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Resources & Services

Here, you can find essential links, hotline numbers, and services that cater to the needs and well-being of our senior citizens.

T.I.E.S.

  • Phone Hotline: 1-800-675-8437

  • Teamwork Insuring Elderly Support (T.I.E.S.) provides general information on all senior services.

  • Features a 24-hour hotline and is designed to assist vulnerable elderly and dependent adults who need help but may be unable to get it for themselves.

211bayarea.org

  • 2-1-1 provides free and confidential information and referral. Call 2-1-1 for help with food, housing, employment, health care, counseling and more.

BenefitsCheckUp.org

  • Many older people need help paying for prescription drugs, health care, utilities and other basic needs. Developed and maintained by The National Council on Aging (NCOA), BenefitsCheckUp is the nation's most comprehensive Web-based service to screen for benefits programs for seniors with limited income and resources.

S.A.S.H.

  • Shopping Assistance for Seniors who are Homebound

  • S.A.S.H. is a grocery shopping and delivery service for homebound seniors who are able to cook for themselves. A volunteer shopper will shop and deliver groceries to you on a weekly or bi-weekly basis. Your volunteer will take your order and deliver your groceries the next day. You only pay for the groceries; there is no fee for the service. For more information on receiving service or volunteering your time, call our services link line at (650) 522-7494.

San Mateo County Aging and Adult Services

  • Providing a wide range of services to keep seniors, people with disabilities and dependent adults living safely and as independently as possible in the community.

Help at Home

  • Help at Home is a mini-reference guide published by the San Mateo County Commission on Aging. This guide, contains a wide variety of information designed to assist San Mateo County adults of all incomes to remain safely in their homes. To obtain a free copy of Help at Home, you may print a pdf copy by clicking the link above, or send an email or call (650) 802-7950 and leave your name, contact phone number, requested number of copies and your mailing address.

Peninsula Health Care District’s Senior Services Resource Line:

  • Call today at (650) 780- 7542

    • Monday- Friday, 7:30am-4pm.​

  • Free hotline that provides friendly conversation and will conduct well being checks for you.​

Health:

How to Find Services in your Area:

  • The California Department of Aging contracts with and oversees the local Area Agencies on Aging (AAA) that coordinate a variety of services for older adults, adults with disabilities, informal caregivers, and family caregivers.​

  • Anybody 60 years of age or older is eligible for these services.

  • You can locate the AAA in your area by selecting your county on the Find Services in My County page of this website.

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  • Home & Community Services enables older adults to access services that support healthy living and promote independence. Together, these services promote older adults’ ability to maintain the highest possible levels of function, participation, and dignity in the community.

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  • A variety of services are available and vary by area. Services are either provided directly by AAA or partnerships with service providers. Services may include:

    • Caregiver assistance and help at home

    • Adult Day Health Care/Adult Day Care/Respite care

    • Assisted transportation

    • Transportation

    • Legal assistance

    • Telephone support

    • Care management

    • Information and Assistance​​

Reporting Elder Abuse or Neglect:

  • Here are some signs that an older adult or an adult with a disability might be experiencing, or at increased risk of experiencing abuse:

    • The adult has unexplained bruises or injuries, or the explanation given does not make sense.

    • The adult is experiencing changes in thinking or seems confused or disoriented.

    • The adult’s caregiver appears to be angry, indifferent, or aggressive.

    • The adult’s personal belongings, papers, or credit cards are missing.

    • The adult is hesitant to talk openly.

    • The adult lacks necessities such as food, water, utilities, medications, or medical care.

    • The adult’s caregiver has a history of substance abuse, criminal behavior, mental illness, or family violence.

    • Another person’s name has been added to the adult’s bank account or important documents, or the bank account shows frequent checks made out to cash.

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Who to contact:​

  • If the person is in immediate danger, contact 911.

  • If the abuse occurred in:

    • The community (for example: the adult’s home, apartment, boarding house) or in a hospital

    • A licensed residential care facility, assisted living facility, board and care home, or adult day program.

      • Contact the local Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, the Long-Term Care Ombudsman CRISISline at 1-800-231-4024 or the local police or sheriff’s department. You may also contact the California Department of Social Services at 1-844-538-8766.

    • A licensed nursing home, rehabilitation center, intermediate care facility, or adult day health care program.

      • Contact the local Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, the Long-Term Care Ombudsman CRISISline at 1-800-231-4024 or the local police or sheriff’s department. You may also contact the district office of the California Department of Public Health for the county where the abuse occurred.

Transportation

Avoiding Fraud & Scams

Recreation

  • COVID Well Connected (formerly Senior Center Without Walls): free volunteer-led activities over the phone (like an old school chatline) such as meditation, music and history lectures: _https://covia.org/services/well-connected

Parks and Trails

Mental Health

Libraries

  • Access books and audiobooks, stream movies, enjoy Rodin sculptures, even check in on the Sea Otters at Monterey Bay Aquarium, all online! https://smcl.org

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