The Call Box

Elder Care	Phone Numbers	Web Addresses
L.A. Country Consumer Affairs (Consumer protection/complaints)	800-593-8222	dca.lacounty.gov
Adult Protective Services (Elder Abuse)	877-477-3646	css.lacounty.gov/aps.aspx
Alzheimer's Association, Southland Chapter	800-272-3900	www.alz.org/californiasouthland
Area Agency on Aging (Information and assistance)	800-510-2020	www.aging.ca.gov
California Association for Health Services at Home (CAHSAH)	866-422-4724	www.cahsah.org
Center for Health Care Rights/HICAP (Medicare and Insurance Counseling)	800-824-0780	www.cahealthadvocates.org/hicap
Home Ownership Preservation Foundation (Foreclosure assistance)	888-995-4673	www.995hope.org
In Home Supportive Services	888-944-4477	www.ladpss.org/dpss/ihss
Long Term Care Ombudsman	310-394-9871	www.wiseandhealthyaging.org
Social Security	800-772-1213	www.ssa.gov
California Association of Adult Day Services (Adult day care answers)	916-552-7400	www.caads.org
Los Angeles Caregiver Resource Center (For caregivers of adults with brain impairment)	800-540-4442	www.lacrc.usc.edu
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (Empowering people to make end-of-life choices)	800-658-8898	www.nhpco.org

Legal	Phone Numbers	Web Addresses
Bet Tzedek Legal Services (Provides free legal services for low income seniors in LA County)	323-939-0506	www.bettzedek.org
California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform (Advocacy and lawyer referral)	800-474-1116	www.canhr.org
Center for Civic Mediation - L.A. County Bar (Accessible conflict resolution services)	213-896-6533	www.lacba.org

South Bay Resources	Phone Numbers	Web Addresses
Beach Cities Health District (Provides support services for beach cities only)	310-374-3426	www.bchd.org
Focal Point on Aging (Information and referral service)	310-320-1300	www.torrnet.com/parks/6649.htm
Redondo Beach Senior and Family Services (Programs to promote health)	310-318-0650	www.redondo.org
South Bay Senior Services (Health-related and case management services)	310-325-2141	www.bhs-inc.org/sbss.html