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AGEWELL<br />
LONG BEACH<br />
RESOURCE GUIDE<br />
for Older Adults<br />
Families & Caregivers<br />
CONTENTS<br />
Meals on Wheels | Service with a Smile<br />
Ask A Doctor: Michael S. Tehrani, M.D.<br />
Coping with Isolation in Quarantine<br />
Digital Resources<br />
“People Are Scared”: Residents Step Up to Help<br />
as Seniors Linger in Isolation<br />
Financial Scams<br />
| 6<br />
| 8<br />
| 13<br />
| 14<br />
| 18<br />
| 21<br />
Food Assistance & Other Resources<br />
The New Unusual<br />
| 22<br />
| 24<br />
Classes | 26<br />
Elder Abuse |29<br />
Food Assistance | 30<br />
Fraud Help and Prevention | 32<br />
Health Care | 33<br />
Hearing Assistance | 34<br />
Hospice & Bereavement | 34<br />
In-Home Resources | 35<br />
Hospital Centers/Classes | 35<br />
Hospitals/Urgent Care | 36<br />
Neighboring Hospitals | 37<br />
Long Beach Libraries | 37<br />
Surrounding Libraries | 38<br />
Helplines & Hotlines | 40<br />
Housing | 41<br />
Legal and Taxes | 42<br />
Long Beach City Government | 43<br />
Long Beach City Numbers | 44<br />
Low Vision | 44<br />
Long Beach Senior Centers<br />
and Community Centers | 45<br />
Utilities | 45<br />
Neighboring Senior Centers | 46<br />
Medical Equipment | 46<br />
Medicare/Healthcare | 47<br />
Medicare Fraud | 47<br />
Check your Mental Wellness | 48<br />
Mental Health | 49<br />
Mortuarys/Cemeteries | 49<br />
Pet Services | 50<br />
Transportation | 51<br />
Volunteer and Advocacy | 52<br />
www.HeartofIda.org | 3
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