The Generational Resource Center: taking eldercare services to the community

Silicon Valley, situated in Santa Clara County, California, is associated in many minds with innovation, industry and the Internet. Notable companies in the area include Apple, Google, Intel, eBay and Yahoo to name a few, while younger entrepreneurs and employees abound. However, Santa Clara County is also home to 260,000 people over 60, as well as about 200,000 caregivers of older adults, according to the Council on Aging Silicon Valley. The Council’s mission “is to assist seniors, adults with disabilities, family members and caregivers to achieve independence and to improve quality of life as they age in place or care for those older family members,” says Mary Vadakkan, who is responsible for the Council’s community outreach.