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Care Providers
- California Trauma Centers (PDF) - California Emergency Medical Services Authority
Trauma centers are hospitals that have been so designated by a local emergency medical services agency as meeting state trauma regulations. Here is a list of all designated trauma centers in California.
- Residential Care
- Community Care Licensing - California Department of Social Services
Find information about community care licensing, including adult and elderly facilities, overseen by the Community Care Licensing Division. Dependant care is provided in care centers or providers' homes, and includes 24-hour residential services, adult day care, and child care.
- Choosing a Nursing Home - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Use this page to compare detailed information about the past performance of every Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in the country. There are also other tools available here to help you in your choice of a nursing home.
- Eldercare Locater - U.S. Administration on Aging
Locate help for an older family member or friend through a nationwide directory assistance service designed to help older persons and caregivers find local support resources for aging Americans.
- Shelters for Women and for the Homeless
- Women's Shelters - California Attorney General's Public Rights Division, Civil Rights Enforcement Unit
Find information about shelters and organizations in California that provide a safe place to stay, and counseling for women and their children whose safety is in danger as a result of beatings and other violence by their spouses and lovers.
- The Homeless - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Obtain information to help the homeless find housing and jobs. Link to other homeless and housing resources.
- Local Health Departments - California Department of Health Care Services
Link to web sites of local health departments with addresses and phone numbers.
