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Harneet Chopra earned her medical degree from Government Medical College Patiala, India. She completed her residency at Alameda County Medical Center/Highland Hospital in Oakland. She is certified by both the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Aesthetic Medicine.

She resides in Lafayette with her husband and two children. In her leisure time, she enjoys traveling, hiking and spending quality time with her family.

Virtual 602 Assessments

The Department of Adult and Aging Services protects, supports, advocates and provides services for an aging population, particularly those with disabilities.

Alameda County Social Services Agency

Alzheimer’s Association is a national voluntary health organization dedicated to funding research into prevention, treatments, and cure of Alzheimer’s disease.

Alzheimer’s Association

The Association aims to have a world free of cardiovascular diseases and strokes.

American Heart Association

A healthy agency that provides information about all arthritis and arthritis-related conditions.

Arthritis Foundation

The Assisted Living Waiver (ALW) is a Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) waiver that was created by legislation that directed the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) to develop and implement the project to test the efficacy of assisted living as a Medi-Cal benefit.

Assisted Living Waiver

CANHR educates and supports long term care consumers and advocates regarding the rights and remedies under the law.

California Advocate for Nursing Reform

Affordable Housing and Home Matching Program for Seniors.

COMPLEMENTARY Employee Assistance Program connecting employees caring for Aging Parents with Senior Care Resources.

Center for Disease Control and Prevention has numerous resources, research, and fact sheets about fall risks in older adults.

Fall Prevention and Home Safety

FCA provides information on brain disorders, caregiver assistance and long-term homecare.

Family Caregiver Alliance

Independent livings are privately-owned or operated homes or complexes that provide shared housing for adults with disabilities, including mental illness and others who may benefit from a shared living environment

Independent Living Association

The IHSS Program will help pay for services provided to you so that you can remain safely in your own home.

Legal Assistance for Seniors works to ensure the independence and dignity of seniors by protecting their legal rights through education, counseling, and advocacy.

Legal Assistance for Seniors

A great resource for caregiving families and professionals.

National Alliance for Caregiving

The purpose of the NACCM is to advance the quality of care management services by assuring individual competence to perform the duties of care management.

National Academy of Certified Care Managers

Aging Life Care Association, formerly the “National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers” (NAPGCM) is a volunteer nonprofit association with thousands of members.

Aging Life Care Association

NPF has focused on the care and treatment of people with Parkinson’s disease and has funded millions of dollars for research and support services.

National Parkinson Foundation

Ombudsam Program addresses complaints and advocates for improvements in the long-term care system.

Ombudsman Services

VA Aid and Attendance or Housebound benefits provide monthly payments added to the amount of monthly VA pension for qualified Veterans and Survivors.

VA Aid and Attendance Benefits

National Aging in Place – SF Bay Area Chapter

IHSS – Alameda County

IHSS – Contra Costa County

Day Break Adult Care Centers

Choice in Aging

Daughterhood Support Groups

National Aging in Place – SF Bay Area Chapter

IHSS – Alameda County

IHSS – Contra Costa County

Alzheimer’s Store

One-on-one customized activities delivered in-person, created for each client based on their unique interests and abilities

Hummingbird Project