Area Agency on Aging
San Mateo County Health’s Aging and Adult Services (AAS) serves as the local Area Agency on Aging (AAA). AAA was created by the federal Older Americans Act as the focal point for aging concerns at the community level.
Goals of the Area Agency on Aging
- Provide leadership in addressing the needs of older adults and people with disabilities in San Mateo County
- Promote consumer and other public involvement in the planning and delivery of services
- Develop systems of care in the community that supports independence for older adults and people with disabilities
- Administer federal, state, local and private funds in support of an integrated system of care
Area Plan for Older Adults and Adults with Disabilities
The Area Agency on Aging (AAA) for San Mateo County is AAS. The Area Plan is intended to accurately reflect the AAA’s future activities by involving and serving older adults, their families, and caregivers. The Area Plan provides the format and structure to identify and document needs and addresses concerns in a manner consistent with the Older Americans Act and the Older Californians Act to enable communities and the AAA to plan for the future. The AAA is charged with addressing and planning for a broad spectrum of matters related to older individuals and adults with disabilities.
The AAA is mandated to complete strategic plans in four year planning cycles. The Area Plan is intended to accurately reflect AAAs future activities by involving and serving older individuals, their families, and caregivers. It provides the format and structure to identify and document needs and addresses concerns in a manner consistent with the Older Americans Act (OAA) and the Older Californians Act (OCA) to enable communities and AAAs to plan for the future. To this end, AAAs are charged with addressing and planning for a broad spectrum of matters related to older individuals and adults with disabilities in our community. The Area Plan informs public and policy makers, locally and statewide, about how the AAA plans to address local needs and accomplish goals and objectives. The Area Plan allows for the AAA to re-examine its direction and progress as a result of change and allows for the addition to, changing, or deleting of current elements and objectives.
Approved Area Plan FY 2020-2024 Area Plan FY 2020-2024
Draft Area Plan Update FY 2021-2022 APU_Draft_FY_2021_2022
Partners & Contractors
The AAA plays a role in contracting services with other San Mateo County agencies, cities and community-based organizations to provide needed services.
Adult Day Care
- Adult Day Services San Mateo:
https://www.catholiccharitiessf.org/ - Roesner House Adult Day Services:
https://www.penvol.org/rosenerhouse/ - South San Francisco Adult Day Care:
https://www.ssf.net/departments/parks-recreation/recreation-division/seniors/adult-day-care
Adult Day Health Care
- Senior Focus:
https://www.sutterhealth.org/mills/find-location/facility/mills-peninsula-senior-focus-adult-day-health-center - Coastside Adult Day Health Care:
https://www.coastsideadultdayhealth.org/services
Congregate Nutrition
- City of Belmont:
https://www.belmont.gov/departments/parks-and-recreation/adults-seniors - City of Daly City:
http://www.dalycity.org/City_Hall/Departments/LibraryandRecreationServ - City of East Palo Alto:
https://www.cityofepa.org/sites/default/files/fileattachments/senior_advisory - City of Pacifica:
https://www.cityofpacifica.org/depts/senior_services/default.asp - City of San Bruno:
https://www.sanbruno.ca.gov/gov/city_departments/community_services - City of San Mateo:
https://www.cityofsanmateo.org/DocumentCenter/View/82466/2020-Fall-October-Calendar?bidId= - Peninsula Family Service/Fair Oaks Adult Activity
Center:
https://www.peninsulafamilyservice.org/our-programs/older-adult-services/fairoaks/ - Self Help for the Elderly:
https://www.selfhelpelderly.org/our-services/nutrition-services - Senior Coastsiders:
https://www.seniorcoastsiders.org/meals
Family Caregiver Support Program
- Alzheimer’s Association of Northern California and Northern
Nevada:
https://www.alz.org/norcal - Coastside Adult Day Health Center:
https://www.coastsideadultdayhealth.org/services - Edgewood Kinship Services:
https://edgewood.org/services/ - Family Caregiver Alliance:
https://www.caregiver.org/bay-area-caregiver-resource-center - Kimochi:
https://www.kimochi-inc.org/social-services-and-family-caregiver-support - Legal Aid of San Mateo County:
https://www.legalaidsmc.org/ - Senior Focus:
https://www.sutterhealth.org/mills/find-location/facility/mills-peninsula-senior-focus-adult-day-health-center
Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program
- HICAP of San Mateo County
www.selfhelpelderly.org/our-services/hicap
Health Promotion
- Aging and Adult Services Prevention
https://www.smchealth.org/aging-and-adult-services-prevention
Home Delivered Meals
- City of Pacifica:
https://www.cityofpacifica.org/depts/senior_services/default.asp - Peninsula Volunteers Inc. Meals on Wheels:
https://www.penvol.org/mealsonwheels/ - Self Help for the Elderly:
https://www.selfhelpelderly.org/our-services/nutrition-services - Senior Coastsiders:
https://www.seniorcoastsiders.org/meals
Information & Referral
- Daly City Partnership Healthy Aging Response Team (HART):
https://www.dcpartnership.org/programs/healthy-aging-response-team/ - Peninsula Family Service:
https://www.peninsulafamilyservice.org/our-programs/older-adult-services/fairoaks/ - Senior Coastsiders:
https://www.seniorcoastsiders.org/care-management
Legal Assistance
- Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County
https://www.legalaidsmc.org/
Ombudsman Services
- Ombudsman Services of San Mateo Countyhttps://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/x0GnCn5mgQFnExmQiZ1n2i/
Transportation
- City of Belmont:
https://www.belmont.gov/departments/parks-and-recreation/adults-seniors - City of East Palo Alto: https://www.cityofepa.org/communityprograms/page/clone-services-seniors
- City of Menlo Park:
https://www.menlopark.org/227/Senior-services - City of Pacifica:
https://www.cityofpacifica.org/depts/pbr/senior_services/transportation/default.asp - City of San Bruno:
https://www.sanbruno.ca.gov/gov/city_departments/community_services/50plus/transportation.htm - Senior Coastsiders:
https://www.seniorcoastsiders.org/transportation