Choice in Aging

About Choice in Aging

Care Your Family Will Love… Since 1949, Choice in Aging has been a nonprofit partner serving tens of thousands of adults and their families. In partnership with caregivers, our expert team of professionals provides each client with an individualized assessment and plan. Choice in Aging is uniquely designed to serve adults with multiple chronic conditions, including mid to late stage Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. To provide the best care possible, Choice in Aging provides services through 3 special programs: Mt. Diablo Center and The Bedford Center, Adult Day Health Care programs located in Contra Costa County provide programs which mirror the skilled nursing staffing model, but is based in the community and typically operates Monday through Friday during the day. Our programs provide therapeutic activities disguised as fun through the day, making socializing and exercising meaningful and pleasurable. Our programs provide services such as registered nurses, occupational and physical therapy, as well as art, crafts, musical guests and much more. Multipurpose Senior Service Program (MSSP) is a Medi-Cal federal waiver program serving people 65 and over, who are at a skilled nursing level of care. The program provides home/community based complex case management provided by a registered nurse and social workers who conduct a comprehensive health and psychosocial assessment in each person’ home. Based on the assessments, the team develops an individualize plan of care to help people remain living independently that includes things like ensuring they get to physician visits, the medication is managed, they have appropriate in home care etc. California Community Transitions (CCT) is part of the federal Medicaid program that started in 2007. This program was created to help people who have been long-term residents in institutional care safely move back into community living. This is a highly complex and dynamic program with skills transition coordinators who identify housing, make adaptations, connect people services and ensure a safe transition back to independence.