Health Projects Center

Programs: The multipurpose senior services program (mssp) provides support services to help keep frail elderly clients safe and healthy at home. Mssp is a program of the california department of aging and funded by medi-cal. Mssp is provided at no cost to eligible participants in monterey and santa cruz counties. During the past year, hpc provided intensive care management support to 424 clients. The average age of these clients is 82 years. These individuals are in need of significant help with activities of daily living: 96% require help with bathing; 63% with toileting; and 23% with eating.

del mar caregiver resource center provides support to family caregivers caring for a loved one with cognitive impairment such as alzheimers disease, traumatic brain injury, dementia or stroke. Del mar crc is part of a statewide system funded by the california department of health care services and local sources. Since 1988, this program has provided caregivers throughout the monterey bay region with in-home respite care, family consultations, support groups, legal consultations,counseling, educational programs and other essential services. Summary of caregiver services, july 2016 to june 2017: hours of paid respite for caregivers 4,418,hours of staff consultation with caregivers 1,311, hours of educational events 113, hours of caregiver support groups 88, hours of legal consultation 21, number of caregiver families served 615

the california community transitions program assists adults receiving medical to move into their own home after living in a long-term care facility. Hpc has worked with 29 clients to assist them to transition to a community home.