Avenidas

Re-Inventing Aging

Rose Kleiner Center

six photos of remote services and activities offered by the Avenidas Rose Kleiner Center
Rose Kleiner Center

Avenidas Rose Kleiner Center has been in operation since 1976. We provide support to people with Alzheimer’s, dementia, Parkinson’s, stroke, chronic conditions, physical and mental health limitations, and those at risk for falls.

Avenidas Rose Kleiner Center is continuing to enroll new participants. If you are interested and would like to learn more, please contact Susan Lam at slam@avenidas.org or call

1 (650) 248-6839

Get support for your loved ones and yourself through our day health center’s remote program.

While our Mountain View facility is temporarily closed due to the pandemic, staff continue to serve our participants and their families in new and different ways to keep them moving and smiling! 

We Offer

  • Activity Packets
  • Social & Wellness Calls
  • Zoom Activities & Classes
  • Caregiver Support
  • Outdoor Outings & Exercise
  • Home Visits & Deliveries
RKC staff member Dina guides an RKC participant on a socially-distant dog walk to make sure he gets home safely.
RKC participant Cecilia C holding up a completed coloring page from an activity packet

Activity Packets

In addition to publishing its monthly activities calendar, the Avenidas Rose Kleiner Activities Team assembles and mails out more than 90 Activity Packets to our participants each week!

These packets include Current Events and Travel Class handouts, Art and Craft project instructions and step-by-step photos to do at home, crossword puzzles, Sudoku, Dot-to-Dot puzzles, Mazes, and lots of coloring pages.

We personalize the packets based on feedback that we receive during our Zooms and our social and reassessment phone calls.

In this photo, Cecilia C showcases two months’ worth of coloring talent.

Avenidas Rose Kleiner staff check in on participants by Zoom

Zoom Activities and Classes

We are “Zooming” at ARKC! Our participants are enjoying Loretta’s “Coffee and Chat” on Tuesday mornings, Live Exercise Class with Eileen on Thursday afternoons, and Dina’s “Zoom for Spanish-speakers” on Friday afternoons. Emily will soon be adding a “Men’s Group” Zoom to the calendar.

The participants love to see each other, along with the ARKC staff members who “pop” in weekly.  We’re tailoring our Zooms to fit our demographic & individual needs…and adjusting as we go.

In addition, we are scheduling one-on-one Zooms for participants who don’t fare well (or are not appropriate) on a group Zoom. The participant gets 1:1 uninterrupted attention AND it provides a brief respite for the spouse/caregiver.

Our Physical Therapy/Rehab team has also been doing 1:1 exercise sessions via Zoom.

Screenshot showing videos on the Avenidas Rose Kleiner Center YouTube channel

ARKC YouTube Channel

Staff at the Avenidas Rose Kleiner Center have been recording videos for participants and sharing them on their new YouTube Channel.

Here are a few of the videos you can watch: Story Time with Eileen, Art Appreciation with Judy, Standing and Seated Exercise with Dina and Eileen, plus honeybees, cooking lessons, cats, birds, and beautiful flowers.

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Grant (left) and Dina (right) pose in their masks on a flat gravel trail

Outdoor Activities & Exercise

Avenidas Rose Kleiner Center staff accompany members on walks in the fresh air and sunshine—sometimes for a little curbside refreshment, and sometimes with canine companions.

In this photo, Grant and Dina hold up the drinks they bought on their socially distant visit to the coffee shop.

Avenidas Rose Kleiner Center participant settles down at his coffee table to work on a recently-delivered puzzle

Socially-Distanced Deliveries

While we work on ramping up and organizing our Friendly Visiting program, we have been making occasional deliveries and care-package mailings to our participants by request. 

Earlier in the pandemic, ARKC staff members delivered groceries, sanitizer, masks, gloves, and toilet paper to these vulnerable members of our senior population.

In this photo, Steve F. works on some puzzles sent from ARKC and has his Reminisce magazine ready for some light reading.

If you are looking for a safe and supportive environment in which your loved one will feel stimulated, comfortable and cared for, you’ll find that the daytime options offered by the Avenidas Rose Kleiner Center can be the best choice for your family.

Frequently Asked Questions

Fees are paid in three ways: with Medi-Cal approval, the daily fee can be covered by the participants’ Medi-Cal benefit; the VA will cover the fee for qualified veterans; and for those who pay privately, the fee is determined on a sliding scale according to income and assets. Private Pay fees range from $80 per day to $150 per day. Cost includes the program services, lunch, and transportation.

Participants can come two days up to five days a week, and the program lasts from 9:30am until 2:30pm. Participants choose the activities they want to engage in during the day and they may also receive physical, occupational and/or speech therapy, nursing services, or meet with a social worker. A tasty hot lunch is served every day in a welcoming group environment.

Download and complete a copy of our Referral Form. Fax the completed form to (650) 691-1119 or email it as an attachment to efarber@avenidas.org.

Caregivers are very important to us. We offer a twice-monthly Caregiver Support Group to give family members the opportunity to share the ups and downs of caregiving with other caregivers. The group meets on the 1st and 3rd Friday of the month from 10:00 am – 11:00 am.

Staff members are always available for consultation and support. Social work can refer caregivers to additional resources for care and support when needed.

What’s Happening at the Avenidas Rose Kleiner Center

cooking class at the Avenidas Rose Kleiner Center

December 2020 Avenidas Rose Kleiner Center Activities

Download and print this month’s activities calendar. Includes holiday songs and trivia.

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cooking class at the Avenidas Rose Kleiner Center

November 2020 Rose Kleiner Center Activities

This month’s activities calendar includes a “Finish the Song Title” quiz.

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Avenidas RKC staff gathered for drive-through event

Avenidas Rose Kleiner Center Drive-Through Celebration

30 participants and families came to our ARKC Drive Thru Celebration on October 3, 2020. See the photos here.

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Volunteer at the Avenidas Rose Kleiner Center

Help with activities like arts and crafts, gardening, and lunch. Application, interview, background check, TB test and Rose Kleiner training required. Contact activities director Loretta Austin at (650) 289-5499 for more information.

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Avenidas Rose Kleiner Center in the News

Los Alto Town Crier Reports on Avenidas Program Changes and the Fight for CBAS

Even with CBAS funding spared, the services that Adult Day Health Centers can offer in the COVID-19 era have changed.

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Avenidas Rose Kleiner Center in Active Over 50

Two of our Avenidas Rose Kleiner Center staff members wrote an article in Active Over 50 Issue 58 about a day in the life of an Avenidas Rose Kleiner participant.

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Avenidas Rose Kleiner Center Featured in Los Altos Town Crier

Emily Farber and Susan Lam from the Avenidas Rose Kleiner Center explain how you can tell when your loved one is ready to participate in an adult day program.

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