Conejo Valley Senior Concerns

Adult day program: Senior Concerns' adult day program provides a friendly, supportive environment that encourages well-being, socialization and the highest level of functioning for those with dementia, parkinson's disease, stroke, frailty, and other debilitating conditions. Our participants cannot remain at home alone because of safety issues and social isolation. Senior Concerns provides the only adult day program in eastern ventura county. The adult day program also addresses the vital need for respite (time away) for family caregivers. Respite is vital to the health and well-being of the Senior. Respite time enables family caregivers to work and take care of personal needs such as doctor's visits.

Other meal program: with congregate meals sites closed, there has been a tremendous increase in need for home delivered meals in the Senior population. Senior Concerns has been operating a traditional meals on wheels program in the community since our founding in 1975. We partner with los robles hospital, who prepares meals fresh daily to meet a variety of nutritional needs. To meet increased demand, we have expanded our partnerships and are now also working with a local restaurant to prepare a portion of the meals. We have staff at both sites who pack the meals and coordinate with our team of volunteer drivers to deliver meals daily to homebound seniors in thousand oaks, newbury park, oak park and the ventura county side of westlake village.we are also the coordinating agency for the ventura county area agency on aging, working in our community with a local restaurant to operate a meal delivery service for seniors in the ventura county area.

Meals on wheels program: the meals on wheels program addresses the growing problem of food insecurity among homebound seniors in thousand oaks and newbury park. Food insecurity (limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate and safe food, or limited and uncertain ability to acquire acceptable foods) happens because of low income, physical constraints, lack of transportation, reduced availability of food, lack of socialization, and reduced food intake due to taste (taste buds decline with age; medications may alter appetites). Senior Concerns' team of volunteer meals on wheels drivers deliver a hot lunch and light dinner 364 days a year to homebound seniors in thousand oaks and newbury park.