While most of the Bay Area sweltered under record-setting heat, there were real concerns about the safety of vulnerable seniors who may not have air conditioning.
In Livermore , where temperatures were predicted to hit at least 104 degrees, volunteers for the Alameda County Meals on Wheels program were doing welfare checks on their clients as they delivered their daily meals.'I have 12 clients,' said volunteer Deanna Steinhauer. 'We try to get it done between 10 and 12. I'm very grateful that we do it first thing in the morning because then, you know, I can get out of the heat.
'Back on the road, Deanna said if seniors are suffering in the heat, there's a good chance no one will ever know.'They just don't want to complaim,' she said. 'And if they're renters, they don't want to complain to their landlords, because then they might get their rent raised.'The next stop was at a house in the country, where Viola Jensen will celebrate her 100th birthday next week.'I made it!' she said with a laugh.
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