ADT Security Services
310-725-2911
5400 W. Rosecrans Ave.
Hawthorne, CA 90250 24 hours
Personal response system features a wireless, waterproof "help" button giving emergency assistance 24hrs/day. Can be worn as necklace or wristband.
California Voter's Assistance Hotline
800-345-8683
Consumer Credit Counseling of L.A.
800-750-2227
Counseling for budgeting, money management, debt, HUD, default prevention, and re-verse mortgage help. Appointments required. English and Spanish spoken. Local Tor-rance office. Non- profit.
Department of Managed Health Care
888-466-2219
California HMO Help Center 24 hrs.
Assistance for consumers unsuccessful with appealing to their health plan. This depart-ment can help resolve problems with HMO's including issues about medical care, pre-scriptions, preventive testing, and mental health services.
Web site: www.HMOHELP.CA.Gov
Emergency Response Systems
ADT Security Services 310-725-2911
Lifeline 800-451-0525
Health Watch 800-226-8100
Rescue Alert of CA Inc. 866-774-9600
Gentle Transitions
800-619-3049
2604 A. Harriman Lane
Redondo Beach, CA 90278 M-F, 9-5
Helps plan, coordinate and supervise all aspects of a move from researching new resi-dences to hiring a mover. Bonded, insured, and references provided.
Hazardous Waste Recycling
888-253-2652
Health Watch
800-226-8100
Emergency button activates speakerphone and dials Health Watch Base Unit who talks to you. If help is needed, they will call someone you have specified or paramedics. Installa-tion fee is waived if a participant in Little Company of Mary Hospital programs. Operates a 24-hour service.
Home Improvement Program - Torrance
310-518-8253
3031 Torrance Blvd.
Torrance, CA 90503
Home repair for qualified low- income homeowners or handicapped persons living in apartments. Torrance residents only. Those living east of Western Ave. are not eligible. To qualify: non- Social Security income per month must not exceed $775 for1 person, $1040 for 2 people. Type of jobs performed: small amount of plumbing, electrical work, repair wooden fences, installation of bars or ramps for the disabled. Contact person is Fred Griffin (voice mail).
Info Line
800-339-6993
P.O. Box 4307
El Monte, CA 91734 24 hours
Data bank offering services and resources dealing with: mental health, education, hous-ing, disabilities, health, legal assistance, abuse, nutrition, consumer services, crisis inter-vention, financial assistance, and shelters.
L.A. County Registrar Recorder
800-201-8999
County Clerk Office
Recorded information on obtaining birth, death, marriage certificates, real estate records, and business filings and records.
Lifeline
800-451-0525
111 Lawrence St.
Framingham, MA 01702 M-F, 8:30-5:15 EST
Emergency button activates a speakerphone and dials Lifeline. Response is within 3 min-utes or less. A person can be heard usually from any room in the house, or about 150 feet from the phone. If help is needed a specified neighbor or the paramedics will be called.
Medi-Cal Information
562-908-8400
M-Th, 7:30- 6:30
A state and federally funded program providing health insurance to persons with low in-come who meet eligibility requirements. Operated by the Department of Public Social Services.
Medic Alert Foundation
800-432-5378
2323 Colorado Ave.
Turlock, CA 95382 24 hours
Engraved jewelry identifying medical condition with emergency help 24 hours a day. Call for brochure.
Medicare Information
800-633-4227
General Medicare information including: enrollment, Medicaid programs for low income, billing information, ordering of Medicare publications, and health plan choices. Website: www.medicare.gov
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence
310-328-1460
1334 Post Ave.
Torrance, CA 90501 M-Th, 8:30-5:15
F, 8:30-5:00
Non-profit agency offering services either free or on a sliding scale.
National Fraud Information Center
800-447-8477
M-F, 9-5 EST
Information on telemarketing and internet fraud and ongoing investigations, consumer complaints. Local and national. Free brochure: "Telephone Scams" available from the Federal Trade Commission, 6th and Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, DC 20590.
Public Social Services, Department of
562-908-8400
12820 Crossroads Pkwy.
City of Industry, CA 9174 M-F, 8-5
Provides services to residents in need of financial assistance to meet their basic needs for food, housing, childcare, in-home care, and/or medical assistance. Programs include in home services, food stamps, Medi-Cal, and general relief.
Rescue Alert of CA, Inc.
866-774-9600
P.O. Box 450
Trabuco Canyon, CA 92678 24 hours
A personal emergency system providing help and communication to individuals who live alone. Rescue Alert provides 24 hr. contacts with medical professionals and emergency services.
Social Security Administration
800-772-1213
310-326-0207
22600 Crenshaw Blvd.
Torrance, CA 90505 M-F, 9-4
Information and referral. Handles Social Security benefits, Medicare, SSI, retirement, sur-vivors and disability insurance.
Southern California Gas Co.
800-427-2200
Furnace repair or replacement for low-income seniors. Call for safety inspections and re-pairs. For weatherization call 800-331-7593
