Resources

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Retirement

San Diego County Employees Retirement Association (SDCERA)

http://www.sdcera.org/
(619) 515-6800
SDCERA was established July 1, 1939 as an independent association pursuant to the County Employees Retirement Law of 1937. SDCERA administers retirement and associated benefits for eligible employees of the County of San Diego and other participating employers, and is responsible for collecting, depositing, investing and managing the retirement funds. The SDCERA team works under the direction and governance of the Board of Retirement. SDCERA provides a wide range of member services to more than 50,000 active, deferred and retired Members.

For questions about your pension, medical benefits, survivor benefits, beneficiary, direct deposit, COLA, or tier level, please contact SDCERA at (619) 515-6800, toll-free at 1 (888) 473-2372, or by email at memberservicecenter@sdcera.org (please include a telephone number in your email so that SDCERA may contact you if necessary). If you’re not sure whether to contact RESDC or SDCERA, we’ve compiled a handy chart to help clarify the Difference Between SDCERA and RESDC.

State Association of County Retirement Systems (SACRS)

https://sacrs.org/
The State Association of County Retirement Systems (SACRS) consists of 20 independent county retirement systems, such as SDCERA, in California that were created as part of the County Employees Retirement Law of 1937 (CERL).

California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS)

https://www.calpers.ca.gov/

CalPERS is the nation’s largest public pension fund, and is responsible for the benefits and earned retirements of individuals who serve, or have served, the State of California through a career in public service.

California Retired County Employees Association (CRCEA)

http://crcea.org/
California Retired County Employees Association (CRCEA) is a non-profit comprised of Associations, such as RESDC, representing the twenty counties constituted under the 1937 Retirement Act. CRCEA provides a forum for educating members and promoting retiree benefits and issues.

City of San Diego Retired Employees’ Association (REA)

https://www.csdrea.org/
The City of San Diego Retired Employee’s Association (REA) is a non-profit organization created to advance the social and economic welfare of all retired City employees and their beneficiaries. REA plays a vital watchdog role in monitoring ongoing developments in public employee retirement provisions and advocating for the interests of its members. REA Representatives monitor activities affecting the San Diego City Employees’ Retirement System (SDCERS), frequently speak before the SDCERS’ Board and City Council on issues of interest to retirees, and meet regularly with the SDCERS CEO and staff and representatives of the Mayor’s Office to discuss protection of our benefits.

National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE)

https://www.narfe.org/

The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE) is the only organization solely dedicated to protecting and preserving the pay and benefits of all federal workers and retirees.

Social Security

https://www.ssa.gov/

Veterans Benefits

https://www.vets.gov/

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Government

County of San Diego

https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/

County Employees’ Charitable Organization

https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/ceco/

The San Diego County Employees’ Charitable Organization (CECO) has been the charitable arm of the County of San Diego and San Diego Superior Court since 1956 and strives to ‘lend a hand’ to the community by way of grants to local non-profit programs and assistance to employees and retirees in crisis. One hundred percent of donations made to CECO are distributed back to the community.

Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA):
Aging & Independence Services (AIS)

https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/hhsa/programs/ais

Retired & Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)
Community Partners & Volunteering (sandiegocounty.gov)
RSVP is one of the many opportunities HHSA offers older adults a way to help out and volunteer in their communities. There are a variety of locations and roles for older adults who wish to volunteer.

Long Term Care (LTC) Ombudsman Program
Community Partners & Volunteering (sandiegocounty.gov)
The Long Term Care Ombudsman program advocates for residents in Long Term Care Facilities, such as nursing homes, as well as investigates abuse in other licensed facilities. An Ombudsman listens to concerns, provides information and assistance when requested and will investigate and resolve complaints related to care or personal rights.

The Network of Care for Seniors and People with Disabilities
Network of Care – Trilogy Integrated Resources (trilogyir.com)
Network of Care was created with a California Department of Aging innovation grant. The project is part of a broad effort by our county to improve and better coordinate long-term care services locally. This comprehensive, Internet-based resource is for the elderly and people with disabilities, as well as their caregivers and service providers.

Links provided from the AIS presentation Living Well & Ways to Engage
AIS webpage for COVID-19 Programs, Services, and Resources: Older Adults and Adults Living With Disabilities

Ways to Engage: https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/dam/sdc/hhsa/programs/ais/AISResources/Ways2Engage%20COVID-19_v2.pdf

Live Well @ Home: www.livewellsd.org/livewellathome

Dementia-Friendly Activities Toolkit: https://www.livewellsd.org/content/dam/sdc/hhsa/programs/ais/AISResources/Dementia-Friendly%20Activities%20Toolkit_v10.2020.pdf

Ride Well Transportation Guide: updated Ride Well to Age Well Guide, COVID-19 Edition

Live Well San Diego

www.livewellsd.org

Live Well San Diego is the County of San Diego’s vision for a region that is Building Better Health, Living Safely and Thriving. It aligns the efforts of individuals, organizations and government to help all 3.3 million San Diego County residents live well.

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Health Care & Insurance

For questions about SDCERA Health Insurance Plans or the Health Insurance Allowance (HIA), please contact San Diego County Employees Retirement Association (SDCERA) at (619) 515-6800, toll-free at 1 (888) 473-2372, or by email at memberservicecenter@sdcera.org (please include a telephone number in your email so that SDCERA may contact you if necessary).

For questions about COBRA, visit https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/hr/EmployeeBenefits/cobra.html, email cobra@asicobra.com, or call 1 (877) 388-8331.

Covered California

https://www.coveredca.com/
Covered California is where Californians can get brand-name health insurance under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. It’s the only place to get federal premium assistance to help you buy health insurance from a variety of companies. That means you may qualify for a discount on a health plan through Covered California, or get health insurance through the state’s Medi-Cal program.

Medicare

https://www.medicare.gov/
Medicare is the federal health insurance program for: people who are 65 or older; certain younger people with disabilities; and people with End-Stage Renal Disease. The different parts of Medicare help cover specific services: Medicare Part A covers inpatient hospital stays, care in a skilled nursing facility, hospice care, and some home health care. Part B covers certain doctors’ services, outpatient care, medical supplies, and preventive services. Part C (Medicare Advantage Plans) are a type of Medicare health plan offered by a private company that contracts with Medicare; Medicare Advantage Plans provide all of your Part A and Part B benefits. Medicare Part D adds prescription drug coverage.

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Senior Programs & Services

AARP

https://www.aarp.org/
AARP works to make life better for today’s 50-plus population and generations that follow. In the face of constantly changing realities, AARP is a champion for social change, helping people navigate ageless realities – financial well-being, health, how to contribute to society and local communities, and how to fully enjoy life.

Alzheimer’s San Diego

https://www.alzsd.org/
Alzheimer’s San Diego is a local and independent nonprofit organization that helps families impacted by dementia by providing a wide range of free innovative programs and services. They also support San Diego’s world-class scientists working on finding a cure, through research grants and by connecting people with clinical trials.

AssistedLiving.org

https://www.assistedliving.org/
At AssistedLiving.org, they are focused on offering the most detailed and reliable information about assisted living options. Through rigorous research and consultations with experts in the field, they have compiled resources aimed at helping the U.S. senior population make informed decisions. They understand that the array of choices for senior living can be overwhelming, and their goal is to streamline this process with comprehensive guides on community options, financial planning, and care services.

Feel free to explore their resources:
• Assisted Living in California
• Assisted Living Near Me
• Cost of Assisted Living
• Senior Housing

California Senior Legislature

http://4csl.org/
The California Senior Legislature, formed in 1981, is a volunteer body whose primary mission is to gather ideas for legislation at the state and federal levels, craft the ideas into formal proposals, prioritize the proposals, present them to members of the Legislature or the Congress, and advocate for laws implementing the ideas. This nonpartisan organization has sponsored over 200 new laws helping seniors with financial abuse, health care, the Silver Alert program, and more.

George G. Glenner Alzheimer’s Family Centers, Inc.®

www.glenner.org
The Glenner Centers run 3 specialized adult day care centers specifically for people with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. Their centers are open Monday-Friday, 8:45 am-5:15 pm and offer caregivers an opportunity for a much-needed break from the rigors of caregiving. Each center offers an opportunity for socialization and activity specially designed for individuals with a cognitive impairment in a safe and compassionate environment. Their locations are: Encinitas, Hillcrest and Chula Vista. Their Chula Vista location, called Town Square®, is the country’s 1st Reminiscence Therapy Center. It is designed to model a small 1950s town so as to facilitate Reminiscence Therapy.

San Diego Oasis

San Diego Oasis (oasisnet.org)
Founded in 1982, Oasis is a non-profit educational organization that is active in 40 cities and reaches more than 50,000 individuals each year. Their mission is to promote healthy aging through lifelong learning, active lifestyles and volunteer engagement.

Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes (OLLI)

Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes offer noncredit, intellectually stimulating university-quality courses to adults age 50 and better. There are no tests or grades, just the thrill of learning with like-minded peers.

• OLLI at UCSD: https://olli.ucsd.edu/
• OLLI at CSU San Marcos: https://www.csusm.edu/el/olli/index.html
• OLLI at SDSU: https://ces.sdsu.edu/osher-lifelong-learning-institute-sdsu

Ride Well to Age Well Transportation Guide

Click here to access San Diego County’s Ride Well to Age Well Transportation Guide
San Diego County is home to a robust network of transportation programs and services that help older adults maintain their independence, mobility, and social connections. As part of the Age Well San Diego initiative, experts in the fields of transportation and transit, aging, and social services worked together to create the Ride Well to Age Well Guide: COVID-19 Special Edition, a resource guide to transportation services available during the current pandemic and beyond.

Road Scholar

https://www.roadscholar.org/
Road Scholar inspires adults to learn, discover and travel. Their learning adventures open minds to new ideas and deepen understanding of oneself and of the world’s peoples, places, cultures, history and environments. A true university of the world, not-for-profit Road Scholar’s meaningful – often transformational – educational adventures engage people for whom learning is the journey of a lifetime.

Senior Advisor

https://www.senioradvisor.com/san-diego-ca
This site provides easy access to the information families need when making a senior care decision, and features trusted reviews and advice from local residents and their loved ones.

Senior Centers & Services by Neighborhood

• Chula Vista Senior Services & Norman Park Senior Center
• Coronado Senior Association
• Encinitas Senior Center
• Escondido Senior Center & Park Avenue Community Center
• La Mesa Adult Enrichment Center
• Oceanside Senior Centers and Services
• National City Kimball Senior Center
• San Diego Community Senior Center Locations
• Vista Gloria McClellan Adult Activity and Resource Center

Southern Caregiver Resource Center

https://caregivercenter.org/
Southern Caregiver Resource Center (SCRC) is a non-profit provider of free caregiver support services for families caring for frail older adults and adults living with Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders in San Diego County. Serving over 80,000 families annually, SCRC offers a wide variety of support services that include education, care planning, case management, counseling, respite care and support groups.

You Are Not Alone (YANA)

https://www.sdsheriff.net/documents/yana-brochure.pdf
If you or someone you know lives alone with no friends or family available to consistently check on your welfare, You Are Not Alone (YANA) is a free service provided in most areas of San Diego County by senior volunteers in law enforcement agencies. A volunteer visits or calls a YANA client, making a social connection to let the person know that they really are not alone. YANA individuals can manage life on a day to day basis, but they recognize that a medical issue could become a crisis without support checking on them.

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Financial

San Diego County Credit Union (SDCCU)

https://www.sdccu.com/
Originally chartered in 1938 as San Diego County Employees Credit Union, SDCCU was formed to provide for the financial needs of local county government employees. During the 1970’s, SDCCU expanded its membership to include all San Diegans and today, is open to everyone living or working in San Diego, Riverside or Orange County.

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Legal Services

Elder Law & Advocacy

http://seniorlaw-sd.org/
(858) 565-1392
Elder Law & Advocacy is a caring group of experienced elder law staff and trained volunteers who serve over 8,000 seniors annually in both San Diego and Imperial Counties. They provide free and low-cost civil legal services, Medicare and Medicare related counseling and advocacy, referrals to community senior service providers and community education. The majority of services are offered at no-cost to qualifying seniors.

LegalShield

https://www.legalshield.com
1 (800) 654-7757
LegalShield has been providing legal service plans to North American families for over 40 years. Expected and unexpected legal issues arise everyday. But with a LegalShield Legal Plan, a small monthly fee gets you access to advice and counsel on an unlimited amount of personal legal issues from experienced attorneys. The plan covers: advice, consultation, representation, contract and document review, document preparation, motor vehicle services, family law, and IRS support. See website for full plan details. RESDC members have access to a discounted premium rate on the personal Member & Family plan.

San Diego Lawyer Referral Service

https://www.sdcba.org/index.cfm?pg=mainlris
1 (800) 464-1529
The Lawyer Referral and Information Service (LRIS) of the San Diego County Bar Association connects you with legal resources in the community and qualified, prescreened lawyers in San Diego who are best suited to help you with your legal needs.

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Volunteer

AARP Foundation Experience Corps

https://www.aarp.org/experience-corps/experience-corps-volunteer/experience-corps-cities-san-diego.html
AARP Foundation Experience Corps is an intergenerational volunteer-based tutoring program that is proven to help children who aren’t reading at grade level become great readers by the end of third grade. The program inspires and empowers adults 50 and older to serve in their community and disrupt the cycle of poverty by making a lasting difference in the lives of America’s most vulnerable children.

Jewish Family Services

http://www.jfssd.org/site/PageServer?pagename=volunteer_main
JFS engages individuals, groups, teens, and families in meaningful service to the community. They are dedicated to cultivating volunteerism by providing space for specialized skills and talent that align with their strategic priorities, whether you are looking to mentor youth, support older adults, or assist in administrative capacities. For more information, contact Volunteer Engagement at (858) 637-3050 or volunteer@jfssd.org.

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