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San
Francisco Adult Day Services: The
Healthier Long-Term Care Solution
Adult
day services are
low-cost, licensed alternatives to nursing homes that enable you
or your loved one to live at home and to lead a more active, independent
life. Programs provide stimulating activities in safe and therapeutic
environments, and allow participants to live fuller, healthier,
more active lives.
Adult
day services offer health care and therapies as needed in warm,
welcoming environments with daily noon meals, plus social, recreational
and creative activities and the opportunity to make new friends.
This web site is designed to help you:
Learn
more about adult day services
Decide
if adult day services are right for you and/or your loved one
Compare
adult day services to other long-term care options
In
addition, this website offers resources and other information for
individuals and/or their caregivers in varied areas of health care
needs.
IN
MEMORY OF JOHN BLUMLEIN
John was an avid supporter of the Network. He served as a board
member from 1995-2004 and then continued to be involved in various
way. His leadership and commitment to increasing services for San
Francisco's most vulnerable population helped to grow the number
of our member centers and further established adult day services
as a vital component in the continuum of long-term care. Below is
information about John and his memorial services that was printed
in the SF Chronicle. We are touched that the Network is included
in his honor.
Published in the San Francisco Chronicle from 4/23/2008 - 4/25/2008.
John Blumlein passed away April 18, 2008, three months shy of his
90th birthday. A third generation San Franciscan, he was known for
his warmth, his wit, his perceptiveness and his sense of fairness
and justice. Throughout his life he was committed to charitable
work, advocating for the less fortunate and giving back to the city
he loved so much. He served on numerous civic committees, including
the SF Health Commission, the SF Commission on Aging, and the Mayor's
HIV Task Force. He was a board member of Mt. Zion (UCSF) and Presbyterian
(now CPMC) Hospitals, as well as the Jewish Home for the Aged. He
also served on the boards of the Jewish Community Federation and
the United Way. John had a way with numbers. He liked mathematical
puzzles, was a keen judge of character and had a passing acquaintance
with poker and other games of chance. He is survived by his wife
Betty; children, Steven, Michael and Cathy and their spouses; six
grandchildren, and many of his countless friends. Friends and family
are invited to share stories and memories at a memorial at 3 P.M.
on May 9, 2008 at the Concordia-Argonaut, 1142 Van Ness Ave., SF.
Donations may be sent to Adult Day Services Network, 221 Main St,
Suite 300, SF, 94105-1911; or Friends of the SF Public Library,
391 Grove St, SF, 94102.
ACCESS
TO CARE
The
Access to Care Initiative has two major components, advocacy and
outreach. The outreach
component involves educating case managers, medical social workers,
physicians, and others working in non-profit, healthcare, and governmental
settings about the importance of ADS and how to refer patients/clients
to ADS centers. The advocacy component involves identifying and
addressing local and state-level system-related barriers to access
to ADS for aging adults and people with disabilities.
Made possible
through the generous support of The San Francisco Foundation,
The California Endowment and United Way Bay Area.
10%
CUT TO MEDI-CAL PROVIDER RATES WILL ACTUALLY INCREASE COSTS -
The
cut is going to cost more than it saves because ADHC costs less
than other services. Seniors without adult day health care will
go to nursing homes or emergency rooms costing 4-5 times more.
If
implemented, these cuts will erect more barriers for low-income
Californians to access health services and will force tens of
thousands into high-cost emergency rooms for care.
Medi-Cal is California's public health program that provides needed
health care services for low-income individuals including seniors,
persons with disabilities, and low income people with specific
diseases such as tuberculosis, breast cancer or HIV/AIDS. Even
though Medi-Cal provides such an important service to some of
Californias most vulnerable populations, the program is
funded at some of the lowest rates in the country, threatening
access to critical health care services.
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