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We seek a community where people age at home with dignity and good health. We seek a community where all people receive supportive health and social services in the least restrictive environment possible Health Projects Center supports people as they age to live safely at home by delivering high quality services and programs in the Monterey Bay Region. TO HELP PEOPLE AGE AT HOME, WE WORK ON 3 LEVELS. Dignity and Health for an Aging Population Serving the Monterey Bay Region Since 1980 1-800-624-8304 www.hpcn.org | www.delmarcaregiver.org Central Coast Area Health Education Center We strengthen and support the health care workforce to more effectively address geriatrics and chronic care management. Del Mar Caregiver Resource Center We support family caregivers to provide and sustain quality care to their loved ones, and to take better care of their own physical and mental health. Multipurpose Senior Services Program We manage health care and supportive services for medically frail low-income elders so that they can stay safely at home. April 2021 edition Special Advertising Supplement to the Santa Cruz Sentinel A Bounty of Discounts for Local Seniors By Tara Fatemi Walker We've all heard the clichés like "You're only as old (or young) as you feel" and "Age is just a number." But the bottom line is that many individ- uals the outside world might define as "seniors" actually feel quite young at heart. Whether or not you embrace the senior definition or label, if you're of a certain age you can take advantage of some discounts across the county. We've rounded up some of these below. Note that age requirements vary depending on the busi- ness; these are listed if the information was readily available. Two more gen- eral tips: 1) most of these require on-site as opposed to online purchases and 2) be sure to ask for the discount instead of assum- ing that a staff person will give you the lower price because you 'look like a senior.' Have some grocery or vitamin/supplement shop- ping to do? Aptos Natural Foods (831-685-3334, aptosnaturalfoods.com) of- fers 10 percent off to shop- pers 65 and older every Wednesday and Sunday. Deluxe Foods (831-688- 7442, deluxefoodsofaptos. com) has a monthly Senior Discount Day: on the first Tuesday of every month, customers 60 and older get 10 percent off. At all New Leaf Community Markets (newleaf.com) locations— Aptos, Capitola, Down- town Santa Cruz, Half Moon Bay, and Westside SC—shoppers 65 and older get 10 percent off purchases every day. The two Staff of Life (staffof- lifemarket.com) locations, in Santa Cruz (831-423- 8632) and the brand-new Watsonville store (831- 726-0240), offer a five percent daily discount to customers over 65. This doubles to 10 percent every Tuesday through Thursday. Discounts ex- clude meat, seafood, sushi, beer and wine purchases, and any items already on sale. At Vitamin Center (831-462-4697) seniors get 10 percent off every day. At both Wild Roots Market (wildrootsmarket. com) locations, Felton and Boulder Creek, those 65 and older get a 10 percent discount Monday through Friday. This is valid for all items except sushi which is provided by a third-par- ty vendor. Seniors need to complete an application to receive their discount card. Discounts were formerly offered only two days a week; this was extended to five days a week during the pandemic and for now it's still valid every weekday. In the mood to dine out? At Auntie Mame's Café in Scotts Valley (831-438- 1840, auntiemamescafe. co), there isn't a senior discount, but staff say a lot of seniors order off the lower-priced kids' menu. Denny's (dennys.com) gives a 15 percent dis- count to AARP cardhold- ers, and the restaurant has a specific 55-plus menu. Erik's Deli (Aptos, Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, and Watsonville, eriksdelicafe. com) offers 10 percent off to those 62 and older. Subway (subway.com) has a 10 percent discount for seniors. If you're 60 or older, you get 15 percent off at Jeffery's Restaurant (831-425-1485, jefferys- restaurant.com) and at Walnut Avenue Café (831- 457-2804, walnutavenue- cafe.com). Santa Cruz Diner (831-426-7151, santacruzdiner.com) has a pre-discounted senior menu, or those ages 65 and up can get a 15 per- cent discount on regular menu items. IHOP (831- 475-0540, ihop.com) has a special menu for those 55 years and up, featuring several items with smaller portions and lower prices. 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