Senior Resources and Planning

Senior Resources and Planning is a project of the SDRC Coordinating Committee Subcommittee on Services for Seniors/Elders:

"A Consumer and Family Guide to Living Options"
Available in English and Spanish from Community Services office at the San Diego Regional Center (SDRC). Call (858) 576-2966 for more information.

Adult Day Health Care Agencies
Offers medical, rehabilitation, and social services to adults with physical or mental impairments, who wish to maintain or improve their level of functioning. Funding is through Medi-Cal and transportation is often available as is a hot meal. Part-time services are also often available.

Alternative Burial Services:

San Diego Memorial Society- A non-profit organization that promotes dignity, simplicity and economy in planning cremation and burial services.

Telophase Cremation Society - An alternative to the costly, formalized funeral system in America today.

The Neptune Society- Simple cremation giving families peace of mind.

Assistive Technology/Equipment

California Coalition for Compassionate Care
A coalition dedicated to the advancement of palliative medicine & end-of-life care.

Caring Connections
Advance Health and Five Wishes directives.

Conservatorship - A Guide for Families
Publication developed by Harbor Regional Center.

SDRC Guide for "Do It Yourself" Limited Conservatorship of the Person
Compiled in coordination with Canela Cavada.

Disability Rights California
Offers publications written in many languages including "Trusts & Wills," "Assistive Technology" and more.

ElderHelp of San Diego

619-284-9281

Elder Law & Advocacy, El Centro
760-353-0223

Environmental Interventions and Assistive Technology Solutions

Fall Prevention Resources

Family Checklist for Lifetime Planning

Grief Care and Education
Help for individuals with developmental disabilities to cope with grief.

Health Care Directive

Hospice Agencies

Imperial County Adult Services
760-337-6800

Imperial County Area Agency on Aging
760-339-6450

Letter of Intent

Life Planning Project - Home of Guiding Hands

Network of Care
Aging and Independence Services resources for the elderly, people with disabilities, caregivers and service providers. They offer vital information about diseases, situations, assistive devices and a tool to keep personal records.

Normal Age-Related Changes and Developmental Disabilities
Reminders for caregivers.

Planning For the Consumer Who is Severely Physically Challenged

Regional Action Networks:
Dedicated to improving the quality of life of San Diego County's seniors and adults with disabilities:

East County Action Network (ECAN)

North County Action Network (NORCAN)

San Diego Community Action Network (SANDICAN)

South County Action Network (SOCAN)

Role of Parents as Secondary Consumers (English)
A brief description of Limited Conservatorship.

El Papel de los Padres, Guadianes y Custodios como Consumidores Secundarios (Spanish)
Una descripción breve de la tutela limitada.

San Diego County Aging & Independent Services
1-800-510-2020

San Diego Regional Center Video/DVD Catalog
"Remembering: Three Portraits" - Three viginettes about consumers losing parents and parents losing consumers. Many other pertinent DVD's/videos can be found under the following headings: Aging, Counselling, Death & Dying, End of Life, Health, Medical Care, & Safety. To reserve materials, call the San Diego Regional Center Community Services Department, 858-576-2966.

Safety Assessment in the Living Environment

SDG&E Medical Baseline Allowance
A discount rate for those who use energy for their equipment needs, such as for power wheelchairs, suction machines, pressure pads, oxygen concentrators, electrostatic nebulizers, hospital beds, and others. Also eligible are those requiring special environmental conditions such as heating or cooling due to their medical condition.

Senior Programs and Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly (RCFE)

Southern Caregiver Resource Center

San Diego County: 858-268-4432

Imperial County: 760-353-2588

Toll Free: 1-800-827-1008

"Thinking Ahead."
Workbook from the Department of Developmental Services (DDS)

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