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Patient and CaregiverResources
- American Society on Aging – Professional membership association in the field of aging.
- California Advocacy for Nursing Home Reform – Dedicated to improving the choices, care and quality of life for California’s long term care consumers.
- Aging Life Care Association
- Compassion & Choices – A nonprofit organization, improves care and expand choice at the end of life. We support, educate and advocate.
- Family Caregiver Alliance – Caregiver support organization for caregivers of adults. This site is a valuable source of information for caregivers.
- Kimochi – Non-profit organization dedicated to the well being of seniors in the San Francisco Bay Area. Continuing the Japanese tradition of care and support for seniors.
- Home Care Association of America – Aims to enhance the strength and professionalism of private duty home care providers.
- Senior Action Network – Citywide federation of senior organizations organizing to improve the lives of San Francisco’s seniors and all of the city’s residents.
- California Telephone Access Program – Distributes telecommunications equipment and services to individuals certified as having difficulty using the telephone.
- Hearing Society for the Bay Area – Enable people who are hard of hearing, deaf, speech/language disorders to participate fully in their families.
- Independent Living Resource Center
- Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired – Resources, support and training for people with vision loss.
- Vision Center
- Professional Fiduciary Association of California – a qualified individual in a position of trust and responsibility serving an individual in need.
- For Retired Only – Offering a diverse spectrum of financial services for those preparing for all phases of retirement.
- Positive Resource Center – Assists people affected by or at risk for HIV/AIDS through culturally appropriate counseling, education, training and advocacy in making informed choices that maximize available benefits and employment opportunities.
- San Francisco AIDS Foundation – Provides leadership to prevent new HIV infections. Linking community experience with science, the Foundation develops ground-breaking prevention programs and bold policy initiatives to promote health and create sustainable progress against HIV.
- Westside Community Services – Provides community-based prevention, mental health, substance abuse and social services to clients in the City of San Francisco.
- By the Bay Health – Provides outstanding palliative/comfort care and skilled home health care in seven Bay Area counties.
- Pathways Hospice Care – provides compassionate, high quality patient and family-centered, home health, private duty, grief support, and hospice care.
- San Francisco Bay Area Network for End-of-Life Care – A membership and networking group open to organizations, individuals, and students involved in end-of-life care in the San Francisco Bay Area.
- Sutter Care at Home – Sutter VNA & Hospice makes it possible for patients to receive quality health care in the comfort and familiar surroundings of home.
- Zen Caregiving Project – A non-profit organization based in San Francisco, California with over 30 years of experience in practicing and teaching mindfulness-based, compassionate caregiving.
- San Francisco LGBT Community center – Information on a place that’s a home for a range of organizations and services.
- Golden Gate Business Association – Growing, promoting and increasing the visibility of LGBT businesses and those businesses in the community that support them.
- Lyon-Martin Health Services – Provides personalized healthcare and support services to women and transgender people who lack access to quality care because of their sexual or gender identity, regardless of their ability to pay.
- openhouse – Housing, Services and Community Programs for Our LGBT Seniors.
- SAGE – Provides Services and Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Elders.
- Alzheimer Association – The leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer’s care, support and research.
- Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach – A community-based, social justice organization serving the Asian and Pacific Islander, and other communities of the Greater Bay Area
- AARP – A nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization that helps people 50 and over improve the quality of their lives.
- Department of Disability and Aging Services – Planning, coordinating, providing and advocating for community-based services for older adults and adults with disabilities.
- Eldercare Link – Connect you with providers of home elder care, facilities, assisted living and skilled nursing.
- Institute on Aging – Services for seniors, elderly and older adults.
- Meals on Wheels – A private, nonprofit organization dedicated to helping to keep senior citizens independent in their own homes.
- New Lifestyles – Source for senior living and care options.
- Senior Alternatives – Resource for senior housing & services.
- Self Help for the Elderly – Multi-service organization providing programs along a wellness continuum ranging from employment / training and social activities.
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