Senior Resource Directory Senior Resource Directory
Senior Resource Directory Senior Resource Directory
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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 />
50 2005-2007 SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SENIOR RESOURCE DIRECTORY<br />
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.
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