After an initial consultation Silver Pathways conducts a thorough assessment of the client’s condition, health, and prognosis. The results inform the medical, legal, and financial aspects that need to come together going forward.

Services include:

• Individual assessments
• Family consultations
• Lifestyle care plans & living placement
• Dementia care advising

Silver Pathways owner Kristina Blocker worked in geriatric psychiatry at a hospital for nine years before starting her own business (formerly known as Dementia Care Advisors).

Silver Pathways is contracted with Seniors First and pays Seniors First a portion of their income to help fund and support the nonprofit.


Web pages

• Home - https://silverpathways.org/
• Seniors First Living Placement - https://seniorsfirst.org/sf-programs/living-placement/

Placer County’s Business Advantage Network in association with Legal Services of Northern California offers a monthly Clean Slate Clinic to assist participants in removing or dismissing past convictions from their records.

Eligible participants are those who:

• Have no pending charges
• Are not on parole or have completed at least half of their probation term
• Have documentation of their criminal record either through court records (if they have only 1 to 2 convictions and no other arrest) or RAP Sheet (preferable)
• All fines, fees, and restitution have been completely paid or will soon be.

To determine if they have any outstanding fines, fees, or restitution, participants can call:

• Placer County Revenue Services: 916-543-3900
• Sacramento County Revenue Recovery: 916-875-7500
• El Dorado County Revenue Recovery: 530-621-5780

Web pages

• Clean Slate Clinic - https://www.placer.ca.gov/1383/Clean-Slate-Clinic
• Job leads - https://www.placer.ca.gov/5373/Job-Leads
• Contact - https://www.pla…

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Info below includes definition of Representative Payee, how to request one from the Social Security Administration, and how to designate one in advance of possibly needing one.

Representative Payee
https://www.ssa.gov/payee/?tl=4
Social Security's Representative Payment Program provides benefit payment management for our beneficiaries who are incapable of managing their Social Security or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments. We appoint a suitable representative payee (payee) who manages the payments on behalf of the beneficiaries. Generally, we look for family or friends to serve as payees. When friends or family members are not able to serve as payees, we look for qualified organizations. We also offer the option to advance designate up to three individuals who could serve as payee for you if the need arises. If you are concerned that someone you know becomes incapable of managing or directing the management of his or her benefits, please call us at 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325… [read more]

Placer County Office of Education Foster Youth Services partners with the Children's System of Care to identify provides educational case management for students and foster care.  

Eligibility - Open to any foster case.  

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Youth are eligible for ILP services from age 14 to the day before their 21st birthday, provided one of the following criteria is met:

• Youth was/is in foster care at least one day after their 16th birthday
• Youth is a former dependent who entered into a kinship guardianship at any age and is receiving/received Kinship Guardianship Assistance Payments (KinGAP) between ages 16-18
• Youth is a former dependent who entered into a Non-Related Legal Guardianship (NRLG) after attaining age 8 and is receiving/received permanent placement services
• Youth is between 14-15 years with an open dependency case (in placement) & attending school or living in Placer County (*if youth remains in out of home placement at least one day after their 16th birthday, yout…

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The members of the Placer County Bar Association are attorneys and other legal professionals who provide legal services in Placer County, California.

The membership consists of both private practitioners and public agency attorneys. All are committed to providing the finest quality legal services to the residents of Placer County.

If you are looking for an Attorney, please see the Attorney Directory or Legal Help pages for helpful information.

Web pages

• Placer County Bar Association (PCBA) - https://www.placerbar.org/
• Attorney Directory - https://www.placerbar.org/Directory
• Legal Help - https://www.placerbar.org/page-1730340

The Placer County Law Library, also known as the Sparks Law Library of Placer County, is a separate entity from the county government and is governed by its own Board of Trustees. It's staff can direct people to relevant resources for their legal questions. They cannot provide legal advice.

Services include

• Lexis & Nexis, West, CEB on law, Hein Online,
• 10,000 + publications
• Copy and print
• Computers available for public use
• Free forms: landlord-tenant, rental, business, real estate, estate planning, powers of attorney, living wills, and hundreds of others

Web pages

• General law library info
  • https://www.placer.ca.gov/1841/Placer-County-Law-Library
  • https://www.placer.ca.gov/directory.aspx?did=48

Legal Services of Northern California (LSNC) provides free legal assistance to low-income people who meet eligibility requirements. Services range from referrals to representation, depending upon the client's needs, LSNC priorities, and resources available. 

LSNC serves Nevada and Placer counties. Not all services are available in both counties.

LSNC provides counsel, advice, and representation to low-income individuals and seniors involving:

• Welfare
• Housing
• Social security
• Medi-Cal/Medicare
• Civil rights/discrimination
• Disability rights
• Consumer rights
• Debt and credit issues
• Simple estate planning
• Elder abuse
• Natural disaster outcomes

LSNC does NOT take divorce/family law cases, criminal, conservatorship, or small claims cases.

Offices

Phone and fax numbers are the same for both offices and are routed through Auburn. Since the Auburn office is closed on Fridays, there is no way to reach the Nevada City office by phone on Fridays even though that office location is open.

Auburn Office:
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Concierge Fiduciary Services provides specialized professional fiduciary services to individuals for the purpose of professional management or legal assignment for matters of probate, estate planning, or powers of attorney.

A concierge is a person or service that provides assistance with personal business.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.concierge-fiduciary.com/
  

The Placer County Public Defender's Office provides legal defense for those facing criminal allegations who are financially unable to retain an attorney.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.placerpublicdefender.com/

The Sierra College Undocumented Student Center offers guidance and resources to help empower undocumented students and mixed-status families to meet their higher education and career goals.

Services Include:

• Student Support
• Financial Aid Assistance
• Legal Assistance
• Health and Wellness

For enrolled students, legal resources include free legal consultations and coverage of DACA renewal fee.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.sierracollege.edu/student-services/support-programs/undocumented-student-center/#ally