Senior Resource Directory Senior Resource Directory

4 Acknowledgments
5 Introduction
7 Reference Guide
8 Emergency Services
24- hour Crisis intervention, Victims of violence,
Im me di ate needs
11 Alcohol/Drug/Medication Abuse
Out-Patient, In-Patient or residential treatment,
Coun sel ing, Taking Medications
14 Animals/Pets
15 Civic, Community and Con sum er
Voter registration, Elected offi cials, Libraries,
Senior organizations, Ethnic/minority or ga ni za
tions, Con sum er complaints & in for ma tion
22 Death Related Services
Benefi ts,Burial and Cremation,Organ Donation
24 Education
Elderhostel, Adult Education, Adult Literacy,
Ed u ca tion programs
26 Elder Abuse
Defi nitions, Prevention, Adult Protective Services
28 Employment
Social Security, Training and Placement, Referral,
CalJOBS, Discrimination
30 Financial Matters
Social Security, SSI, Food Stamps, General Relief,
Veteran’s Benefi ts, HICAP, Planning for LTC
Needs, Credit Coun sel ing, Money Management/
Bill Paying, Financial Planning, Taxes/ Ho me -
own er’s & Renter’s Assistance
37 Food and Nutrition Services
Meals, Home Delivered meals, Supplemental
Food, Nutrition information
39 Frail Elderly & Brain-Impaired
Assessment, Financial Issues, Legal, Com mu ni ty
resources, Diagnosing/treatment
42 Health Services
Adaptive Aids, Hospitals, Clinics, Phy si cian
Referral, Rehabilitation, Therapeutic Rec re ation,
Blood Bank, Screening, Cancer Information
Center, Dental, As sess ments, Hearing, Telephone
Access, Tu ber cu lo sis, Urinary In con ti nence, Tobacco
Prevention, Vision.
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50 Home & Nursing Care
Home evaluation, Case Management, Home care,
Home Health care, Homemaker and Personal
Care, Hospice, Respite, Adult Day Care Centers,
Emer gen cy Response Systems, Companions/
Friendly Visitors, Telephone Reassurance, Out of
Home Respite, Safe Return
59 Housing
Low Cost Rentals, Waiting list tips, Financial
As sis tance, Home equity conversions, Retirement
res i denc es, Residential Care Facilities, Shared
Housing, Tenant/Landlord Assistance, Dis crim ina
tion, Tenant/Landlord Mediation, Housing
repair, Utilities
67 Legal
Finding an Attorney, Low/No Cost Legal services,
Wills, Control over your affairs, Advance
Health Care directive, Asset Management, Planning
for Public Benefi ts, Im mi gra tion
74 Mental Health/Counseling
Depression, Grief, Support, Emergency Psychiatric
Services, In Home Assessment, Gero/Psychiatric
Hospitals, Out-Patient Coun sel ing, Support Programs,
Peer Coun sel ing, Inservice Training.
78 Paying for Health Care
Medicare, HMO’s, Medi-gap, Medicare fraud,
Medi-Cal, Regional Health Authority, Veterans
Health Benefi ts, QMB, SLMB, Financial help,
Prescription Drugs
84 Recreation
Travel, Leisure, Other activities, Special needs
86 Senior Centers
87 Support Groups
Gay & Lesbian, Alcohol, Alzheimer’s Disease,
Amputees, Arthritis, Be reave ment, Blindness,
Cancer, Cerebral Palsy, Chronic Fatigue, Diabetes,
Domestic Violence, Epilepsy, Gambling, Hearing,
Huntingtons Disease, Language Disorders, Lung
Disease, Mental Disorders, Muscular Dystrophy,
Ostomy, Parkinson’s, Stroke, Weight Control
92 Transportation Services
Fixed Route, Door-to-Door, Long Distance,
Handicap License Plate, Mature Driving Course
95 Volunteer
96 Response Survey & Index
2005-2007 SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SENIOR RESOURCE DIRECTORY 3