Alzheimer's Services of the East Bay

Alzheimer's Services of the East Bay serves individuals with early-to-late stage Alzheimer's disease, their families and the community through day care, support, counseling, care management, education and training.

How do you help people in my community?

Alzheimer's Services of the East Bay's day centers carry the only state-certified Alzheimer's Day Care Resource Center (ADCRC) designation in Alameda County. This means ASEB is the only agency in the County which is required to have a higher-level staffing ratio than the ratio for Adult Day Health Care (a 5-to-1 staff to participant ratio for ADCRC versus 15-to-1 for Adult Day Health Care alone) in recognition of the extra help needed for clients with permanent, progressive memory loss.

Beyond programs provided at its Berkeley and Hayward sites, the agency serves 1,000's of people in the Bay Area each year with education, training, information and referral. ASEB's trains family caregivers and employees of other agencies to be aware of the special needs of people with memory loss. Staff members mentor nursing students and social work interns from local schools who then convey our quality of care to others. Bay Area businesses benefit from employees who balance job and family responsibilities because our day programs provide respite. Staff members occupy leadership positions in collaborations that facilitate the work of local, state, and national agencies, and they are long-term care advocates to state and national policy makers.

ASEB's array of services is unique in the community. There is a lack of specialized supportive services for individuals with Alzheimer's disease; family caregivers; health care workers and the general community.

Why do you need my support?

Donations give ASEB the extra support needed to provide quality care to clients who are often underserved -- the elderly, women, and members of minority groups -- and the funds needed to provide education, referral and information to the general community. Every ASEB client is subsidized. Though a majority of ASEB's day care clients are eligible for MediCal assistance, MediCal does not pay for the full cost of care. Some service grants are provided by state and local governments but no program completely covers expenses. The cost of providing day care is $70 to $80 a day per client. MediCal pays $55 a day for health services for clients who are eligible for those subsidies. Medicare doesn't cover our services. Long-term care insurance is not widely available, and subsidies aren't provided to maintain programs which benefit individuals in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease.

How can I be sure that you will use my money wisely and won't waste it?

ASEB has provided services since 1989 and operates two state-licensed Adult Day Health Care centers. Numerous state and private organizations including the California Department on Aging and the Alameda County Department of Aging monitor ASEB's outcome and verification systems. A certified accounting firm conducts an annual independent audit of the agency each year and the agency complies with auditory requirements stipulated by the Title III Older Americans Act. ASEB is a nonprofit organization with an IRS 501 (c) (3) designation and files financial information with federal and state governments each year. Those files are available to the public for review.

The agency has received national recognition as a model Adult Day Health Care program, and has received an award for management excellence from Chevron and the Management Center. ASEB's Board is committed to an active fundraising program including foundation grant requests, special events, a major donor program, and planned giving. The 17-member Board, made up of individuals from the community with a range of backgrounds from human services to business to personal caregiving, reviews the financial status of the organization on a regular basis and supports a cost-effective program that maintains a high quality of service. Administrative overhead is approximately 15% a year.

Board and staff are committed to maintaining quality programs, continuing to subsidize care for those who are unable to afford the full cost, and maintaining the flexibility to develop programs for emerging needs. Staff and Board participate in an annual long-range planning sessions.

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