Our Mission is to actively promote standards of excellence in advocacy and enhancement of the quality of life for residents of long-term care facilities in the county.

Our Vision: The long-term care facilities in our county are the best in the country and reflect the high standards of resident-centered care

Our three key Values are to cherish our Ombudsmen, to fully and faithfully empower our clients, and to positively work with all community stakeholders

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Tippy Irwin
Ombudsman Services of San Mateo County, Inc
711 Nevada Street
Redwood City, CA 94061
Phone: (650) 780 5707
Fax: (650) 364 5399

ossmc@sbcglobal.net
 

Resources
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AA-Alcoholics Anonymous www.aa-san-mateo.org
AARP-American Association of Retired Persons www.aarp.org
Administration on Aging www.aoa.dhhs.gov
Adult Protective Services www.dss.cahwnet.gov
Al-Anon Family Groups www.ncwsa.org
Al-Anon Meetings and Locations www.ncwsa.org
Alcohol & Drug Helpline www.crisiscenter.cc
ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) www.alsabayaarea.org
Alzheimer's Association www.alznorcal.org
American Bar Association www.abanet.org
American Cancer Society www.cancer.org
American Diabetes Association www.diabetes.org
American Diabetic Association www.eatright.org
American for Better Care of the Dying www.abcd-caring.org
American Geriatrics Society www.americangeriatrics.org
American Geriatrics Society-Foundation for Health in Aging www.healthfinder.gov
American Heart Association and American Stroke Association www.americanheart.org
American Society on Aging www.asaging.org
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis www.alsa.org
Area Agency on Aging (now Office on Aging) www.aaacap.org
Arthritis Foundation www.arthritis.org
Avenidas Senior Center www.avenidas.org
 
B  
Benefits Check Up (National Council on Aging) www.benefitscheckup.org
Breathe California www.ggbreathe.org
 
C  
California Association of Health Facilities www.cahf.org
California Community Partnership for the Prevention of Financial Abuse www.bewiseonline.org
California Department of Aging www.aging.ca.gov
California Franchise Tax Board www.ftb.ca.gov
California Health Advocates www.cahealthadvocates.org
California HICAP Association www.cahealthadvocates.org
California Nursing Home Search www.calnhs.org
CalMedicare.org-Medicare Information for Californians (Medicare Options) www.calmedicare.org
Cancer-National Cancer Institute www.cancer.gov
CANHR-California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform www.canhr.org
Caregiver Magazine www.caregivermag.com
CAREGIVER.COM-Today's Caregiver Magazine www.caregiver.com
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention www.cdc.gov
CHA-California Health Advocates www.cahealthadvocates.org
Children of Aging Parents www.caps4caregivers.org
Cocaine Anonymous www.ca.org
Community Gatepath www.communitygatepath.com
Comsumer Toolbox (Pharmacy Issues) www.sleepreviewmag.com
CORA-Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse www.corasupport.org
Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention Center www.crisiscenter.cc
 
D  
Department of Corporations www.corp.ca.gov
Department of Health Services, Licensing & Certification Program www.dhs.ca.gov
Department of Managed Health Care www.dss.cahwnet.gov
Department of Social Services www.dss.cahwnet.gov
Diabetes (HealthPrep-Improving Health Through Education) www.healthprep.com
 
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Elder Care Online www.ec-online.net
Eldercare Locator (National) www.eldercare.gov
ELLIPSE Peninula AIDS Services www.ellipse650.com
Epilepsy Foundation www.ellipse650.com
 
F
Family Caregiver Alliance www.caregiver.org
Family Resource Center www.co.sanmateo.ca.us
First Step (helping the homeless) www.cms.hhs.gov
Food and Drug Administration www.fda.gov
Food and Nutrition Services from US Departmenet of Agriculture www.fns.usda.gov
 
G
Generations United www.gu.org
 
H
Health & Age from the Novartis Foundation for Gerontology www.healthandage.com
Health Decisions, Insurance Information www.healthdecisions.org
Health Finder, Your Guide to Reliable Health Information, Sponsored by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion www.healthfinder.gov
HealthPrep, Programs Majoring on Diabetes Education www.healthprep.com
Heart, American Heart Association www.americanheart.org
HICAP www.hicapsanmateocounty.org
HMO/Medicare Problems, Department of Managed Health Care www.dmhc.ca.gov
Homeless, First Step www.cms.hhs.gov
Hospital Compare www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov
Housing, Department of Housing www.co.sanmateo.ca.us
 
L  
Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County www.legalaidsmc.org
Living to 100, Life Expectancy Calculator www.livingto100.com
Long-Term Care Ombudsman  
 
M  
Mayo Clinic www.mayoclinic.org
Meals on Wheels of San Mateo County www.dhs.ca.gov.mcs
Medi-Cal www.dhs.ca.gov.mcs
Medical Articles, Health Topics, Reviews and Counseling Articles www.healthdandage.com
Medicare www.medicare.gov
Medicare Rights Center www.medicarerights.org
 
N  
National Citizens' Coalition for Nursing Home Reform www.nccnhr.org
National Family Caregivers Asoociation (NFCA) www.nfcacares.org
National Library of Medicine (Medline Plus) www.nlm.nih.gov
National Long Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center www.ltcombudsman.org
National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) www.nof.org
National Senior Citizen's law Center (NSCLS) www.nsclc.org
Nationrl Resource Center for Safe Aging www.safeaging.org
Nursing Homes, Choosing one www.canhr.org
 
O  
Ombudsman Services of San Mateo County, Inc www.ossmc.org
 
P  
Parkinson's Institute www.thepi.org
Parkinson's Resource Organization www.parkinsonsresource.org
Partnership for Prescription Assistance www.thepi.org
Prescription Drug Assistance Program www.freemedicinefoundation.com
Prescription Drugs (Rx), Help paying for Rx www.fda.gov
Professional Fiduciary Association of California (PFAC) www.refdesk.com
 
R  
Reference Desk www.refdesk.com
Reverse Mortgages www.reversemortgage.org
 
S  
San Mateo County Dental Society Referral, Denti-Cal www.smcds.com
San Mateo County Health Clinics www.sanmateomedicalcenter.org
San Mateo County Medical Association www.smcma.org
San Mateo County Mental Health Services Division www.smhealth.org
San Mateo County Trnsit District (Sam Trans), Redi-Wheels and RediCoast www.samtrans.com/rw.html
San Mateo Medical Center www.sanmateomedicalcenter.org
Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties www.2ndharvest.net
Self-Help for the Elderly, Daly City Center, St. Andrew's Parish Hall www.selfhelpelderly.org
Self-Help for the Elderly, San Mateo Center (Central Park) www.selfhelpelderly.org
Senior Center Without Walls www.seniorcenterwithoutwalls.org
Senior Center-Belmont, Twin Pines Senior Center www.belmont.gov
Senior Center-City of San Mateo Senior Center www.cityofsanmateo.org
Senior Center-Daly City, Doelger Senior Center www.doelgercenter.com
Senior Center-East Palo Alto Senior Center www.stanford.edu
Senior Center-Foster City Parks and Recreation Dept. Senior Wing www.fostercity.org
Senior Center-Half Moon Bay, Senior Coastsiders www.seniorcoastsiders.org
Senior Center-Menlo Park, Menlo Park Senior Center www.menlopark.org
Senior Center-Millbrae Senior Center www.ci.millbrae.ca.us
Senior Center-Pacifica Senior Services www.ci.pacifica.ca.us
Senior Center-Redwood City Veterans Memorial Senior Center www.redwoodcity.org
Senior Center-Redwood City, Fair oaks Intergenerational Center/Family Service Agency www.familyserviceagency.org
Senior Center-San Bruno Senior Center www.sanbruno.ca.gov
Senior Center-San Carlos Adult Community Center www.cityofsancarlos.org
Senior Center-San Mateo, Martin Luther King Center www.cityofsanmateo.org
Social Security Online www.ssa.gov
Social Security Online, Multilanguage Gateway www.ssa.gov
Society of St. Vincent de Paul www.leapfroggroup.org
 
T  
The Leapfrog Group, Getting Health Care Righ www.leapfroggroup.org
 
U  
USA.gov for Senior Citizens' Resources www.usa.gov
 
V  
Volunteer Center, San Francisco and San Mateo Counties www.thevolunteercenter.net
     
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