The Carmel Foundation takes pride in offering members on site access to a number of social services through both the help of other agencies or our own support services staff.  These include:

•	Legal Services for Seniors – Legal Services for Seniors Free legal consultation and representation for residents age 60 or older. Agency can help with: Social Security, SSI and private pension issues; healthcare, Medicare, Medi-Cal and private health insurance questions; elder abuse (financial and physical); housing rights and landlord/tenant disputes; Advanced Health Care Directives and long-term care problems; simple wills; consumer and debt collection problems and grandparent/relative and non-relative guardianships.
•	Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP) – In cooperation with the Alliance on Aging, HICAP helps seniors with Medicare questions.
•	Social Security – staff from Social Security are on site monthly to help seniors with questions, replacement cards, or other concerns related to their Social Security. On site on the 2nd Wednesday of the month from 9:00am - 12:00pm and  1:00pm - 3:00pm
•	Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Assistance – by appointment with Support Services staff.
•	Blood Pressure Checks