Senior Resources

Whether you’re preparing for retirement or need assistance in another area, these agencies, organizations, and other resources are here to help.

Consumer Information

California Department of Insurance

The California Department of Insurance is the consumer protection agency for the nation's largest insurance marketplace and safeguards all of the state’s consumers by fairly regulating the insurance industry.

• 📞(800) 927-4357
• 🔗https://www.insurance.ca.gov/

Office of the Attorney General

The Attorney General is the state's top lawyer and law enforcement official, protecting and serving the people and interests of California through safeguarding Californians from harm and promoting community safety, preserving California's spectacular natural resources, enforcing civil rights laws, and helping victims of identity theft, mortgage-related fraud, illegal business practices, and other consumer crimes.

• 📞(800) 952-5225
• 🔗https://oag.ca.gov/

California Department of Consumer Affairs

The California Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) is a unique and dynamic department made up of 36 different boards, bureaus, a committee, a commission, and a program that license and regulate more than 3.4 million licensees in more than 280 license types including certificates, registrations, and permits.

• 📞(800) 952-5210
• 🔗https://www.dca.ca.gov/

Health, Hearing & Disability Resources

Medi-Cal and Medicaid Resources

• Medi-Cal: Medi-Cal is Medicaid for California. It offers free or low-cost health coverage to people who qualify. Medi-Cal pays for doctor visits, dental care, eye check-ups, and more. It also covers services that keep you healthy.
  • 📞(800) 541-5555

Food and Nutrition

CalFresh

CalFresh is a food assistance program for low-income individuals who meet federal income eligibility rules and want to add to their budget to put healthy and nutritious food on the table.

• 📞(877) 847-3663
• 🔗https://cdss.ca.gov/calfresh

Health, Hearing & Disability Resources

Disability Resources

• LA County Aging & Disabilities Department: Los Angeles County Aging and Disabilities is committed to empowering older adults and individuals with disabilities through services and resources that promote inclusion, independence, and equitable access to supports that enhance quality of life and community participation.
  • 📞Information & assistance: (800) 510-2020
  • 📞Elder & dependent abuse: (877) 477-3646
  • 📞Community & senior centers: (800) 689-8514
  • 📞Transportation: (888) 863-7411

Hearing Resources

• Greater Los Angeles Agency on Deafness, Inc.: GLAD ensures equal access of the deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind, and deaf disabled community to the same opportunities afforded their hearing counterparts.
  • 📞(323) 478-8000

Mental Health Resources

• LA County Department of Mental Health: As the nation’s largest public mental health department, LACDMH ensures access to care and treatment for our most vulnerable residents in a region with more than 10 million people.
  • 📞Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: 988
  • 📞Help Line: (800) 854-7771

Retirement Information

California State Retirees

California State Retirees (CSR) is an advocacy group whose sole mission is protecting the pension and health benefits of all retired state employees.

• 📞(888) 808-7197
• 🔗https://calretirees.org

Food and Nutrition

St. Vincent Meals on Wheels

St. Vincent Meals on Wheels prepares and delivers nutritious meals to homebound seniors and other vulnerable residents throughout Los Angeles, regardless of age, illness, disability, race, religion or ability to pay.

• 📞(213) 484-7775
• 🔗https://www.svmow.org/

Housing and Homelessness

Los Angeles County Housing Resource Center

The Los Angeles County Housing Resource Center helps provide access to information and tools for finding senior housing and resources.

• 📞(866) 265-7811
• 🔗https://housing.lacounty.gov/press/articles/SeniorResources.html

Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority

The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority is the regional system that coordinates housing and services for people experiencing homelessness across most of LA County.

• 📞Find a shelter: (800) 548-6047
• 🔗https://www.lahsa.org/

Senior Centers, Clubs & Complexes

Below is a collection of senior centers throughout AD52 that offer a variety of services and recreational activities including, but not limited to, music, games, arts and crafts, fitness and health trainings!

• Adult Recreation Center
  • 📍201 East Colorado, Glendale, CA 91205
  • 📞(818) 548-3775
  • 🔗https://www.glendaleca.gov/government/departments/community-services-parks/parks-facilities-historic-sites/adult-recreation-center#ad-image-4
• Centro Maravilla Service Center
  • 📍4716 East Cesar Chavez Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90022
  • 📞(323) 260-2804
  • 🔗https://ad.lacounty.gov/services/community-and-senior-centers/centro-maravilla-service-center/
• East Los Angeles Service Center
  • 📍133 N Sunol Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90063
  • 📞(323) 260-2801
  • 🔗https://ad.lacounty.gov/services/community-and-senior-centers/east-los-angeles-service-center/
• El Sereno Senior Citizen Center
  • 📍4818 Klamath Place, Los Angeles, CA 90032
  • 📞(323) 222-2040
  • 🔗https://recreation.parks.lacity.gov/scc/el-sereno
• Glassell Park Senior Center
  • 📍3750 Verdugo Rd. Los Angeles, CA 90065
  • 📞(323) 550-8809
  • 🔗https://recreation.parks.lacity.gov/scc/glassell
• Highland Park Adult Senior Citizen Center
  • 📍6152 N. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90042
  • 📞(323) 256-6867
  • 🔗https://recreation.parks.lacity.gov/scc/highland-adult
• Montecito Heights Senior Citizen Center
  • 📍4545 Homer St., Los Angeles, CA 90031
  • 📞(213) 485-8550
  • 🔗https://recreation.parks.lacity.gov/scc/montecito-heights
• Lincoln Heights Senior Citizen Center
  • 📍2323 Workman St. Los Angeles, CA 90031
  • 📞(323) 225-9339
  • 🔗https://recreation.parks.lacity.gov/scc/lincoln-heights
• Rose Hill Recreation Center
  • 📍4530 Mercury Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90032
  • 📞(323) 225-0450
  • 🔗https://recreation.parks.lacity.gov/reccenter/rose-hill
• Barnabas Senior Center - Echo Park
  • 📍1021 N Alvarado St, Los Angeles, CA 90026
  • 📞(213) 388-4444 ext. 2
  • 🔗https://www.sbssla.org/

Senior Living Facilities

• Arthur K. Snyder Villas Senior Housing
  • 📍1536 Yosemite Dr, Eagle Rock, CA 90041
  • 📞(323) 256-3987
• Rockview Senior Apartments
  • 📍1139 Colorado Blvd, Eagle Rock, CA 90041
  • 🔗https://rockviewapts.rentaladdress.com/
• Sage Glendale Senior Living
  • 📍525 W Elk Ave, Glendale, CA 91204
  • 📞(818) 245-6378
  • 🔗https://sageglendaleliving.com/
• Telacu Vista del Sol
  • 📍4900 Via Marisol #226, Los Angeles, CA 90042
  • 📞(323) 258-9983
  • 🔗https://telacu.com/property_listings/telacu-vista-del-sol/
• Tres Lomas Gardens
  • 📍4343 Toland Way, Los Angeles, CA 90041
  • 📞(323) 255-4947
  • 🔗https://www.liveattreslomasgardens.com/

In-Home Resources

In-Home Support Services (LA County Department of Public Social Services)

The IHSS can help pay for services if you’re a low-income elderly, blind or disabled individual, including children, so that you can remain safely in your own home. IHSS is considered an alternative to out-of-home care, such as nursing homes or board and care facilities.

• 📞Helpline: (888) 822-9622 (Option 4)
• 🔗https://dpss.lacounty.gov/en/senior-and-disabled/ihss.html

Health, Hearing & Disability Resources

• For benefits guidance for beneficiaries of Medicaid and Medicare, visit https://www.cms.gov/

Retirement Information

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

For most Americans, a retirement savings plan, which you build over time during your working years, is an essential part of securing your retirement. Learn what you can do, while employed and once retired, to make the most of your investments.

• https://www.investor.gov/employment-retirement

Social Security

Social Security Administration

The Social Security Administration administers benefits like Retirement, Disability, Survivor, and Family. It also manages Supplemental Security Income (SSI), enrolls people in Medicare, and issues Social Security numbers and cards.

• 📞(800) 772-1213
• 🔗https://www.ssa.gov/

Consumer Information

Better Business Bureau

Better Business Bureau works to advance marketplace trust by offering consumers resources to report substandard business practices, getting businesses accredited, assisting with scams, and more.

• 📞(800) 675-8118
• 🔗https://www.bbb.org/

Congress of California Seniors

The Congress of California Seniors is a statewide nonprofit advocacy organization fighting for seniors and their interests.

• 📞(800) 543-3352

Consumer Credit Counseling Services

Consumer Credit Counseling Services is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides financial education, counseling, and debt relief services to individuals and families nationwide.

• 📞(877) 899-6199
• 🔗https://www.cccfusa.org/

Health, Hearing & Disability Resources

Alzheimer’s Resources

• Alzheimer’s Association: The Alzheimer's Association leads the way to end Alzheimer's and all other dementia — by accelerating global research, driving risk reduction and early detection, and maximizing quality care and support.
  • 📞(800) 272-3900
• Program to Encourage Active, Rewarding Lives for Seniors (PEARLS): The Program to Encourage Active, Rewarding Lives (PEARLS) educates older adults about what depression is, and empowers them with new skills for living healthier, happier lives.
  • 📩uwpearls@uw.edu

Financial Assistance

California Debt Relief

CaliforniaDebtRelief.org assists individuals, families, and businesses with education and resources to understand and access debt consolidation options. In addition we provide access to state and federal hardship resources as well as self-help strategies for better budgeting and financial management.

• 📞(877) 959-6477
• 🔗https://www.californiadebtrelief.org/

Housing and Homelessness

Senior Housing Net

Senior Housing Net helps older adults find housing that will meet their current and future care needs, while allowing the most active and social lifestyles possible.

• 📞(800) 304-7152
• 🔗https://www.seniorhousingnet.com/