Contra Costa County — East Bay
Senior Resources in Lafayette
Lafayette is home to the Lafayette Senior Service Center serving the Lamorinda area (Lafayette, Moraga, Orinda). Residents have easy access to John Muir Health and Kaiser Walnut Creek for comprehensive medical care.
Community & Senior Centers
Lafayette Senior Service Center
Senior service center serving Lafayette, Moraga, and Orinda (Lamorinda). Classes, social events, and support programs for older adults.
Hospitals & Clinics
John Muir Medical Center — Walnut Creek
Nearby full-service hospital and Level II trauma center. Comprehensive emergency, cardiac, cancer, and orthopedic services.
Kaiser Permanente Walnut Creek Medical Center
Kaiser's full-service hospital. Emergency care, surgery, cardiac, cancer, and specialty services.
Senior Care Homes
The Reutlinger Community
Continuing Care Retirement Community offering independent living, assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing with a Jewish cultural foundation (open to all).
Legal & Financial
Bay Area Legal Aid
Free civil legal services to low-income Bay Area residents, including older adults. Housing, public benefits, and consumer law. Legal Advice Line for Alameda and Contra Costa counties.
H.I.C.A.P. — Contra Costa
Free, unbiased Medicare counseling and advocacy for Contra Costa County residents. Help with plan selection, billing disputes, and benefits.
Caregiving Services
Home Instead — Lafayette
In-home senior care offering personal care, meal prep, medication reminders, companionship, dementia care, and 24/7 care.
Transportation
County Connection
Contra Costa County's central public bus system with reduced senior/disabled fares. LINK paratransit available for those who qualify.
BART — Lafayette Station
Bay Area Rapid Transit serving Lamorinda. Reduced senior fares with Clipper.
Food & Nutrition
Meals on Wheels Diablo Region
Contra Costa County's primary home-delivered meals program for seniors at home. Also operates CC Cafe frozen meals, Friendly Visitors, and Restaurants Deliver programs.
Food Bank of Contra Costa
Regional food bank providing food distribution, nutrition programs, CC Cafe frozen meals for seniors, and CalFresh enrollment assistance.
Government & Veterans
Contra Costa County Area Agency on Aging
Leads planning and funding for services supporting Contra Costa County residents 60+. Coordinates in-home care, caregiver support, legal aid, nutrition, and transportation programs.
Contra Costa Information & Assistance Helpline
Free helpline staffed by social workers helping seniors, adults with disabilities, and caregivers find resources and navigate services in Contra Costa County.
Contra Costa Adult Protective Services
24-hour assistance to elderly and dependent adults who are victims of physical, emotional, or financial abuse, neglect, or exploitation in Contra Costa County.
Housing & Home
Rebuilding Together Contra Costa
Free home repairs and safety modifications for lower-income senior homeowners — grab bars, ramps, plumbing, electrical, and accessibility upgrades.
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