Resources

LOCAL SENIOR DIRECTORY

Central Coast Commission for Senior Citizens
Serving the Santa Barbara County Region
http://www.centralcoastseniors.org/

Ventura County Area Agency on Aging
Serving the Ventura County Region
http://www.ventura.org/vcaging/aaa.htm

STATE-WIDE AGING RELATED LINKS

AARP
http://www.aarp.org/statepages/ca.html

Administration on Aging
http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/

Aging Network Resource Information (formerly AgingNet)
http://www.aoa.gov/network.html

Alliance for Aging Research
http://www.agingresearch.org/

Alzheimer's Association
http://www.alz.org/

California Care Network - Search for facilities and services for a loved one, a friend, or yourself. It includes most state-licensed and certified facilities that serve the aging.
http://www.calcarenet.ca.gov/default.asp

California Department of Aging (CDA)
http://www.aging.ca.gov

California Department of Health Services (DHS)
http://www.dhs.ca.gov/

California Department of Mental Health
http://www.dmh.cahwnet.gov/default.htm

California Department of Social Services (DSS)
http://www.dss.cahwnet.gov/

California Health and Human Services Agency (CHHS)
http://www.chhs.cahwnet.gov/

Caregiver Resource Center Network - Administration on Aging
http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/carenetwork/

CMRI
http://www.cmri-ca.org/

Center for Medicare/Medicaid Serivces (CMS)
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/

Family Caregiver Alliance
http://www.caregiver.org/

Healthy Families - The Healthy Families Program is low cost insurance that provides health, dental and vision coverage to children who do not have insurance today and do not qualify for no-cost Medi-Cal.
http://www.healthyfamilies.ca.gov/

Huntington Disease Society of America (ASA)
http://www.hdsa.org/

Medical Board of California
http://www.medbd.ca.gov/

Medicare
http://www.medicare.gov/

Parkinson's Disease Society of America
http://apdaparkinson.com/

California Department of Veterans Affairs
http://www.cdva.ca.gov/

US VA Medical Centers, Clinics and Offices in California
http://www.va.gov/sta/guide/home.asp

California Care Network
http://www.calcarenet.ca.gov/

Social Security Online - Gain an understanding of the benefits available from the Social Security Administration. Request a social security statement or find out about disability information, supplemental security income and more.
http://www.ssa.gov/

Braille and Talking Books
http://www.library.ca.gov/html/pubser05.html

California Department of Rehabilitation - Learn about the ways the Department of Rehabilitation has to assist Californians with disabilities in obtaining and retaining employment and maximizing their ability to live independently in their communities.
http://www.rehab.cahwnet.gov/

Legal Rights of Persons with Disabilities
http://caag.state.ca.us/piu/pre-disa.htm

Living Arrangements for Persons with Developmental Disabilities
http://www.dds.cahwnet.gov/LivingArrang/main/res001.cfm

Mobility Disabled Persons Motor Vehicle License
http://www.dfg.ca.gov/title/d2_c1.html

Special Wheelchair Hunts in Cool, California
http://www.dfg.ca.gov/coned/disabledpheas.html