On Lok's Care Teams work together to provide personalized care to each member and include physicians, nurses, social workers, rehabilitation therapists, dietitians, home care aides, and drivers. Members use On Lok Lifeways physicians who are experts in the care of older adults.

services

• Physical, occupational, speech, and recreational therapies
• Home health care and personal care
• Nutrition services and home delivered meals when needed
• Transportation and emergency medical transport
• Social services
• Primary medical and specialty care as needed (such as cardiology, neurology)
• Routine preventative care such as audiology, dentistry, optometry, and podiatry
• Nursing care and monitoring
• Adult day health care
• Prescription drugs
• Acute hospital and nursing home care

Eligibility

On Lok Lifeways is a possible option for those:

• 55 years old or older and living in San Francisco
• Experiencing ongoing medical problems, memory loss, and requiring daily help with bathing, walking, eating or dressing; and
• who are able to remain in the community with supportive services without jeopardizing their health and safety

Fees

Payment Options	Medicare	Medi-Cal
Fees covered by:
Notes	On Lok Lifeways has no premium, co-payment, or deductible for people who are Medicare AND Medi-Cal beneficiaries AND recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. Fixed monthly fees may be available for Medicare-only beneficiaries. For people who do not have Medicare, you will be assisted in determining what, if any, monthly fee is required to join.

On Lok's model of health care began in the early 1970s. San Francisco's Chinatown-North Beach community recognized that families of immigrants from Italy, China and the Philippines needed long term care services. Community leaders formed a nonprofit corporation, On Lok Senior Health Services, to develop a community based provision of care. On Lok is Cantonese for "peaceful, happy abode."

In 1996 IOA developed formal affiliations with On Lok to establish Senior Health centers in the Western Addition and Richmond Districts of San Francisco, offering a Program of All Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) provided by IOA.