal Revenue Service 36<br />
International Cemetery and Funeral<br />
Association 22<br />
In Home Care Network 54<br />
In Patient Hospice Service 43<br />
J<br />
Jewish Family Services 54<br />
L<br />
Labor Standards Enforcement/<br />
Industrial Relations 29<br />
Laguna Cottages for <strong>Senior</strong>s 59<br />
Language Disorders 90<br />
Language Ministry Program 24,72<br />
Lawyers Referral Service 67<br />
La Casa de la Raza 19<br />
La Vista Foundation 42<br />
League of Women Voters 18<br />
Legal Aid Foundation 67<br />
Legal Aid Foundation of Santa<br />
Barbara County 64<br />
Libraries 16<br />
LifeSteps Foundation 51<br />
Linkages Program 51<br />
Lions Sight Conservation<br />
Foundation 49<br />
Literacy Council 24<br />
LivHOME 29<br />
Loan of Medical Equipment 42<br />
Lompoc Clinic 76<br />
Lompoc District Hospital Lifeline 56
Lompoc Valley Community Health<br />
Organization 82<br />
Lompoc Valley Community<br />
Kitchen 38<br />
Lompoc Valley Haven 56<br />
Lompoc Valley Home Health 50,53<br />
Long Term Care Ombudsman 9,21<br />
LTC Ombudsman Services 57<br />
Lung Disease 90<br />
M<br />
Maravilla 63<br />
Maravilla <strong>Senior</strong> Living<br />
Community 62<br />
Marian HomeCare & Hospice 55<br />
Marian HomeCare Services 54<br />
Marian Hospital HomeCare 53<br />
Marian Hospital Home Care 45,50<br />
Marian Medical Center 45,46<br />
Marian Residence 56,65<br />
Maria Del Sol 66<br />
Market Van 38<br />
Marks House Transitional Shelter 10<br />
Mayor Dick De Wees 15<br />
Mayor Edwin Skytt 15<br />
Mayor J. Bradley Stern 15<br />
Mayor Jean Blois 15<br />
Mayor Larry Lavagnino 15<br />
Mayor Lupe Alvarez 15<br />
Mayor Marty Blum 15<br />
Mayor Russ Hicks 15<br />
Meals 37<br />
Meals-on-Wheels 37<br />
Medical Board of California 20<br />
Medicare 30<br />
Mental Disorders 90<br />
Mental Health Assessment Team 8<br />
Metropolitan Transit District 92<br />
Mobile Dental Unit 46<br />
Mobile Home Ombudsman 19<br />
Mobile Home Registration -<br />
Titling 20<br />
MSSP 51<br />
MTD 92<br />
MTD Information 92<br />
Multiple Sclerosis 90<br />
Multiple Sclerosis Society 42<br />
Multipurpose <strong>Senior</strong> Service<br />
Program 51<br />
Muscular Dystrophy 91<br />
Muscular Dystrophy Association 42<br />
N<br />
National Association of Retired<br />
Federal Employees 18<br />
National Center for Home Equity<br />
Conversion Mortgage 62<br />
National Eye Care Project 49<br />
National Insurance Consumer<br />
Helpline 21<br />
Nicotine Anonymous Meetings 49<br />
North American Cemetery Regulatory<br />
Assoc 22<br />
North County Rape Crisis & Child<br />
Protection Center 8<br />
Nursing Home Administrator<br />
Program 20<br />
Nutrition Sites 37<br />
O<br />
Oak Knoll Haven 59<br />
OAS 50<br />
OASIS Catholic Charities 57<br />
Older Adult Services 50<br />
One Legacy 23<br />
One Stop Career Centers 28<br />
Organ Donation 23<br />
Ostomy 91<br />
P<br />
PACE 85<br />
Pacifi c Gas & Electric 65<br />
Pacifi c Pride Foundation 19<br />
Parish Nursing 50<br />
Parkinson’s 91<br />
Passport Offi ces 84<br />
Pilgrim Terrace Cooperative<br />
Homes 59<br />
Poison Education Materials &<br />
Programs 10<br />
Preventative Health Care for the<br />
Aging 46<br />
Project Re-Entry 45,57<br />
Public Administration, Santa Barbara<br />
County 23<br />
Public Defender 67<br />
Q<br />
QI 81<br />
QMB 81<br />
Qualifi ed Individual I 81<br />
Qualifi ed Medicare Benefi ciary 81<br />
INDEX<br />
R<br />
Rainbow Plaza 59<br />
Real Help 54<br />
Regional Occupational Program 28<br />
Rehabilitation Institute at Santa<br />
Barbara 44<br />
Rental Housing Mediation Task<br />
Force 19,64<br />
Renter’s Assistance 35<br />
Renter’s Credit 35<br />
Respite Care Grants 56<br />
Retired and <strong>Senior</strong> Volunteer<br />
Program 95<br />
Retired and <strong>Senior</strong> Volunteer Program<br />
Lompoc 95<br />
Retired and <strong>Senior</strong> Volunteer Program<br />
Santa Barbara 95<br />
Return Program 58<br />
Reverse Equity Mortgage Counseling<br />
Program 62<br />
Ride Share Hotline 94<br />
Roberta R. Weisglass 35<br />
ROP 28<br />
Rose, Susan 15<br />
RSVP, Lompoc 95<br />
RSVP, Santa Barbara 95<br />
S<br />
Salvation Army 10<br />
Samarkand 63<br />
Santa Barbara - Ventura Dental<br />
Society 46<br />
Santa Barbara City College 24<br />
Santa Barbara Co. Medical Society 44<br />
Santa Barbara Cottage<br />
Hospital 8,11,76<br />
Santa Barbara Council on Alcoholism<br />
and Drug Abuse 11<br />
Santa Barbara County-Health Clinic<br />
Transportation 93<br />
Santa Barbara County Bar<br />
Association 39<br />
Santa Barbara County Clerk Recorder<br />
15,23<br />
Santa Barbara County Public<br />
Guardian 68<br />
Santa Barbara County Public Health<br />
Dept 48<br />
Santa Barbara Health Authority 80<br />
Santa Barbara Rape Crisis Center 8<br />
Santa Maria Area Transit 92<br />
Santa Maria Clinic 76<br />
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INDEX<br />
Santa Ynez/Buellton Humane<br />
Society 14<br />
Santa Ynez Valley People Helping<br />
People 10,38<br />
Santa Ynez Valley Transit 93<br />
SBCC 64<br />
SB Medical Foundation Clinic 49<br />
SB Veteran’s Service Offi ces 31<br />
Secretary of State 68<br />
Self Help for Hard of Hearing<br />
People 48<br />
Senator Abel Maldonado 16<br />
Senator Barbara Boxer 16<br />
Senator Dianne Feinstein 16<br />
Senator Tom McClintock 16<br />
<strong>Senior</strong> Centers 84<br />
<strong>Senior</strong> Escort Program 56<br />
<strong>Senior</strong> Friendship Program 56<br />
<strong>Senior</strong> Living Consultants 64<br />
<strong>Senior</strong> Outreach Program 50<br />
<strong>Senior</strong> Peer Counseling Program 77<br />
<strong>Senior</strong> Planning Services 53<br />
<strong>Senior</strong> <strong>Resource</strong> <strong>Directory</strong> Survey 96<br />
<strong>Senior</strong> Substance Abuse 13<br />
Serenity House 54<br />
SHHH 48<br />
Sign Language Classes 47<br />
SLMB 81<br />
Small Claims Advice 72<br />
SMOOTH <strong>Senior</strong> Dial A Ride 93<br />
Social Security Administration 22<br />
Social Security Disability Benefi ts 30<br />
Social Security Offi ces 31<br />
Social Security Retirement Benefi ts 30<br />
Social Security Survivors Benefi ts 30<br />
Solvang Friendship House 62<br />
Solvang Lutheran Home 63<br />
Southern California Gas Company 65<br />
Specifi ed Low-Income Medicare<br />
Benefi ciary 81<br />
SSI 30<br />
St. Johns Regional Medical Center 76<br />
State Controller 36<br />
State Dept. of Consumer Affairs 20<br />
State Dept. of Health Services 58<br />
State Parks and Recreation District<br />
Offi ce 85<br />
Stroke 91<br />
Supplemental Security Income<br />
Program 30<br />
T<br />
Tax Collector’s Offi ce 66<br />
Tax Counseling for the Elderly 36<br />
TCE 36<br />
Telemarketing Sales Rule 21<br />
Terri Toon Memorial Fund, Inc 82<br />
The Jefferson Fund 82<br />
Traffi c Solutions 94<br />
Transition House 10<br />
Travel 84<br />
Tri-Counties Blood Bank 45<br />
Tribal Health Clinic 19<br />
Tri Counties Regional Center 8<br />
Turpin, David C., Attorney at La 69<br />
U<br />
UCSB 63<br />
Union Plaza 59<br />
United States Citizenship and<br />
Naturalization 72<br />
United States Consumer Product<br />
Safety Commission 20<br />
United States Department of J<br />
ustice 73<br />
University of California,<br />
Santa Barbara 63<br />
V<br />
V.A. Health Clinic 44<br />
Valley Haven <strong>Senior</strong> Day Care<br />
Center 56<br />
Valle Verde 63<br />
Veterans Administration 22<br />
Veterans Administration/Ambulatory<br />
Care Center 47<br />
Veterans AdministrationOutpatient<br />
Clinic 22<br />
Veterans Affairs and Outpatient<br />
Clinic 81<br />
Veterans Service Offi ces 22<br />
Vial of Life 10<br />
Victim Witness Assistance Program 9<br />
Villa Alamar 41<br />
Visiting Care & Companions 55<br />
Visiting Care and Companions 53<br />
Visiting Nurse & Hospice<br />
Care 45,50,51,53,55<br />
Visiting Nurse & Hospice Care Loan<br />
Closet 43<br />
Visiting Pet Program 14<br />
Vista del Mar Hospital 76<br />
Vista del Monte 63<br />
VITA 36<br />
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Volunteers for Intervalley Animals 14<br />
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance 36<br />
Voter Registration 15<br />
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Wagging Dog Tales 14<br />
Weight Control 91<br />
Westmont College 63<br />
Wisdom Center 56<br />
Wood Glen Hall 62<br />
Work Training Program 28<br />
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YMCA 84<br />
Young Men’s Christian Association 84<br />
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Zona Seca 12
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Staffed by caring professionals, each organization is committed to meeting the needs<br />
of body, mind and spirit for those served. We invite you to visit this distinguished group<br />
of nonprofit communities and experience the warmth and vitality each has to offer.<br />
Casa Dorinda<br />
300 Hot Springs Road<br />
Montecito, CA 93108<br />
805-969-8011<br />
www.casadorinda.com<br />
RCFE #421700160<br />
The Samarkand<br />
2550 Treasure Drive<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93105<br />
805-687-0701<br />
www.covenantretirement.org<br />
RCFE #421702848<br />
Solvang Lutheran Home<br />
636 Atterdag Road<br />
Solvang, CA 93463<br />
805-688-3263<br />
www.peoplewhocare.com<br />
RCFE #421700369<br />
LOS PADRES REGION<br />
California Association of Homes and Services for the Aging<br />
Our Members have Provided Quality,<br />
Innovative Care and Services to<br />
Santa Barbara Residents for Over 40 Years.<br />
Solvang Friendship House<br />
880 Friendship Lane<br />
P.O. Box 486<br />
Solvang, CA 93463<br />
805-688-8748<br />
friendship.house@gte.net<br />
RCFE #421703158/421704056<br />
Wood Glen Hall<br />
3010 Foothill Road<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93105<br />
805-687-7771<br />
www.woodglenhall.org<br />
RCFE #421700457<br />
Vista del Monte<br />
3775 Modoc Road<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93105<br />
805-687-0793<br />
www.frontporch.net<br />
RCFE #421700426<br />
Valle Verde<br />
900 Calle de los Amigos<br />
Santa Barbara, CA 93105<br />
805-687-1571<br />
www.valleverdesb.com<br />
RCFE #421700411<br />
CAHSA Los Padres Region retirement communities do not disciminate on the basis of<br />
race, color, national origin, sex, handicap, or age in the provision of services or employment.<br />
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