Self-Help For The Elderly

TO PROVIDE TRUSTWORTHY AND DEVOTED CARE FOR SENIORS TO PROMOTE THEIR INDEPENDENCE, DIGNITY, AND SELF-WORTH.

MEALS AND ACTIVITIES: SELF-HELP OPERATES MULTI-SERVICE SENIOR CENTERS IN SAN FRANCISCO, SAN MATEO, AND SANTA CLARA COUNTIES. THE CENTERS PROVIDE A HOT LUNCH AND OFFER RECREATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES, TRANSLATION, INFORMATION, AND REFERRAL SERVICES. THE HOME DELIVERY MEALS PROGRAM PROVIDES MEALS TO HOMEBOUND SENIORS ONCE A DAY.

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING: THE EMPLOYMENT TRAINING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT (ETED) IS FUNDED PRIMARILY BY THE SAN FRANCISCO MAYOR'S OFFICE OF ECONOMIC AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. ETED PROVIDES TRAINING, COUNSELING AND EMPLOYMENT, WITH A MISSION TO PROVIDE QUALITY WORKFORCE SERVICES TO JOB SEEKERS AND EMPLOYERS, AND TO DEVELOP BUSINESS SERVICES THAT EMPLOY SKILLED WORKERS AND SUPPORT ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY. A NEIGHBORHOOD-BASED "ONE-STOP" JOB CENTER UNDER THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES INFORMATION AND REFERRALS, JOB PREPARATION, AND PLACEMENT SERVICES.

SOCIAL SERVICES/TEAM/CHANGES: THESE SERVICES INCLUDE CASE MANAGEMENT, COUNSELING, ASSISTING CLIENTS IN COMPLETING FORMS, AND TRANSLATING FORMS AND DOCUMENTS FOR SENIORS. TELECOMMUNICATIONS EDUCATION AND ASSISTANCE IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES (TEAM) AND COMMUNITY HELP AND AWARENESS OF NATURAL GAS AND ELECTRIC SERVICES (CHANGES) PROGRAMS FOCUS ON PROVIDING OUTREACH, EDUCATION, AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION SERVICES TO CONSUMERS WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY RELATED TO TELECOMMUNICATION AND ELECTRICITY AND NATURAL GAS BILLS AND ISSUES.

HOUSING: THIS PROGRAM CONSISTS OF THE LOW-INCOME HOUSING OPERATIONS OF PINE VIEW, AUTUMN GLOW AND LINCOLN COURT.IN-HOME SUPPORTIVE SERVICES: THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES SHORT-TERM PERSONAL CARE ASSISTANCE AND HOUSEKEEPING SERVICES TO FRAIL SENIORS.HOME HEALTH CARE: SELF-HELP IS A MEDICARE-CERTIFIED, STATE-LICENSED HOME HEALTH CARE AGENCY. SERVICES INCLUDE SKILLED NURSING, PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL, AND SPEECH THERAPIES, MEDICAL SOCIAL SERVICES, AND CERTIFIED HOME HEALTH AIDE SERVICES. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED PURSUANT TO A PHYSICIAN'S ORDERS AND TAKE PLACE IN THE PATIENT'S HOME.BOARD AND CARE: SELF-HELP PROVIDES PERSONAL CARE, ROUND-THE-CLOCK SUPERVISION, ACTIVITIES, ROOM, BOARD, AND HOUSEKEEPING SERVICES IN AUTUMN GLOW ALZHEIMER'S CARE HOME.ADULT DAY SERVICES: THE DAY SERVICES CENTER PROVIDES A DAY-LONG PROGRAM OF NURSING, MEDICAL SOCIAL SERVICES, PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL, AND SPEECH THERAPIES AND ACTIVITIES TO FRAIL SENIORS AND THOSE AFFLICTED WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE OR OTHER DEMENTIA.HOSPICE: SELF-HELP IS A MEDICARE-CERTIFIED AND STATE-LICENSED HOSPICE THAT PROVIDES SERVICES TO TERMINALLY ILL PATIENTS. SERVICES INCLUDE SKILLED NURSING, CERTIFIED HOME HEALTH AIDE SERVICES, MEDICAL SOCIAL SERVICES, COUNSELING, AND PHYSICAL THERAPY. THE HOSPICE TEAM, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE HOSPICE MEDICAL DIRECTOR, COLLABORATES WITH PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO DESIGN AN INDIVIDUALIZED PLAN OF CARE FOR THE PATIENT.