Mental Health Services for Both Seniors and Those Who Care For Them

In addition to physical health issues, some seniors also face mental and emotional issues. WISE & Healthy Aging provides a variety of mental health services for seniors.

These services include:
  • Caregiver support groups. Being responsible for the care of another person can be stressful. WISE & Healthy Aging offers support groups for caregivers.

  • In-home psychotherapy. To be eligible for these services, the client must be 55 years of age or older and be MediCal eligible, uninsured or under-insured. Clients with Medicare only may be eligible. (Clients who have Medicare and a medigap insurance plan or who have Medicare HMO coverage are not eligible.)

  • Information and referral services. WISE & Healthy Aging serves as a community resource for general information about aging. WISE & Healthy Aging has links to many resources available to assist older people. For information and referral services, call (310) 394-9871, ext. 217 or email info@wiseandhealthyaging.org

  • Mental Health Services. These services for older adults include individual, couple, family and group psychotherapy. The services offer also include psychosocial assessment and testing, psychiatric consultation, care management and management of medications. Crisis intervention is also available. For more information on these services, call (310) 394-9871, ext. 222.

  • Peer Counseling. This renowned program uses intensively trained volunteer seniors to counsel individuals, couples or families. Each counselor receives ongoing supervision in counseling.