El Dorado County Senior Resources: Real Contacts
The honest starting point for the programs and protections below is a phone call or visit, not a website — here’s exactly who to call.
Adult Protective Services (APS)
- (530) 642-4800 (24-hour hotline, Placerville & South Lake Tahoe)
IHSS intake
- (530) 642-4800 (adult intake)
Public Guardian
- (530) 621-6219
- 929 Spring Street, Placerville, CA 95667
El Dorado County Area Agency on Aging
- El Dorado County's own Area Agency on Aging (not part of the Sacramento-region Area 4 agency)
- (530) 621-6369
- 937 Spring Street, Placerville, CA 95667
CANHR (California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform)
- (800) 474-1116
- canhr.org
Legal Services of Northern California — Auburn office
- Free/low-cost legal aid, covers El Dorado County
- Local: (530) 823-7560 · Toll-free: (800) 660-6107
- 190 Reamer Street, Auburn, CA 95603
- General intake Mon–Thu 9–12 & 1:15–4 (closed to new intake Fridays)
- Evening intake line (all LSNC offices): (866) 815-5990
MSSP (California Health Collaborative)
- (888) 752-6777
Contact details change over time — if a number here doesn’t connect, search for the organization’s current listing or let us know.