HEALTH SERVICES
PATIENT RIGHTS ASSISTANCE
AARP
(888) 687-2277
AARP is a United States-based interest group whose stated mission is "to empower people to choose how they live as they age".
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, BOARD OF PHARMACY
The Board of Pharmacy protects and promotes the health and safety of Californians by pursuing the highest quality of pharmacist’s care and the appropriate use of pharmaceuticals through education, communication, licensing, legislation, regulation, and enforcement.
2720 Gateway Oaks Drive, Suite 100
Sacramento, CA 95833
(916) 518-3100
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF MANAGED HEALTH CARE
The California Department of Managed Health Care protects consumers’ health care rights and ensures a stable health care delivery system.
980 9th St #500
Sacramento, CA 95814
(888) 466-2219
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
The California Department of Public Health ensures that the public’s health is shaped to receive positive health outcome for individuals, family and communities.
3701 N Freeway Blvd
Sacramento, CA 95834
(916) 558-1784
MEDICAL BOARD OF CALIFORNIA
(800) 633- 2322
The Medical Board of California’s mission is to protect the health care of consumers by properly licensing physicians, surgeons, and certain allied health care professionals.
2005 Evergreen St, Suite 1200
Sacramento, CA 95815
PUBLIC GUARDIAN
(530) 666-8100
Public Guardian is the court-appointed conservator for adults who are gravely disabled due to a mental illness and disable adults with deficits of mental functioning who cannot provide for their personal care needs for physical health, medical care, food, clothing, shelter or cannot resist undue influence. The Public Guardian is appointed conservator when there are no reasonable alternatives to conservatorship and no family or friends willing and able to serve as the conservator. The Public Guardian acts in the conservatee’s best interest, arranges medical/psychiatric care, housing/placement and other services, manages the conservatee’s benefits and assets, and is the substituted decision maker for most aspects of the conservatee’s life.
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Handbook for Conservators: http://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/handbook.pdf
RESOURCES FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING
Resources for Independent Living promotes the socioeconomic independence of person with disabilities and seniors by providing peer supported, consumer directed independent living services and advocacy. Â RIL provides 7 core services: Advocacy and Legislative Monitoring; Housing; Personal Assistance Services; Information and Referral; Peer counseling; Independent Living Skills training; and Assistive technology.
(916) 446-3074
420 I St
Sacramento, CA 95814
YOLO CONFLICT RESOLUTION SERVICES
(530) 564-2324
Yolo Conflict Resolution Services (YCRC) provides assistance in resolving conflicts for individuals and organizations throughout Yolo County. We offer mediation, facilitation, educational workshops, and trainings. We partner with community organizations to make sure our services can be accessed at low or no cost to them.