| Estimate of Elderly Living with Family/Caregivers Requiring
Around-the-Clock Care by Caregivers & their families |
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- In San Mateo there are no Adult Day Health Care programs available in
Northern or Southern San Mateo County and no center caters to the Black, Hispanic, Asian
communities. Although it is not licensed as a day health care center, Fair Oaks
Senior Center in Redwood City serves about 1,500 unduplicated seniors, 20% of them
Hispanics, many frail and very ill.
- The county has no affordable out-of-home, weekend or overnight respite
programs for the elderly and their families. Another need is service for persons
with moderate to severe dementia's. These people are inadequately served by existing
day care centers causing greater caregiver stress an premature institutionalization.
- The need for senior services in Coastside is growing. The population 60
years and over on Coastside was 10% or 2,084 people. 22% was an ethnic or racial
groups enumerated by the census. This percentage doesn't include large numbers of
Portuguese and Italian speaking elders.
- 80% of care for frail elderly provided by family and friends.
- Of the 13,200 elderly people in South San Mateo County assumed to be
living with family members, 5% or 600 receive special care requiring around-the-clock
demand of the caregivers and their families
- Meal service demands have increased 300% from FY 1982 to FY 1989.
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