How Business Creates Value:
A Tradition of Serving Older Adults and Their Family Caregivers
Since 1975, Senior Concerns has been dedicated to serving seniors and family caregivers. We serve eastern Ventura County and western Los Angeles County.
Senior Concerns’ programs are proven to help improve the lives of seniors in the community. Meals On Wheels/Home Delivered Meals program effectively addresses food insecurity by delivering fresh meals to seniors 365 days per year. Our Adult Day Program for seniors with cognitive or physical impairment provides a safe, nurturing environment, as well as vital respite for stressed family caregivers.
Senior Concerns’ pro bono Caregiver Support Center offers information and resources, support, family consultations and education to family (unpaid) caregivers. Our Senior Advocates help seniors navigate often complex challenges such as Medicare and other benefit programs, and links seniors to support services in the community. We work with attorneys and Certified Financial Planners to provide pro bono legal and financial counseling.
Our In-Home Geriatric Assessment provides a review of care needs and options, evidenced-based assessments focused on depression, cognition, and quality of life, and review of home safety, nutrition status, and social support, as well as discussion of legal protections (Advance Directives, Powers of Attorney, and POLST) and healthcare/long-term care planning.
Our critical work has been recognized by many community leaders. The Greater Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce has named Senior Concerns 2021 Non-Profit of the Year. The Ventura County Area Agency on Aging has named Senior Concerns Business of the Year and has awarded us their 2021 Legacy Award. The California Lutheran University Community Leaders Association has awarded Andrea Gallagher, our President, the 2021 William E. Hamm Award for her leadership in guiding Senior Concerns through the pandemic and ensuring we were able to meet vital and emerging needs of the senior community.
About Us
Our Mission
To provide programs and services which support and improve the health, well-being and quality of life for seniors and family caregivers.
Our Vision
To be the premier resource for the aging population, their families, caregivers and the community.
The pandemic shined a spotlight on the myriad needs of our senior community. Senior Concerns was able to quickly pivot, expanding current programs and creating new programs to meet emergent needs. Below is a snapshot of our impact in 2020-21:
- Delivered more than 288,000 meals to 700 homebound seniors through our Meals On Wheels/Home Delivered Meals program.
- Produced and distributed 1,000 COVID-19 Preparedness Kits free of charge to seniors in the community. The kits included a thermometer, pulse oximeter, disposable gloves, face masks, hand sanitizer, antiseptic wipes and more.
- Delivered more than 11,000 bags of pantry items to 250 seniors, and provided grocery shopping for seniors so they could avoid the fees and confusion of online shopping apps.
- Our Social Work team fielded more than 4,000 calls from seniors and family caregivers, providing one-on-one support, support groups, resources, and information.
- Fielded more than 350 calls related to the COVID-19 vaccine, helping seniors to schedule appointments and assisting bedbound seniors get vaccinations through the County’s mobile vaccine clinics.
- Senior Concerns hosted birthday parties over Zoom because many seniors were alone and unable to gather with friends and family to celebrate. These monthly celebrations have brought joy into the lives of seniors, helped reduce the loneliness many have felt this past year, and forged lasting friendships.
- To keep seniors informed, we moved our monthly Path to Positive Aging seminar series to Zoom and hosted five seminars specifically about COVID, as well as seminars on understanding Medicare, preparing your home for wildfire season, and more. Hosting the seminars on Zoom has allowed us to bring in national experts and reach a greater number of people.