County Provides Free Resources for Seniors

The County of Riverside’s Office on Aging provides free resources to help seniors maintain independence and a high quality of life.

Some of the services are as follows:

• No-contact meal delivery or meal pick up (depending on risk conditions);
• Utility, medication and transportation grants between $300 and $500;
• Assisted transportation to clinics;
• Overnight lodging for medical treatment;
• Nurse visit and medication management;
• Personal care and homemaker services;
• Family caregiver support and self-care;
• Healthy eating and active living;
• Assistive devices (hearing aid, glasses, walkers, grab bars, bath chairs); and
• Minor home repair or modification (ramps).

To reach the Office on Aging, call 951-867-3895. Select 1 for English or 2 for Spanish, then wait for a service agent to answer your call or select 1 for vaccine registration.

The Office on Aging is also promoting awareness of Friendship Line California, a free intervention hotline and non-emergency warmline providing friendly conversation. To reach the Friendship Line, call 1-888-670-1360.