What is a Representative Payee (Rep. Payee)?
An individual or organization that the Social Security Administration (SSA) appoints to receive and manage the RSDI (Retirement, Survivors, and Disability Insurance), SSDI (Social Security Disability Insurance), or SSI (Supplemental Security Income) benefits of another person, also referred to as a beneficiary. A rep. payee must use the benefits they receive for the use and benefit, and in the best interest of, the beneficiary.

What does OPRABA do?

• Reviews of Rep. Payees
• Educational Visits 
• Initial Onsite Assessment of Fee for Service Organizations
• Corrective Action Plans 
• Trainings 
• Information and Referral to Beneficiaries

How can OPRABA help?

• If you suspect that a rep. payee is misusing or improperly using a beneficiary’s funds, contact OPRABA.
• If you have a rep. payee and would like to learn how to be your own payee, contact OPRABA.
• If you are a  rep. payee and you have questions about your duties, contact OPRABA.

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Nevada County Now offers paratransit and senior on-demand dial-a-rides. Find service details, including fares, at https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/2262/Nevada-County-Now-Paratransit-Services or by calling Nevada County Now at 530-271-7433 or toll-free 855-314-7433. There is no Sunday service.
 
Map of Nevada County paratransit service area
Includes Grass Valley, Nevada City, Penn Valley, Lake Wildwood, and other local areas.
https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/17160/Paratransit-Service-Area-PDF?bidId=
People who live up to 3/4 of a mile outside the "ADA Service Area" may be eligible for services as follows: 
Beyond ADA (Supplemental) Service: Nevada County, via Nevada County Now, provides supplemental paratransit service up to 3/4 of a mile beyond the mandated 3/4 mile ADA service area boundary. This service is provided on a limited basis depending on operational capacity. Individuals requesting Beyond ADA service area trips must be ADA certified. Please note tha… [read more]

The Child Health and Disability Prevention (CHDP) Program is a statewide health program whose goal is to assure that all children and youth of families with limited income in California stay healthy by providing complete health exams, preventive services and immunizations to eligible children.

CHDP provides care coordination to assist families with medical appointment scheduling, transportation and access to prompt diagnostic and treatment services to prevent or greatly reduce the severity of suspected problems.

The CHDP program also provides a "gateway" to ongoing health care for children by linking families to health insurance and a medical home.

​Please see our website or contact us for more information.

PSPS is a Public Safety Power Shutoff event. Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) may do a PSPS when danger of wildfires is high. PSPS Care Coordination is a program to help PG&E customers who have health and medical needs that require electricity. Care Coordination helps to get a plan in place for resources that can be used during a PSPS power outage event. Callers will receive a follow up call from Connecting Point staff so they can create their plan. The care coordination call will typically take 30-45 minutes.
 
Who qualifies?
Those who have access & functional needs, and/or are electricity dependent during a power outage (examples include medical equipment or medications that rely on power, accessibility equipment that relies on power, etc).
 
What is Care Coordination?
Care Coordination helps you create a safety plan by providing information about what to do before, during, and after a power outage. The Care Coordinator can help you:

• Build a list of emergency c…

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If you are having a life-threatening emergency call 9-1-1. For example, if you have lost power to essential life-sustaining medical devices and do not have backup power for them, or you have a medical need for temperature control.

This resource is eligible for electronic referral.

FREED works with the California Foundation for Independent Living Centers (CFILC) and PG&E to support people with disabilities and older adults during a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) event or other emergencies due to power shutoffs. The goal is to enable them to remain safe while independent in their residences and communities. 

Funding for some services listed below is ONLY for PSPS events (or other power outage events for which PG&E may activate FREED). There is no funding for generators. No generators are available through any of these programs.

FREED is available to possibly assist in several ways:

DISABILITY DISASTER ACCESS & RESOURCES (DDAR) - DDAR assists individuals with disabil… [read more]

The office of the Public Guardian is responsible for investigating the need for LPS, Probate, and Limited conservatorships for Placer County Residents who, as the result of a disability, have lost the ability to care for themselves and have no one else willing and able to care for them.

Types of Conservatorships

• Lanterman-Petris-Short (LPS) Conservatorships are for people who, as the result of a mental disorder (i.e., Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, Major Depression) are unable to provide for their own food, shelter, or clothing.
• Probate Conservatorships are for persons who have been determined by a doctor to lack the capacity to care for themselves, and/or are at risk of financial abuse or undue influence as the result of a condition other than a mental illness (i.e., dementia or head trauma).
• Limited Probate Conservatorships are for people who have a developmental disability, but who have the ability to independently manage some areas of their life (i.e., housing or e…

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Reporting Abuse or Neglect of an Older Adult (senior) or Adult with a Disability
If the person is in immediate danger, contact 911
 
https://aging.ca.gov/Programs_and_Services/Long-Term_Care_Ombudsman/Report_Elder_Abuse_or_Neglect/#:~:text=Contact%20the%20local%20Long%2DTerm,%2D844%2D538%2D8766.

WARNING SIGNS
Here are some signs that an older adult or an adult with a disability might be experiencing, or at increased risk of experiencing abuse: 

• The adult has unexplained bruises or injuries, or the explanation given does not make sense.
• The adult is experiencing changes in thinking or seems confused or disoriented.
• The adult’s caregiver appears to be angry, indifferent, or aggressive.
• The adult’s personal belongings, papers, or credit cards are missing.
• The adult is hesitant to talk openly.
• The adult lacks necessities such as food, water, utilities, medications, or medical care.
• The adult’s caregiver has a history of substance abuse, criminal behavior, mental illness, or family vi…

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Project ReStart is a cooperative community effort to reduce and prevent homelessness, provide professional mental health services, and to assist families and individuals become self-sufficient. ReStart’s Mental Health Support Center offers clinical and non-clinical services for eligible individuals and families who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and have a mental illness. Permanent Supportive Housing is provided as a component to ReStart’s Mental Health Support Center Program. ReStart also provides crisis intervention and stabilization services for Washoe County residents who are in a family, people with a long-term disability, seniors over 60 and individuals with HIV/AIDS and others who are at risk of becoming homeless.

The Roadmap to Preparedness is an outreach and education program that helps renters, home and small business owners take specific steps to protect their assets and build financial safety nets for disaster resiliency. It is administered by United Policyholders (“UP”), an independent, consumer-focused non-profit that has been a source of trustworthy information and expertise on disaster recovery since 1991. Preparedness services are provided by UP staff and trained volunteers with personal experience and/or professional expertise in insurance, seismic retrofitting, fire prevention, flood and hurricane mitigation, personal finance, and asset protection.

Having the right amount and type of insurance and well-organized records makes a world of difference after a disaster. Our educational materials and tools are drawn from more than twenty five years of post-disaster Roadmap to Recovery work and from monitoring the insurance marketplace and related public policy… [read more]

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.

Easy
Hot meals are delivered to the door Monday through Friday (except for holidays)

Fresh & Healthy
Meals are prepared fresh daily in accordance with nutritional guidelines for seniors

Flexible
We offer regular service to those seniors who are homebound, as well as short term services for those recuperating from recent illness, hospitalization or convalescent care.

Enrollment
For more information or to enroll in Meals on Wheels contact us at (530) 878-5718.

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