Come out from the shadows                                                         Photo by Liz Macera

San Francisco has places specifically designed to help seniors with a substance abuse problems.

Day Treatment

Older Adult Outpatient Community Mental Health Program
6221 Geary Boulevard
San Francisco CA 94121
(415) 386-6600

Primary Focus: Mix of mental health and substance abuse services

Services Provided: Substance abuse treatment

Type of Care: Outpatient, partial hospitalization/day treatment

Special Programs/Groups: Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, seniors/older adults

Forms of Payment Accepted: Self payment, Medicaid, Medicare, private health insurance

Payment Assistance: Payment assistance

Special Language Services: Chinese, Russian, Spanish

Curry Senior Center
Senior Alcohol and Drug Programs
333 Turk Street
San Francisco CA 94102
(415) 885-2274

Primary Focus: Substance abuse treatment services

Services Provided: Substance abuse treatment

Type of Care: Outpatient

Special Programs/Groups: Seniors/older adults, women

Forms of Payment Accepted: Self payment

Payment Assistance: Sliding fee scale based on income and other factors

Residential Treatment
Golden Gate for Seniors – Program Coordinator Cyrus Carter
637 S. Van Ness San Francisco, CA 94110 (415) 626-7553
Serves ages 55 and over; 20 beds (4 for women)
Intakes are done Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesdays
The wait list right now is 2-4 weeks for men and 2 months for women

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