This resource list is provided as courtesy and does not endorse or recommend any one resource over another. Arrangements, costs and verification of licensing, bonding are the responsibility of the Interested party.
Hired Caregiver Resources
Motherhealth Caregiver: 408-854-1883 Victorian Home Care: 662-3093
Lifespan Care Management: 469-4900 ComForCare Senior Services: 427-1553
Visiting Angels: 430-0616 Quality Home Care: 684-2570
Innovative Care Advocates: 471-5183 Motherhealth Caregiver: 408-854-1883
Safe at Home Senior Care: 462-3500
Touched by Angels: 687-0444 Ruth Martin Home Care: 234-1484
Meadowood Home Care: 824-7676 Capitola Home Care LLC: (831) 277-3983
Care from the Heart: 476-8316 Home Helpers: 471-5183
Familiar Surroundings: 480-3990 Myrna Smith’s Group: 234-9685 (live-in rate)
In Home Support Services (IHSS) (caregiver program only Medi-Cal): SC 454-4101 / Wats 763-8800.
IHSS Public Authority (registry/timecard for IHSS providers): 454-4036
Home Health Agencies & In Home Care Hospice Care Agencies
Sutter Care at Home: 831-455-8901 Hospice of Santa Cruz County: 831-430-3000
Sutter VNA / AIM: 831-455-8901 Heartland Hospice: 831-373-8442
Dominican Home Health: 831-465-7988 Bridge Hospice: 831-216-5585
Choice Home Health: 844-335-649
*Home health and Hospice agencies require a doctor’s order for eligibility / covered by insurance when applicable
Miscellaneous Resources:
Transportation:
Liftline (low income with application): 425-1558, Metro Para Cruz: 425-4664, Volunteer Center (seniors): 427-3435 / 722-6708. Courtesy Cab: 761-3122 (Watsonville, Senior / disabled discounts and wheelchair access),
Gogo Grandparent: 855-464-6872 ( To use Uber/Lyft with no smart phone access),
American Cancer Society Transportation: 1-800-227-2345 (with cancer diagnosis)
**For Medi-Cal recipients only: Central Coast Alliance without wheelchair: 430-5577. Central Coast Alliance with a wheelchair: 430-5640. Gurney Transport: Central Coast Ambulance: 685-3200, AMR: 888-650-8549.
Freedom Medical Transportation: 920-0687
Health Care Coverage: Medi-Cal: 888-421-8080, Medicare 800-633-4227, HICAP (Medicare Insurance advocacy): 462-5510, Covered California www.coveredca.com
Meals/Food: Community Food Hotline: 662-0991, Second Harvest Food Bank: 722-7110, Cal Fresh: 888-421-8080, Meal on Wheels: 464-3180, Teen Kitchen Project: 316-4540, Grey Bears: 479-1055
Housing: Housing Authority of Santa Cruz County: 454-9455, Homeless Services Center: 458-6020, Social Network Services: 462-6788 / 728-1751, Smart Path Assessment: 454-4121 (must be homeless)