There is a website available to help caregivers and families find resources to help pay for care.
http://www.payingforseniorcare.com/

"To help caregivers, we offer a searchable database of over 400 programs that help pay for or can reduce the cost of care be that home care, homes modifications for aging in place or adult day care.  One simply enters their situational information and our database provides them with a list of all their relevant programs and options.  Given that assistance can come from so many different local, state, federal, non-profit and private organizations, the challenge of discovering assistance programs is great, let alone determining and resolving eligibility requirements.  We believe our database is a great time-saving and frustration-reducing resource." 

The Friendship Line is a 24-hour hotline number for the older adults who may be lonely, isolated, grieving, depressed, anxious and/or thinking about death or suicide. It may also be used by their caregivers and /or younger disabled adults.

"Trained staff and volunteers make and receive calls to and from individuals who are either in crisis or just in need of a friend."

There is also a Call Out Service: trained volunteers make phone calls to older adults for emotional support or medication reminders. To arrange call-out service, call 415-750-4111.

The Friendship Line is offered by the Institute on Aging.

The Friendship Line Hotline/Warmline number is 800-971-0016.

Compassionate Care Alliance presents:
Living with Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson’s Disease

Participants will discuss advance care planning and related concerns for families living with multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease, complete with real-life stories, best practices and guidance tailored to these illnesses.

Friday, October 18, 2013 • 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Marina Library • 190 Seaside Circle, Marina
In collaboration with the Multiple Sclerosis Quality of Life Project

For more information, please call 655-9506.

Online class: Care of Elders with Alzheimer's Disease and other Major Neurocognitive Disorders

"This is a state-of-the-art course designed to accommodate the learning needs of health professionals including nurses, social workers, psychologists, health care administrators and therapists. It is also intended for students who are interested in learning more about dementia care."

The course is offered by Dr. Gitlin, an expert on “person-centered” care for people with Alzheimer’s disease, and her collaborator, Nancy Hodgson, an assistant professor at the School of Nursing at Johns Hopkins. It is free to anyone who wants to enroll. You can take the entire course or just sit in for the parts that are of interest to you.

For more information, click here.