Whether you live in your own home or in a senior community, Redwood Elderlink’s caring, experienced professionals are ready to help—with affordable adult day care, in-home services and outpatient rehabilitation. Our team is dedicated to enhancing quality of life and ensuring optimum independence for a diverse group of older adults—as well as their families—in a spirit of helpful cooperation and long-term therapeutic support.

We serve those with memory loss, Alzheimer’s and other dementia-related conditions, as well as physical or mental disabilities. Creating secure, structured care environments, we also help reduce family stress through respite care and support groups, freeing caregivers to enjoy more satisfying relationships with their loved ones.

The Redwood Club

The Redwood Club provides a structured yet individualized day of therapeutic activities aimed at enhancing mental and physical functioning. The program is designed to create social opportunities for those who’ve experience some memory loss, require supervision, may be unsafe alone, have cognitive or physical impairments, or experience difficulty self-initiating activities in the home environment.

• Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Full-day and half-day programs.
• Nutritionally balanced breakfast and lunch included.
• Transportation within a designated service area (additional fee).
• Assistance may be available to help defray daily fees.

Adult Day Health Care

This comprehensive program provides services to enhance participants’ quality of life while delivering the care necessary to ensure their optimum health and vitality. We focus on maintaining appropriate levels of treatment while bringing an invaluable sense of belonging, independence and meaningful activity to the recovery process. Programs are designed for adults of all ages (18 years and older) who need assistance with ambulation and incontinence care, and whose medical conditions require nursing supervision and/or physical, occupational or speech therapies.

• Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Nutritionally balanced breakfast and lunch included.
• Transportation provided as part of the daily fee.
• Reimbursement by Medi-Cal and VA benefits for eligible adults.

Rehabilitation Therapy

Following customized plans designed to fit each person’s unique needs, our licensed therapists provide the full range of physical, occupational and speech therapies for older adults.

• Physical therapy helps to restore and maintain strength and flexibility, with a focus on walking, balance, bed access and other mobility issues.
• Occupational therapy helps to restore and maintain function in all the activities of daily living, including dressing, grooming, hygiene, toileting, eating and hobbies.
• Speech therapy helps to restore and maintain communication skills, with a focus on memory and safe swallowing.
• We accept Medicare Part (B), private insurance and personal payments.
• Nursing home care is available at Redwood Nursing.
• Respite care can be arranged (based on availability) at Redwood Town Court.

Elderlink Home Care

Our acclaimed care service allows older adults and those with disabilities to be safely supervised in the comfort of their own homes. Elderlink caregivers can provide companionship, transportation, medication reminders, help with errands and shopping, meal preparation, cleaning, personal care, bathing and grooming, pet management, light housekeeping, toileting and incontinence care, and much more. Licensed, bonded and fully insured, our staff receive ongoing training and support to ensure they consistently provide the highest-quality care.

• Services available on an hourly basis, round the clock.
• Care coordinator on call 24 hours a day.

Care Management

This program provides individuals and families with an Elderlink care manager who offers guidance and assistance in obtaining a wide range of services—all aimed at helping older adults maintain their quality of life and independence. We visit each client’s home to assess the level and scope of services needed, then develop a personalized plan for long-term care. Responding especially to the concerns of long-distance caregivers, Elderlink care management helps navigate through the maze of available services to find the right solutions for every family.

Aquatic Exercise Classes

Elderlink’s indoor swimming pool, maintained at a comfortable 92 degrees, includes a convenient entrance ramp and a submersible wheelchair for easy access. Our aquatic exercise program was designed by the Arthritis Foundation for older adults who have chronic pain, impaired joint mobility or arthritis, or who are recovering from joint replacement surgery. We also have a program for people with Parkinson’s and other movement disorders who need help with balance and coordination.

• For details on classes and fees, please see our schedule of activities.

Alzheimer’s Support Groups

To help meet the emotional needs of families whose loved ones have Alzheimer’s, Redwood Elderlink and the Alzheimer’s Association co-sponsor several support groups free of charge. Family and friends come together to discuss the challenges of caregiving, and to share useful information and provide mutual support.

• For details on support groups and locations, please see our schedule of activities.

Transportation

Want to do some shopping? Need a ride to the doctor? Hoping to visit an old friend? Sign up for our Out & About transportation service. Elderlink’s free shopping shuttle visits your nearest Vons shopping center and many other destinations, including Target, Henry’s Marketplace and the North County Fair Mall. We also provide free rides to non-emergency medical appointments for seniors and adults with disabilities. Available Monday through Thursday, the service requires advance reservations

• For a details on destinations and times, please see our schedule of activities.

Educational Opportunities

Redwood Elderlink sponsors a dementia education class on a quarterly basis. Learn about changes in the brain, corresponding behavior changes and how to help handle the everyday living needs of someone who has dementia or Alzheimer’s disease.

• For more information, please see our schedule of activities.