Mateo Lodge

Mateo Lodge sits on Cassia Street in Redwood City and has been around since 1975, running as a nonprofit with a focus on helping adults, mainly those with serious mental illness, by providing supportive housing and care services. The place helps not only seniors who need help with daily activities like bathing, dressing, or taking their medicine, but also adults under 60 who have developmental or physical disabilities, all in a home-like setting for about 14 residents at a time, so everyone gets enough attention. Residents can live in apartments with other people who are also getting care, and the staff, which includes a Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, keeps an eye on things like medication, health needs, and housing so nobody falls through the cracks, and they've had only one citation in the past five years. The Board and Care Residences are licensed and offer 24-hour residential care, but while there may be onsite nurses or home health involved, they don't do round-the-clock skilled nursing, although they try to coordinate for what's needed. The shelter program is part of a bigger effort with case management and outreach, supporting homeless and mentally ill adults in San Mateo County, including veterans, seniors, and people with disabilities, with community outreach workers on call 24 hours to make sure outside agencies also get support. The facility covers a lot of ground services-wise, working with both state and federal health programs like the Affordable Care Act, HRSA health centers, and local groups like the San Mateo County Human Services Agency, which means there's help for things like opioid addiction, suicide prevention, elder abuse, disaster mental health, and even fall prevention, plus access to assistive devices for mobility or medical needs. The food's communal and there's laundry, housekeeping, and general support for everyday living, not just for the seniors but for all residents, and the place is well-suited for people using wheelchairs or other mobility aids. Resources for understanding healthcare are available through a health library and online tools-residents can use things like a symptom checker or learn about their medications, and the staff helps connect people to government aid, emergency support, or special programs. Mateo Lodge works in several languages, including English, Spanish, Cantonese, and Tagalog, to reach a wide group of people, and they collaborate through things like the Benetech Service Net pilot project and the Ohana API so their resources stay up to date. Funded mostly by grants and with steady assets and revenue, Mateo Lodge leans on partnerships in the community and aims to be a stable shelter with a strong support system for the mentally ill, people facing homelessness, and seniors needing support with daily life. Their website has more detailed information.