About Us

Riverside County Office on Aging was designated on June 18, 1974, by the Board of Supervisors, as a County Department on Aging for Planning and Service Area (PSA) 21. It serves as the official Area Agency on Aging throughout Riverside County, California.

The Office on Aging is one of fifty-five county departments and is located within the city boundaries of Riverside (West County Office), with satellite offices in Coachella Valley (Palm Desert Office) and in Hemet (Hemet Senior Service Center). Although there are three (3) community-based offices, each office can be contacted by calling one telephone number to handle all inquiries and needs: 1-800-510-2020

	West County Office (Main Office) 6296 River Crest Drive, Suite K Riverside, California 92507-0738 (951) 867-3800
	Hemet Senior Service Center (Satellite Office) 749 North State Street Hemet, California 92543-1474 (951) 791-3565
	La Quinta Office (Satellite Office) 78-900 Avenue 47, Ste. 200 La Quinta, CA 92253 (760) 771-0501

 

Riverside County Office on Aging, under the Federal Older Americans Act and Older Californians Act, is charged to provide leadership in developing a system of care services for older persons and adults with disabilities in Riverside County. Under the governance of the Riverside County Board of Supervisors and a seventeen-member citizen Advisory Council, the Office on Aging provides customer-centered services based on the vision, purpose, core value, and promise statement defined in our Strategic Plan: Strategic Plan: 2009-2012 Bridging the Generations for the Future...A Compass for Quality Aging.

The Riverside County Office on Aging administers over a ten million dollar budget comprised of public and private funds from Federal, State, County and local sources, including direct, voluntary contributions from older persons who receive services.

Funds are used to provide core services to the county in the form of planning and needs assessments,  Advocacy,  Coordination,  Education and Outreach,  Information,  Program_Development,  and Service_Delivery.

 

Administration on Aging California Department of Aging City of Coachella City of La Quinta City of Palm Desert City of Rancho Mirage Corporation for National and Community Service Economic Development Administration

First 5 of Riverside Individual Program Donors Palm Springs Airport Partnership for Independent Living Regional Access Project Foundation (RAP) Riverside County Board of Supervisors United Way of the Desert

 

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