“It was so different for somebody to be trying to help me, to reach out and say look, we’re going to help you.”
Last Updated May 23, 2022

“I’ve put rows of seats in there, and played football there”, says Howard, 58, pointing up at the famous exterior of the Pasadena Rose Bowl. “I’ve had a long history with this place”. Which is perhaps why Howard was drawn back here when two years ago he fou...

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June Simmons Honored as a 2016 Influencer in Aging
Last Updated May 23, 2022

June Simmons, President and CEO of Partners in Care Foundation has been recognized as a 2016 Influencer in Aging, by Next Avenue, public media’s first and only digital publication dedicated to covering issues for older Americans. June is nationally recogniz...

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Karla’s story: “Delia and my case manager were a really great team.”
Last Updated May 23, 2022

At Partners in Care we serve many individuals with complex care needs. Every now and then we meet someone whose needs are particularly complicated, and whose situation touches our hearts in a new way. One such person is Karla, who has stage 3 Lyme Disease, ...

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Calling 911: “It quickly became apparent that a major contributor to her distress was that she didn’t have a bed of her own.”
Last Updated May 23, 2022

No access to a bathtub. No bed. A lost insurance card. Just three of the issues uncovered by a health coach intervention during the initial pilot phase of a pioneering collaboration between Partners in Care Foundation and the Los Angeles City Fire Departmen...

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Medtronic Foundation Awards Partners Grant Funding to Support Diabetes Self-Management Training
Last Updated May 23, 2022

Partners in Care Foundation has received two years of grant funding from Medtronic Foundation, one of the world’s largest medical technology, services and solutions companies, to help support the expansion of the Diabetes Self-Management Training Program (D...

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Partners team contributes article on Care Transitions to new Encyclopedia of Social Work
Last Updated January 11, 2021

Three Partners staff have contributed a chapter to the new Encyclopedia of Social Work, the first continuously updated online collaboration between the National Association of Social Workers (NASW Press) and Oxford University Press (OUP). Partners CEO, June...

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Margaret’s story: “I learned about nutrition labels – so now I look at those before I buy.”
Last Updated May 23, 2022

In September 2016, Margaret attended a Healthier Living workshop, a six week program specially developed for people with chronic health conditions. The workshop provides support for normal daily activities and dealing with the emotions created by chronic co...

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How a little information can go a long way to improving health outcomes
Last Updated May 23, 2022

Access to reliable transportation is a major concern for many seniors, who can often find it difficult to attend medical appointments. Here’s how a visit from a care transitions coach helped one senior solve the problem. Shamael, one of Partners’ care trans...

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Social Determinants: Their Impact on Healthcare
Last Updated January 11, 2021

Kathy Kirchhoff, who recently joined the Partners in Care Board of Directors, is Managing Director at Cain Brothers, Long Beach, and a senior banker in the firm’s Post-Acute Care practice. Reproduced here, with the kind permission of Cain Brothers, is her r...

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