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Representing ALL That Impacts Our Senior Community

Empowered Aging mobilizes care power for the elderly to remove barriers building a more equitable community for all. Learn more »

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Our Work

Every day, our staff, volunteers, donors and community members are cultivating change for seniors in the greater Bay Area.

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Join a movement of game changers who are rolling up their sleeves and making a difference.

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Help empower the aging in your community with a gift in support of our work. Real change starts with you.

Your Ombudsman Services for Contra Costa, Solano, and Alameda Counties

At Empowered Aging the Ombudsman Program provides services for long-term care residents living in Alameda, Contra Costa, and Solano Counties. Our team of trained advocates helps resolve complaints of abuse, neglect, or exploitation and fights for residents’ rights including quality of care, medical decision-making, visitation, discharge, and rehabilitation. For more information about our program, use the button below to visit our Ombudsman Services webpage or for immediate assistance, please call (925) 685-2070.

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The Elder Justice Lunch and Learn Series

Awareness, Prevention, and Innovation in a New Era of Care

Calling all eldercare industry professionals! Have you visited our library of FREE Lunch & Learn sessions? There are over 20 webinars featuring today’s leading industry experts highlighting ways to prevent and combat abuse and neglect in this new era of care. If you’re ready to enhance the services you provide, then what are you waiting for? Access the library now!

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Serving the Bay Area and Beyond

In Contra Costa, we started with just a few government grants, a single staff person, and a lot of determination. Now, nearly 50 years later, we have a team of 45, including trained volunteers with boots on the ground standing up for thousands of seniors in our region — Contra Costa, Solano, and Alameda Counties.

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