Pawnie's Home Care provides home care services for seniors and people with disabilities. They put together a plan to fit each client and their specific needs. Most of their care services are listed below but there may be some that aren’t listed that could be implemented depending on the needs of their clients. Their goal is to provide regular in home services as well as ones that are outside of the box and not normally provided through other in home care providers. 

Service categories include:

• Care Coordination
• Companionship
• Respite Care
• Meal Planning and Preparation
• Transportation, Outings and Appointments
• Personal Care and Bathing
• Exercise and Rehab Regimen
• Pet Care Assistance
• Light Housekeeping
• Medication Reminders
• Dementia Care
• Hospice Care
• "Extra Mile Service" for things not covered elsewhere

Web pages

• Home - https://pawnies.com/

Seniors First offers Meals on Wheels and Senior Cafes.

Meals on Wheels

​A service designed to help Older Adults Age in Place by targeting people who are home alone during the day and who have difficulty preparing simple meals. For clients who need the service temporarily.

Eligibility

At the time services are provided, clients shall be:

• 60 years of age or older, sufficiently functionally impaired and homebound; or,
• The spouse, of any age, of an eligible client; or,
• A person with a disability (of any age) who lives with an eligible client.

Senior Cafés

​The Senior Cafés program provides a hot, healthy lunch five days a week to seniors age 60 at over eight Senior Café locations throughout Placer County including Auburn, Lincoln, Rocklin and Roseville. The Senior Cafés are lively gathering places that help maintain clients' sense of community and connectedness.

Cost

​Meals are provided for a small optional contribution. No one is ever turned away for lack of financial resources.

There is a suggeste…

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Access in Motion 916-660-3934 Non-emergency medical transport. Van service with ambulatory & wheelchair assistance provided.

American Cancer Society (Road to Recovery) 800-227-2345 Provides transportation to and from treatment for people with cancer who do not have a ride or are unable to drive them selves. Please call well in advance of your appointment date to coordinate a ride with a volunteer driver.

Auburn Loop 530-745-7560 Auburn Loop is a route bus that will pick you up at  designated bus stops with designated times throughout the day between hours of 9:00 am until 5:00 pm.

Auburn On-Demand 530-745-7560 Auburn On-Demand is a city provided ride share service. Through an App you are able to request a pickup at a location and destination of your choice. Our bus will then pick you up and take you to your requested destination.

Capital Corridor 530-839-2220 Capitol Corridor is a train that goes from Colfax to San Jose with a set schedule with mul…

Seniors First's Telephone Reassurance Program provides homebound seniors with “social calls” by screened and trained volunteers.

The purpose of this free program is to alleviate the loneliness and isolation older adults often experience when living alone, or when residing in a rural area with limited access to transportation or social activities.

Call Reassurance provide weekly in-home social calls and also serve as a resource on community services and programs that can help the client retain their independence and remain in their home as long as they choose.

Seniors must be 60 and over, homebound (no longer driving), and able to interact socially.

Volunteer and senior matches are based on shared interests, geography, volunteer availability and personality as much as possible.

Web pages

• Home - https://seniorsfirst.org/
• Telephohe Reassurance Program - https://seniorsfirst.org/sf-programs/friendly-visitors/

The Salvation Army is a charitable, faith-based organization that offers support services.

Cities, zip codes served by The Salvation Army Auburn Corps
Auburn Corps serves roughly Alta to Newcastle. Specifically, these zip codes (some towns have multiple zips and some zips cover multiple towns):

Services include

• Church and Spiritual care
• Food pantry (once a month, M, W, Fri) 
• Housing and utility assistance
• Emergency Disaster services
• Youth programs and Summer camps
• Women’s and Men’s programs
• Senior services
• Intermittent Adult and Family Case Management
• Rehabilitation Services Referrals

Auburn Social Service Office Hours

• Monday - Friday: 10am-2pm Food Pantry
• Monday-Friday: 10am-2pm. Homeless ready-made lunch ba…

Amor Senior Care provides:

• companionship
• Alzheimer's and dementia care
• housekeeping
• groceries and meals
• personal care
• veterans services
• transitional care
• respite care
• 24-hour care

Medicare does NOT pay for in-home care. Amor Senior Care takes private pay and Long-Term Care insurance. They also have many VA clients.


Web pages

• Home - https://www.amorseniorcare.com/companionship
• Companionship - https://www.amorseniorcare.com/alheimers-dementia
• Alzheimer's & Dementia Care -https://www.amorseniorcare.com/alheimers-dementia
• Housekeeping - https://www.amorseniorcare.com/housekeeping
• Groceries & Meals - https://www.amorseniorcare.com/groceries-meals-1
• Personal Care - https://www.amorseniorcare.com/personal-care
• Veteran Services - https://www.amorseniorcare.com/veteran-services
• Transitional Care - https://www.amorseniorcare.com/transitional-care
• Respite Care - https://www.amorseniorcare.com/respite-care
• 24 Hour Care - https://www.amorseniorcare.com/24-hour-care

CalFresh, formerly known as Food Stamps and known federally as SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), provides extra funds to help those who are in need each month to buy groceries.

With a CalFresh electronic “debit” card (known as EBT) you can buy most foods at many food stores and farmers markets.

Apply for CalFresh

Californians can visit BenefitsCal.com or GetCalFresh.org to apply or call 877-847-3663 (FOOD) to be connected to their local county social service office.

ebtEDGE

The ebtEDGE application provides EBT cardholders with increased card/account management tools. It can be downloaded from the app store, or accessed via a web browser.

Web pages

• Home - https://calfresh.dss.ca.gov/food/
• Human Services Contact Staff - https://www.placer.ca.gov/Directory.aspx?DID=88
• EBT Online - https://www.cdss.ca.gov/ebt-online
• ebtEDGE - www.ebt.ca.gov
• How to request Supplemental Disaster Benefits - www.getcalfresh.org/replace
• Apply for/Access your Public Benefits Online (Medi-Cal, CalFresh, CalW…

Medi-Cal assistance is available through Human Services, one of six Divisions of County of Placer Health & Human Services.

Medi-Cal offers medical, dental, vision and mental health care to eligible individuals and families at little or no cost. If you are ineligible to Medi-Cal, affordable insurance plans are available through the health benefits exchange, Covered California, during their November through December open enrollment.

The information on Placer County's Medi-Cal web page is for reference only. Speak to a staff person for the most up-to-date information.

Apply for/Access your Public Benefits Online (Medi-Cal, CalFresh, CalWORKS)
Go to BenefitsCal.com to apply for or renew benefits, upload verification, and view information regarding health coverage, food, and cash assistance. BenefitsCal also makes it easy for community partners to create accounts and act as application assistors.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.placer.ca.gov/2125/Medi-Cal-Program
• BenefitsCal - http://www.…

Sunnyside Senior Transition Services (SSTS) specializes in assisting older adults and their families with move and transition needs, as well as information on more effective methods to age in place. If a move is needed, they assist with finding the right retirement community to suit needs and budget and provide assistance with every aspect of the move.

Offers a free initial in-home consultation to discuss needs so a customized plan for a smooth transition can be developed.

Web pages

• Home - http://www.sunnysidests.com/

Loomis Senior Life Center provides numerous programs and meets at the 1st United Methodist Church in Loomis. The center's goal is to expand the mind, the body, and the spirits of seniors to enable them to stay in their homes for as long as possible.

Programs include:

• Zumba Gold at 9 am
• Stretchersize at 10 am
• Yoga at 11:00 am on Tuesdays and Thursdays
• Tai Chi starts at 9:00 am
• Art class on Tuesdays from 9:00 to noon
• Sewing and quilting on Thursdays from 9:00 to noon
• Special programs (provided once in a while)
  • Choirs
  • Instrumentalists
  • Speakers on topics of interest to seniors
  • Card games
  • Board games
  • Conversation

All services are provided for $4.00 per person per day.

Loomis Senior Life Center provides a continental breakfast and a full nutritious hot lunch each day. There is a pianist that plays at lunch time. Come and share your joys and concerns in a warm, friendly atmosphere.

Web pages

• Home - http://www.loomisseniorlifecenter.com/