AgeWell Summer/Fall 2019
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AGEWELL<br />
LONG BEACH<br />
RESOURCE GUIDE<br />
for<br />
Older Adults<br />
Families<br />
Caregivers<br />
CONTENTS<br />
Aging and Nutrition | 6<br />
SPOTLIGHT: Dr. Maria Claver | 8<br />
The Pursuit of Happiness at the LifeFit Center | 12<br />
What Makes and Age -Friendly University? | 14<br />
Parkinson’s Wellness Program | 16<br />
OLLI at California University Long Beach | 18<br />
Successful Aging in Long Beach | 20<br />
Classes | 24-26<br />
Elder Abuse |27<br />
Food Assistance | 28<br />
Fraud Help and Prevention | 29<br />
Health Care | 30<br />
Hearing Assistance | 31<br />
In-Home Resources | 31<br />
Hospital Centers/Classes | 32<br />
Hospitals/Urgent Care | 32-33<br />
Neighboring Hospitals | 33<br />
Helplines & Hotlines | 34<br />
Housing | 35<br />
Long Beach Libraries | 36-37<br />
Surrounding Libraries | 38<br />
Legal and Taxes | 39<br />
Long Beach City Numbers | 41<br />
Low Vision | 41<br />
Long Beach Senior Centers<br />
and Community Centers | 42<br />
Utilities | 42<br />
Neighboring Senior Centers | 43<br />
Medical Equipment | 43<br />
Medicare/Healthcare | 44<br />
Medicare Fraud | 44<br />
Check your Mental Wellness | 45<br />
Mental Health | 46<br />
Mortuarys/Cemeteries | 46-47<br />
Transportation | 47<br />
Volunteer and Advocacy | 48-49<br />
Check your Risk for <strong>Fall</strong>ing | 50-51<br />
Long Beach City Government | 40<br />
www.HeartofIda.org | 3
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