health aides, nursing, physical therapists, occupational therapists, social work, speech language pathology and support services. Specialties include care management, cardiac, medication and chronic disease self-management, maternal and child health, palliative care, pediatric, telehome care monitoring & wound care. Catchment area includes operational headquarters of Onondaga County and 48 counties throughout New York state. Payment accepted from Medicare, Medicaid, third party insurance and/or private pay. Operates 24/7.
New York State Office for the Aging 2 Empire State Plaza Albany, New York 12223 1-800-342-9871 www.aging.ny.gov
The New York State Office for the Aging‘s (NYSOFA‘s) home and community-based programs provide older persons access to a well-planned, coordinated package of in-home and other supportive services designed to support and supplement informal care. This helpline offers state and local information and referral about services for the aging. Information on local offices, legal problems, taxes, transportation, employment, nutrition, in-home services, health care and public benefit programs. Information on state publications and forms is also available. Spanish-speaking personnel available.
Office for the Aging – Local Offices Cayuga County 160 Genesee St. Auburn, NY 13021 315-253-1226 CCOFA@cayugacounty.is www.cayugacounty.us/aging Madison County 138 Dominick Bruno Blvd. Canastota, NY 13032 315-697-5700 information@ofamadco.org www.ofamadco.or Onondaga County 421 Montgomery St. Civic Center, 10th Floor Syracuse, NY 13202 315-435-3355 www.ongov.net/adult Oswego County 70 Bunner St. Oswego, NY 13126 315-349-3484
www.oswegocounty.com/ofa/index.html
The Office of the Aging’s mission is to help older New Yorkers be as independent as possible for as long as possible through advocacy, development and delivery of person-centered, consumer-oriented, and cost-effective policies, programs and services which support and empower older adults and their families, in partnership with the network of public and private organizations which serve them.
PACE (Program for All Inclusive Care for the Elderly) Catherine McAuliffe Health Center 115 Creek Circle East Syracuse, NY 13057 315-452-5800 Pacecny.org Sally Coyne Center 100 Malta Lane North Syracuse NY 13212 315-452-5800 For outside Onondaga County call: 1-888-728-7223 1-800-662-1220 (TTY)
Provides a continuum of acute and long-term services coordinated through an interdisciplinary care team. This program is based on a national program model of managed care for chronically ill seniors who desire to remain living at home. Eligibility: Onondaga County residents who are 55 years of age or older, medically eligible for a nursing home and want to stay at home, who agree to get all medical care from PACE provider network only and agree to attend the PACE Day Center.
Project ROSE – PEACE, Inc.
Matthew.Wood@oswegocounty.com Jennifer.Losurdo@oswegocounty.com http://www.oswegocounty.com/youth/ hollis/seniors.html
Recreation, leisure and camping for people aged 50 years and older. Activities include nature walks, canoeing, arts and crafts, sing-alongs, etc. Programs for two-day and two-day overnight are available.
Senior Citizen Help Line 1-800-342-9871
This hotline gives state and local information and referral about services for the aging. Information is provided on local Offices for the Aging, energy, housing, legal problems, tax, transportation, employment, nutrition, in-home services, health care and public benefit programs. Callers also receive information on state publications and forms. Hours – 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday – Friday. After hours and holidays, callers can leave a message with name, area code and county.
Senior Farmers Market Coupon Program 421 Montgomery Street, 10th floor Civic Center Syracuse, NY 13202 315-435-2362 http://www.ongov.net/aging/ SeniorFarmersMarketNutrition.html
Provides seniors who are eligible with farmers market coupons. The coupons provide seniors with fresh fruits and vegetables. Eligibility: Seniors 60 years of age or older and meet income guidelines.
Seniors Helping Seniors
3-5 State Route 31 Jordan, Ny 13080 315-689-3431 projectrose@peace-caa.org www.peace-caa.org
Provides information and referral services to isolated and homebound seniors in the townships of Camillus and Jordan/Elbridge. Services include social/recreation activities, medical information, referrals and advocacy in areas of concern or interest to seniors. Eligibility: Individuals 55 years of age or older who live on a fixed income.
Senior Camping Oswego City-County Youth Bureau 70 Bunner St. Oswego, NY 13126 349-3451
Onondaga, Cortland and Madison Counites 109 Driftwood Drive Oneida, N Y 13421 315-280-0739 bwatsonshs@aol.com www.seniorcaresyracuse.com
Seniors Helping Seniors is a service organization founded in 1998 with a mission to improve the dignity and quality of life of senior citizens by helping them remain independent in their home and in the community. Among the services Seniors Helping Seniors provides are companion care, homemaker services, transportation, shopping, yard work, handyman services, mobility assistance, 24-hour care and driving to and from doctor visits.
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