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Senior Services
Foster Grandparent Program
In this program, low-income, mobile seniors receive small stipends as they provide support services to children with special needs in health, educational, welfare, or other community settings.
No fees are charged to participants or volunteers. Stipends are offered to eligible seniors.
6221 Geary Street, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94121
(415) 474-7310 x 238
Geriatric Outpatient Mental-Health Services
This outpatient program offers comprehensive services for seniors with mental health concerns, helping them to maintain independence and dignity to age in place.
Fees are provided at no cost for MediCal. Sliding scale for private pay and MediCare recipients. Some private insurance coverage is accepted.
1010 Gough Street, 5San Francisco, CA 94109
(415) 474-7310
Also at: 6221 Geary Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94121
(415) 474-7310 x 217
Long-term Care Ombudsman Services
The Long Term Care Ombudsman has professional staff, who are supported by visiting Ombudsman volunteers. All visit all the nursing homes and assisted living facilities in San Francisco, to advocate for good care, rights, and well ness. Every Ombudsman visits these consumers who are institutionalized, have conversations with them, and simultaneously reduce the very real social isolation, and provide community contact with those in placement. The Ombudsman Program in California is also mandated to investigate allegations of abuse and neglect, if the victim of abuse is in long term care. Many consumers call the Ombudsman Program for problems with their discharge plan from rehabilitative centers.
Finally, many consumers and family call the Program staff for tips on how to navigate the system of long term care, and obtain choices on the best option for receiving long term care. The Ombudsman Program functions in a web of collaborative relationships with agencies, both case-management, and enforcement throughout San Francisco.
No fees are charged to participants or facilities.
77 Geary Street, 5th Floor San Francisco, CA 94121
(415) 474-7310 x 233
Older Adult Day Support Center
The Older Adult Day Support Center is a daily, peer-supported, activity and socialization program set in a therapeutic milieu, serving people age 55+ who have mental health concerns, including substance abuse. Using a mutual aid model, the Center enables participants to be part of a supportive community and encourages the sharing of ideas, creative arts, and interpersonal growth.
Fees are charged on sliding scale, no fees are charged to participants on SSI.
1010 Gough Street, San Francisco, CA 94109
Michio Kusama, PhD, Center Director, (415) 474-7310 x 413
Older Adult Reintegration Services (OARS)
A socialization program to assist with transitions, OARS helps socially isolated and disenfranchised older adults living with mental health concerns make successful transitions to the most appropriate community-based programs, reducing fragmentation of services, increasing personal empowerment, and preventing relapses of physical, mental, or co-occurring disorders.
Fees are charged on sliding scale, no fees are charged to participants on SSI.
1010 Gough Street, San Francisco, CA 94109
(415) 474-7310 x 435
Senior Companion Program
Low-income, mobile seniors provide companionship services to their homebound or frail counterparts at public health clinics, hospitals, and other sites.
No fees are charged to service recipients.
6221 Geary Street, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94121
(415) 474-7310
Senior Full Service Wellness Program
The Senior Full Service Wellness program serves some of San Francisco’s most seriously disturbed older adults, providing comprehensive and integrated treatment services, including mental health and substance abuse treatment, physical health care, housing assistance, and vocational and educational support.
The program is a collaborative partnership with Curry Senior Center, Community Awareness and Treatment Services, Goodwill Industries, the Over 60 Project at UCSF, and the Tom Waddell Health Center.
No fees are charged to participants
1010 Gough Street, San Francisco, CA 94109
(415) 533-6090
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Senior Peer Counseling Program
Trained peer counselors aged 55 and older provide supportive counseling to other seniors, helping them continue independent living as long as possible, relieving depression and enhancing their quality of life.
No fees are charged to participants or volunteers.
6221 Geary Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94121
(415) 386-6600 x 218
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Senior Peer Recovery Center
Based at the Curry Senior Center on Turk Street, FSA’s Senior Peer Recovery Center is a comprehensive drop-in resource and recovery center for severely mentally ill seniors.
Offering gentle, multilingual, culturally competent, peer-based services and support, the Center operates from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. in conjunction with the Curry Center’s daily meal program. The Center provides low-pressure connection with an array of available services, including mental health and substance abuse treatment, medical care, social activities, and peer-to-peer recovery support.
No fees are charged to participants.
333 Turk St., Curry Senior Center, San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 292-1081 or (415) 513-3406
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