The L?Chaim Wellness center provides health care services including medical, rehabilitative, and social services for frail elderly and disabled adults. A program of Jewish Family and Children?s Services, L?Chaim?s newly renovated facility is located in San Francisco?s Sunset district. The center is especially for residents of the Sunset district, but also available to individuals living in other areas. Most of our staff is bilingual in both Russian and English.

We will help you and your loved ones to:

• Improve and maintain health
• Enable self care at home
• Remain at home or in the community
• Reduce emergency room visits
• Reduce calls to physicians
• Reduce frequency and length of hospital stays
• Reduce premature institutionalization
• Reduce falls
• Reduce elder abuse

We offer a variety of services under one roof, specially tailored to meet the needs of individuals and their families in a warm, supportive, and very friendly atmosphere.

We provide:

• Physical, occupational, massage, and speech therapy
• Nursing and personal care
• Dietetic counseling
• Social casework and case management
• Recreational and socialization activities
• Educational activities
• Hot lunches and snacks
• Transportation to and from the center
• Support groups for participants and family members
• Respite to caregivers

Our recreational activities include English classes, discussions, lectures, exercise classes, arts & crafts, concerts, and more. Center hours are from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. Staff are available from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. We provide a sliding scale fee, or free services to Medi-Cal participants.

For more information, or for a center tour, please contact Lyudmila Mashinskaya at (415) 449-2900.