General Aging Issues

 

AARP
AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization for people 50 and over. We provide information and resources; advocate on legislative, consumer, and legal issues; assist members to serve their communities; and offer a wide range of unique benefits, special products, and services for our members.

Aging Resource Center
Desert Regional Medical Center
Jerry Stergios Building
1140 North Indian Canyon Drive
Palm Springs, CA 92262
(760) 323-6498

Assisted Careplus Network
Assisted Careplus is dedicated to helping by providing caregivers to generations of all ages that want to live in the comfort of their own home with extra needed help. Services include Hourly and Live-In Care, Comprehensive assessment and develop a detailed plan of care, Bathing/Dressing/Grooming, Laundry, Light Housekeeping, and more
(866) 656-1242

Desert Samaritans for the Elderly
Provides assistance to enhance quality of life for those in their senior years. Current programs are Information Service, Referral Services, Financial Aid/Medical Assistance, Ambulatory & Wheelchair Transportation, Buddy Program and Advocacy.
42-600 Cook Street, Suite 205
Palm Desert, CA 92255-0967
(760) 837-9066

Jewish Family Service of Palm Springs and Desert Area
Individual, couple and family counseling, case management for frail seniors, interest free loans, volunteer opportunities and family life education. Fees for service based on sliding scale. Call for appointment.
255 N. El Cielo Road, Suite 430A
Palm Springs, CA 92262
(760) 325-4088
Palm Desert at Portola Community Center
45-480 Portola
Palm Desert, CA 92260
(760) 568-2441
Email: jfspsda@aol.com


Lifeline
Lifeline is a personal response service that helps older people and people with medical conditions to live independently. Available locally through Desert Healthcare Foundation for a monthly monitoring fee. It allows movement freely around the home or yard with the confidence of knowing that help is there at the touch of a button!
Available through the Mizell Senior Center
(760) 323-5689

Office on Aging
A ten member management team provides leadership in developing a community based system of services for seniors. The Office on Aging is charged under the Older American's Act to do advocacy related to the needs and strengths of older adults in Riverside County.
Palm Desert Office (760) 341-0401
Riverside Office (800) 510-2020

Rescue Alert of California
With a touch of a button, help can be on the way with their Personal Emergency Response System. 24 hour monitoring 365 days a year. A simple necklace can provide two way communication to the monitoring station for any emergency.
Call toll free:
(866) 774-9600


Response Link
24 hour medical emergency response includes medication reminders and check-in monitoring
(760) 200-5756

Social Security Information
(800) 772-1213
275 North El Cielo Road, Suite B-3
Palm Springs, CA 92262
Palm Springs (760) 35-5114

Trident Cremation Services
A dignified, simple alternative to the costly mortuary, funeral, and cemetery system.
72-116 Highway 111, ste 1
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
(760) 837-9309

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