Yad Sarah was founded in 1976 and provides a spectrum of free or minimal cost services designed to make life easier for sick, disabled, and elderly people and their families throughout Israel. Its many centers offer services such as the lending of medical and rehabilitative equipment on a short-term basis free of charge (crutches, wheelchairs, oxygen, etc.), transportation and daycare centers for the disabled, drop-in centers and minimum-charge dental clinics for the elderly, personal computerized emergency alarms monitored 24/7, and guidance/exhibition centers that help disabled people choose the assistive devices most suited to their needs. The organization also provides equipment and services for new mothers, infants, recently discharged hospital patients and others in need, and a wide range of volunteer-run creative, recreational and rehabilitative activities for homebound people.