The Center for Aging Resources is a comprehensive geropsychological agency that meets the needs of over 2,000 seniors and their families in Los Angeles and San Diego Counties each year. Providing community service and professional training, all staff is supervised by licensed psychologists, psychiatrists, clinical social workers and marriage & family therapists. Services are funded by the San Diego County's Department of Mental Health and the county of Los Angeles' Department of Mental Health and Area Agency on Aging; the city of Pasadena, including Pasadena Police Department; the Archstone Foundation; donations; and out-of-pocket fees based on ability to pay. Medicare, Medi-Cal and some other insurances are accepted.

Heritage Clinic and the Community Assistance Program for Seniors dba The Center for Aging Resources (CFAR) is a publically funded community mental health clinic and Alzheimer’s day care center for older adults   As such it is one of very few clinics serving the mental health needs of older adults in the state of California and is considered a leader across the state in program development.  Staff members have participated in helping every county in the state of California set up older adult programs and participate in leadership roles in major state associations.  Fuller Theological Seminary founded The Center for Aging Resources in 1979 as part of its psychological center to provide training to graduate students in older adult mental health services.  

The Community Assistance Program for Seniors (CAPS) was added in 1982 as an Alzheimer’s day care program with the purpose of teaching students about neuropsychological assessment.  CAPS was one of the first Alzheimer’s Day Care and Resource Centers founded in the state of California and has been continuously funded by the state since 1982.  In 1986, a Department of Mental Health Contract was awarded to the agency (Heritage Clinic), which has also been continuously funded and which has grown from a very small program to serving over 2000 older adults per year today.  .    Various other programs were added while the agency was part of Fuller including a contract with the Pasadena Police Department, which has again been continuously funded.  Other city funded programs lasted the life cycle of the grant opportunities, as well as other foundation funding. 

All of these were maintained when on July 1, 2001, CFAR divested from Fuller Theological Seminary and became independent under the corporate name of Heritage Clinic and the Community Assistance Program for Seniors (HC/CAPS) dba The Center for Aging Resources.  Under CFAR, Heritage Clinic became known as the mental health arm of the agency, while CAPS continued to be the Alzheimer’s Day Care arm of the agency.  Again, all contracts and services remained the same and were transferred to the new corporate entity.  They have grown substantively since the divestiture, particularly the mental health contract.

For 28 years, CAPS has provided excellent Alzheimer’s day care services in Pasadena, thereby serving the eastern San Gabriel Valley area.  In 2001, after the divestiture, due to its long success in Pasadena, the Alzheimer’s Association awarded CAPS Alzheimer’s Day Care a grant to open a second Alzheimer’s day care in West Covina.

In 2006, due to the availability of MHSA funds which are sustainable and not related to county general fund dollars therefore not as variable in today’s economy Heritage Clinic increased its contract with Los Angeles County’s Department of Mental Health and open two new offices in Inglewood and Palmdale.  Heritage clinic obtained a contract with San Diego County’s Department of Mental Health in 2007 and subsequently opened two new offices in San Diego and one in Escondido.   

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