Inside Dementia: Stanford Hospital Offers Families Unique Support
The Stanford Hospital Dementia Support Program helps people like Beverlee White and her family make decisions about what level of care she needs, and much more.
Aging Adult Services
Aging Adult Services provides education, resources, and care coordination for adults age 65 and older residing in San Mateo or Santa Clara counties. Patients are offered services up to 90 days after they are discharged from Stanford Hospital or from skilled nursing facilities, to home. The Aging Adult Services team includes nurses, a gerontologist, a social worker and an occupational therapist.
Aging Adult Services
Care and Treatment
About Aging Adult Services
Aging Adult Services works closely with Stanford Senior Care, Stanford Home Based Senior Care and the Stanford Geriatric Inpatient Consult Service to provide quality care and support to older adults. Aging Adult Services is based on a continuum of care model.
Aging Adult Services: Continuum of Care for Older Adults
Aging Adult Services offers a variety of support services and resources for aging adults for all aspects of care including:
- Inpatient services
- Home care services
- Caregiver advice
- Community support
- Caregiver tools
- End of life support
- Important legal documents regarding your or your loved one's care.
- Resource Guide
Aging Adult Services: Contact Us
We look forward to hearing from you and helping your loved one get the care he or she needs.
Care coordination
Phone: 650-723-1303
- Transitional care: Assistance with transitional care from hospital to home, including education, consultations and links to community resources.
- Memory Support Program: Consultations and support for those coping with dementia. Learn more about our Memory Support Program.
Community programs
Phone: 650-723-1303
- Caregiver support program: One-on-one, short-term telephone support for family caregivers.
- Chronic Disease Self-Management Program: Community-based program offering self-management tools and techniques. Find out more about our Chronic Disease Self-Management Program.
- Strong for Life: Muscle strengthening exercise program offered at several local senior centers. Read more about Strong for Life.
Aging Adults: Additional Stanford resources
In The News
10-31-16 Transitional Care Reduces Pneumonia Readmissions (PDF)
1-17-18 Clinical Gerontologist publication
10-20-16 2016 Malinda Mitchell Award (PDF)
9-23-16 Stanford Health Care addresses needs of an aging population (PDF)
Nationally Recognized
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN
We are proud to have earned recognition from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation "Healthcare Equality Index."
Strong For Life, a Free Exercise Program Through Stanford Hospital's Aging Adult Services
Strong For Life is an easy to follow exercise routine designed to improve strength, function, and balance in older adults with or without limitations.
For Patients
Stanford Health Care is known worldwide for the advanced patient care provided by its doctors and staff. We also provide a wide range of guest services and amenities to our patients and visitors. Learn more about preparing for a hospital stay, billing and financial services, and our other support programs in Patients & Visitors.
Contact us
Contact Us
Referrals to Aging Adult Services are made internally by Stanford providers. For more information, please call 650-723-1303.
