Concerned about memory loss,
confusion, personality changes?
Whether you’re seeking answers for yourself
or a loved one, help is available.
Legacy Health Endowment and Dr. Carla Perissinotto are working together to support Central Valley residents – diagnosed or undiagnosed – affected by Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. For selected applicants, LHE will cover all costs for uninsured families and individuals, and for those earning below 300 percent of the federal poverty level. Telehealth and bilingual services are available.
Dr. Carla Perissinotto
Professor of Medicine at UCSF and board certified in geriatric, internal, and palliative medicine – is bringing geriatric healthcare services directly to the Central Valley, where it is so desperately needed.
Read more about Dr. Carla Perissinotto
From 2017-2021, Dr. Carla Perissinotto served as the first Associate Chief for Geriatrics Clinical Programs at UCSF. Given the growth of clinical programs, the associate chief oversees and manages both inpatient and outpatient clinical programs which include Care at Home, Geriatrics consultation in the outpatient setting, and the new Acute Care for the Elderly (ACE) unit at Moffitt-Long Hospital, Orthopedic CO-Management programs and programs which are in development.
Carla is a Professor in the Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine. Carla is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine. Carla is dedicated to working in both community and academic settings. Her main clinical work has been in home-based care, and she worked in UCSF Care at Home for over 10 years–which provides medical care to home bound older adults, and in embedded Geriatrics consult practices. From 2008-2017, Carla served as a primary care and consulting Geriatrician at the Over60 Health Center in Berkeley.
Carla joined the faculty in August 2010 as a clinician-educator and has received multiple awards for her excellence in teaching. Carla is passionate about working with diverse communities and improving the training of internal medicine residents and all learners in the care of elderly patients. Carla also has a special interest in teaching primary care doctors how to more effectively recognize cognitive impairment in the outpatient primary care setting. Carla was also a recipient of the highly-competitive HRSA Geriatric Academic Career Award 2010-2015, with which she developed curricula to teach a wide range of learners on the care of elderly patients in diverse settings. Carla has also gained national and international recognition for her research on the effects of loneliness on the health of older adults. She is frequently invited to discuss her research and discuss the clinical and policy implications of the health effects of loneliness.
Patients must live in one of these ZIP codes:
95328 – Keyes
95334 – Livingston, Arena
95360 – Newman, Hills Ferry
95363 – Patterson, Diablo Grande, Grayson/Westley
95374 – Stevinson
95380-95382 – Turlock, Cortez
95358 – West Modesto/Bret Harte
95388 – Winton, Cressey
95301 – Atwater, Buhach
95303 – Ballico
95307 – Ceres
95313 – Crows Landing
95315 – Delhi
95316 – Denair, Montpelier
95322 – Gustine, Santa Nella
95324 – Hilmar, Irwin
95326 – Hughson
