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SENIOR LIVING GUIDE • Spring 2016

• What makes Queens a great place for seniors • Services public and private for older people • Home ergonomics for healthy senior living

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CONTENT There’s so much for seniors to do in Queens Page 4 Ergonomically smart products make life easier Page 6 City and private groups provide many services Page 14 A listing of senior centers in Queens Page 18

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CHAPIN ADULT DAY HEALTH CARE CENTER We create a caring and social environment with activities to stimulate the mind, body and soul for the elderly.

Family caregivers will have peace of mind knowing their loved one is spending the day at Chapin Adult Day Health Care Center, where there is a safe, fun and healthy interactive atmosphere.

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RANGE OF SERVICES OFFERED Utilizing an interdisciplinary team approach to coordinate care, one or more of the following services are available:

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Transportation – Ambulette Pickup Door-to-Door Therapeutic Recreation Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy as needed Coordination of medical care with community physician and/or insurance care manager Assistance with activities of daily living Breakfast, lunch and snacks served daily Medication management by RN Counseling and referral by a licensed social worker Coordination of care with family, physicians, guardians and caregivers Multilingual staff

GOALS OF THE PROGRAM Our goal is to help individuals in our community who have physical, mental, or emotional limitations improve or maintain their level of functioning while remaining at home.

We supply a secure and dignified environment in which the following are achieved: • • • • •

Promotion of maximum independence Prevention of functional deterioration Socialization to alleviate isolation Support and respite for families and caregivers Delay in, or avoidance of, institutionalization

For the caregiver, we supply respite and support, coordination of medical duties, help with the pressure of consuming responsibilities, and contact supervision.

Medicaid Managed Care and Private Payments Accepted FUN ACTIVITIES AT THE ADULT CENTER OTHER ACTIVITIES:

• Bingo • Wii Games • Word Games

• Beauty Parlor • Creative Arts • Dancing • Field Trips • Music & Movement • Pet Therapy • Religious Program • Sing-Along • Trivia • Yoga

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That’s entertainment! For the Queens senior

by Mark Lord Chronicle Contributor

If you think getting older means sitting around watching your wrinkles multiply, think again!

Thanks to an endless assortment of diversions all around the borough, Queens seniors can find a different activity every day of the year, many absolutely free.

One of the premier venues is Flushing Town Hall, which has several attractions that should prove of interest.

An ongoing popular event, taking place the first Wednesday of each month, is a jazz clinic, beginning at 6 p.m., followed by a jam session, in which musicians are invited to participate.

According to Gabrielle Hamilton, Flushing Town Hall’s director of education and public programs, the event draws “a nice, all-ages crowd,” including one frequent participant who is 92 years old.

Musicians who participate and Town Hall members are admitted for free. For nonmembers, the admission is $10.

On Saturday, April 9, a special attraction will be “The Crooked Road,” a workshop and performance by Appalachian musicians beginning at 7 p.m. Expect to hear lots of mountain music, fiddles and banjo tunes ($10 for members; $16 for nonmembers).

The following Saturday, April 16, brings the free annual Spring Jazz Festival, running from noon until 10 p.m. Hamilton indicated that the event will include performances by jazz artists, as well as master classes in which senior musicians will be invited to participate.

In partnership with the Art Department at Queens College, Town Hall will present a multigenre exhibition of student works.

The opening night reception will take place on April 22 at 6 p.m. (f r e e fo r m e m b e r s ; $ 5 fo r

Tours of the Louis Armstrong House Museum in Corona are always a treat, and take you back to the midPHOTO BY MARK LORD 20th century.

nonmembers).

For those who would like to get creative and try their hand at printmaking, a special workshop will be held on June 12 from 1 to 4 p.m.

Two techniques will be taught — drypoint and monotype. Participants will make their own prints.

All materials will be provided (free for members; $5 for nonmembers).

Flushing Town Hall is located at 137-35 Northern Blvd. in Flushing.

The special annual membership rate for seniors 65 and over is $35.

For further information, call (718) 463-7700, ext. 222.

Music lovers might also enjoy a visit to the Louis Armstrong House Museum (34-56 107 St. in Corona), the site of the great jazz musician’s final residence. Guided 40-minute tours are offered every hour on the hour, Tuesday through Friday beginning at 10 a.m. and Saturday and Sunday beginning at noon.

Admission for seniors is $7. No appointment is necessary.

On permanent display is “Satchmo’s Stuff: Highlights from the Mu seu m C ol le c t ion ,” wh ich includes such artifacts as Armstrong’s gold-plated trumpet, clothing and photographs. And there are frequent special exhibits and events, including ones in the garden. For further information, call (718) 478-8274.

Seniors looking for an outlet for their own creativity are welcome to become involved with the Queens Theatre’s Senior Ensemble Theatre program, which promises to provide “a vital sense of commitment and joy in the lives of mature adults,” while demonstrating “the possibilities for expanded horizons late in life.”

Through a series of workshops, participants create a cabaret-style performance filled with life experiences, personal talents, bucket-list goals and more, all while forming close friendships with fellow ensemble members.

The program culminates in a two performances, one at the Selfhelp Clearview Senior Center (20811 26 Ave. in Bayside, site of the workshops) and one on-stage at Queens Theatre (located near the Unisphere inside Flushing Meadows Corona Park).

All workshops, which are held on Tuesdays and Fridays through June 7 from 1 to 3 p.m., and performances (dates to be determined) are free. For further information, call (718) 971-5839.

Those artistic types with stage fright might avail themselves of the various classes offered at Michaels,

The Whitetop Mountain Band is among the groups playing at Flushing Town Hall’s Appalachian-themed Crooked Road SUSAN ROARK PHOTOGRAPHY performance and workshop on April 9. described as the place “where creativity happens.”

Fr o m b e g i n n e r- l e vel t o advanced, the craft store’s classes include cake decorating, jewelry making and k nit ting and crocheting.

Michaels is located at 90-30 Metropolitan Ave. in Rego Park.

For further information, call (718) 459-2375.

Artwork of another kind is on view at the Queens Museum, located in the New York City Building in Flushing Meadows Corona Park.

The museum offers various long-term exhibitions, most notably the Panorama of the City of New York, originally conceived as a celebration of the city’s municipal infrastructure by urban mastermind Robert Moses for the 1964-65 World’s Fair.

Also on long-term view is a collection of some 900 pieces of memorabilia representing both the 196465 and 1939-40 World’s Fairs.

Opening April 10 is “Hey! Ho! Let’s Go: Ramones and the Birth of Punk,” a presentation about the punk rock band from Forest Hills, scheduled to run through July 31.

In conjunction with the exhibit, the museum has scheduled a nineweek film series entitled “And the Beat Goes On — Music-Making on Film,” which highlights the evolution of musical performers. It runs every Wednesday from 2 to 5 p.m., March 23 through May 25, and is free with museum admission.

Following each week’s featurelength screening, including such films as “The Buddy Holly Story,” “Liberace” and “Dirty Dancing,” discussions will focus on such top-

ics as the creative process, the power of music and the business of music-career building.

The Queens Museum is open Wednesday through Sunday, from 12 to 6 p.m. The suggested donation for seniors is $4. For further information, call (718) 592-9700.

Those who prefer to spend time out of doors should enjoy a visit to the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in Broad Channel. It’s open daily from dawn to dusk and admission is free. The visitor center is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Part of the Gateway National Recreation Area, the refuge covers some 9,000 acres of open bay and woods, as well as two manmade ponds. It is considered one of the best places in New York City for birdwatching, with an estimated 332 avian species sighted over the last 25 years. Approximately 70 species nest regularly at the site.

The refuge also hosts a wide variety of programs all year round, including hikes, boat trips, sunset tours and a lecture series.

For further information, call (718) 318-4340.

Another popular outdoor destination is the Queens Botanical Garden, located at 43-50 Main St. in Flushing.

From April through October, the QBG is open Tuesday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission for seniors is $3. Parking is available for $6 per vehicle; $10 during special events.

Among the more than two dozen individual gardens are the Perennial Garden, Rose Garden and Herb Garden. The Fragrance Walk features collections that are especially

fragrant during growing season.

One of the most popular annual events is the Arbor Festival, scheduled this year for April 14 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The QBG’s current Art in the Garden exhibit is “Portraits of Tall Friends,” one celebrating trees, and one of the artists will be on hand to meet visitors on April 24. Various musical performances and other art exhibits will also be scheduled for the upcoming months.

For further information, call (718) 886-3800.

For those who live primarily to eat, Noshwalks might provide the ultimate pastime. Thanks to these culinary walking tours, participants can savor a variety of edible delights.

According to the group’s founder, Myra Alperson, most tours have at least one sit-down in a restaurant, but “most of our eating consists of tastes from a range of places.” Each tour generally lasts three hours.

“I feel quite confident in saying that the food people taste equals far more than one meal,” she said.

Most tours cost $57, which includes all tastes. Personal beverages and tips are not included, though Alperson said the fee sometimes includes “a group taste of an interesting beverage ... in separate cups, of course!”

For further information, visit noshwalks.com.

And for information on other activities and events seniors can enjoy in Queens, check out our qboro section each week for its art exhibit reports, play reviews, comQ munity calendar and more.

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Ergonomics for a smoother and safer life

by Peter C. Mastrosimone Editor-in-Chief

The science of ergonomics, in which home, work and other environments are designed for ease of use by people, has had more and more impact on consumer goods over the years, everything from toothbrushes to cars.

And while it’s good for anyone of any age to use items that are fashioned to avoid putting unwanted stress on the body, one of the groups designers especially have in mind for ergonomically intelligent products are senior citizens.

“Getting older isn’t easy,” says a website called the Smart Senior. “The degenerative changes that occur with aging can make life difficult, and a little fine tuning may be necessary to help you remain independent.

“We are very fortunate that experts in the field of ergonomics have been working hard to make sure that this will happen. ... there are products on the market that are designed to improve your comfort level, hone in on safety issues and make you the same efficient and proficient person that you have always been.”

Those products now seem to cover just about the entire spectrum at home: knives that make it easier for someone with arthritis to cut dinner, book holders that let you read handsfree, garden kneelers with padding for the knees that reduce stress on the back, and much more.

Patrick Conboy, founder and president of Elderluxe, a company that sells a full line of ergonomically smart products, says many of them help people continue to enjoy their favorite activities as they age.

“With arthritis, you may not want to continue with your passion for cooking, but we have angled knives and curved

The GardenEase Kneeler, with handles by Radius Garden Tools and offered by Gardener’s Supply Co., is designed to reduce stress on the back and knees. PHOTO COURTESY GARDENER’S SUPPLY CO.

knives that help you, that are ergonomically designed to put less stress on the arm, the elbow, the hand, the wrist — and the tendons associated with those — than conventional utensils,” Conboy said. “If it’s a true passion, you look for ways to make it happen, and I think the products we’ve tried to put together here enable those passions.”

Love to read but suffer from arthritis? You might want to get an adjustable book holder like the ones Elderluxe sells to eliminate the strain on your hands. Love to take walks, golf or even hunt? There are rollators — souped up, modern walkers with all kinds of features — that can help you navigate uneven city streets, hilly golf courses and even less friendly terrain.

“The more active you remain, the longer you live, the healthier you remain,” Conboy pointed out. “The products we seek are those with benefits that allow you to age more comfortably and that are not only aesthetically pleasing but work with our bodies as we age.”

Among the mobility devices Elderluxe offers are ergonomically designed canes, many of them quite stylish. Conboy said one thing aging people must do is overcome the feeling that there is a stigma attached to using assistive devices, and offering a good-looking product can help them to do that.

Ergonomics is also referred to as human engineering, and crafting products with its principles in mind is known as universal design.

“Universal design is a discipline becoming more prominent in the world of design that makes products more stress-free,” said Conboy, who saw the positive difference ergonomically smart products made in his own parents’ lives as they grew older. “In particular for seniors, it’s a paramount issue because continued on page 8

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P & P MEDICAID CONSULTING, INC. Located in Massapequa Park: serving Queens, Nassau, Suffolk, & the entire state of New York.

P & P Medicaid Consulting, Inc. was established in response to a need by a person or family that required assistance in obtaining Medicaid eligibility for Home Care Services and/or Nursing Home Care & Placement; and at a lower, reasonable rate, which families could afford. P & P Medicaid has rapidly grown, and besides the Medicaid applications, we now also handle: Geriatric Care Management, “Social Security Disability” applications, and “P.R.I. screenings” for nursing home admissions. In addition, P & P Medicaid also completes the documentation process for “NYSARC Pooled Income Trusts,” which allow qualifying applicants to “keep” their “full income,” while becoming “eligible” for “home care” or “community” Medicaid. The staff at P & P has over “thirty” years of experience in the Medicaid/healthcare industry.

The office is located in Massapequa, but the staff will happily visit any client at home, or at a medical facility. Paul D. Mertz, who is the President of P & P Medicaid, is responsible for all aspects of the Medicaid application process. On staff, we have a geriatric care manager (Lois Koppleman-Lange), who handles all of our families’ care needs; a registered nurse, B.S.N. (Ann Marie Campbell, who is certified for P.R.I. screenings); Debbie Imperio, who is our friendly and always courteous office manager, and who handles all of our client’s questions and concerns on a daily basis. Ann Doyle is our fully-experienced

social worker/Medicaid liaison. Ann (along with the remainder of the P & P staff) dedicate their time to helping applicants obtain the necessary documentation for completion of their Medicaid process. P & P offers reasonable rates and personalized service for all of our clients. We are available 24/7 for free advice and will handle all of the necessary paperwork in the comfort of your home, or if the client prefers, at our office at: 5071 Merrick Road, Massapequa Park, New York, 11762.

Our 24/7 phone numbers are: (516) 541-4770 and (516) 641-7014. P & P Medicaid is dedicated to making the Medicaid process as painless as possible. Many times when a Medicaid application is necessary, prior to visiting us, our clients are under a great deal of stress, so our service is dedicated to easing the stress of the application process. P & P Medicaid Consulting’s fees are reasonable and very affordable. Our fees are normally priced at a fraction of what other establishments would charge for the same service. We have a great working relationship with the Department of Social Services (Medicaid), and most of the nursing home facilities and the home healthcare agencies throughout our service area.

Our mission at P & P is to provide quality service at an affordable price; and we pride ourselves on organization, perfection, satisfaction, dedication and professionalism from application through approval and through the process of helping with the services needed.

Protect Your Home & Assets From Nursing Home Bills At Silvagni and Como, our attorneys have extensive experience in a broad range of legal matters. Our practice areas include Elder Law, Medicaid applications: Home Care and Nursing Homes, Estate Planning: Wills and Trusts, Powers of Attorney, Estate Administration and Probate, Contested Wills and Estate Litigation, Real Estate.

We combine our experience with a sensitive and patient approach to our client’s needs. Our strategy is to listen to our clients and then use our knowledge to help develop a plan to achieve their goals.

We have multiple offices and serve clients throughout the five boroughs of New York City and Long Island.

We are committed to helping our clients in a wide array of legal situations, with an emphasis on our extensive experience in the areas of Elder Law and Estate Planning. If you or a loved one is elderly and in a nursing home or in need of Home Care Services, we can help develop a plan to preserve your life savings while assisting you in navigating New York’s complicated Medicaid process.

If you are middle aged, we can help develop

an Estate Plan to preserve your assets and minimize taxes, including estate, gift and income taxes, while helping to ensure that your ultimate wishes are carried out after you pass away. If you are a young adult or parent, we can develop an Estate Plan to protect your family and minor children.

We offer a free initial consultation to all of our clients and we can arrange for out of office visits to your home or facility.

Call us at 718-928-3355 to arrange your free consult.

Giovanni Silvagni the founding partner of the Firm, was born and raised in Queens, New York. After receiving his bachelor’s degree from St. John’s University in 1995, he continued his education at St. John’s School of Law. He has been serving the Queens and Brooklyn area for over 16 years, practicing in the area of elder law.

Ida Como, another partner of the firm, graduated with honors from St. John’s University in Queens. She then went on to Hofstra University School of Law. She has also been practicing elder law in the community for over five years.

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Ergonomics in the senior home

Patrick Conboy was partly inspired to found his company, Elderluxe, by seeing the difference assistive products made in his parents’ lives. Among Elderluxe’s offerings are a freestanding, adjustable book holder, by Levo; a towel bar with support rail that can handle up to 350 pounds, by Invisia; and an PHOTOS COURTESY ELDERLUXE angled table knife that allows you to cut as if using a saw, by Etac. continued from page 6 our bodies age and stress takes a toll.”

At the Smart Senior website, the author notes how making ergonomically intelligent changes to the home helps seniors retain their independence.

“Too many people have been forced in care receiving situations because they could not maneuver around their own homes,” the writer says. “If you are independently mobile I hope you know how lucky you are.

“The judicious use of ergonomic tools and ideas may determine whether you can remain in your own home. At the very least your home should have: • at least one entrance without a step; • a bathroom on the entry level; • accessible electrical outlets and light controls; and • an interior door at least 32 inches wide.”

Conboy said safety rails that traditionally have been used most often in the shower or bathtub are being installed throughout the house, in areas such as doorways. Elderluxe offers them in hundreds of styles.

Outdoors, Gardener’s Supply Co. is one firm with an array of universal-design products. Its GardenEase kneeler rests at ground level to reduce back strain and has handles, made by Radius Garden Tools, which is known for ergonomic intelligence, that can be gripped from many angles.

“Designed and engineered by us in response to customers’ need for a way to reduce back and knee strain, this ultra-stable kneeler lets you spend more time doing what

you love,” Gardener’s Supply Co. says in promoting the kneeler. “Innovative materials and advanced features make this your must-have garden helpmate.”

Among the firm’s other products are small scissors that minimize strain on the hands and a lightweight snow shovel that does the same for the back.

Elderluxe also has arthritis gloves that make outdoor activities including gardening, and golf, more enjoyable.

“To maintain the activity is the point,” Conboy said, explaining that someone with arthritis, for example, has three choices: to “play through the pain,” give up or find solutions. He offers solutions.

“These are not gimmicks,” he said. “We’re not selling novelties. These are highly researched products that work, and we’re finding them and bringing them forward.” Q

Ergonomic mini scissors by GSC are meant to minimize hand strain and serve especially well in the garden. PHOTO COURTESY GARDENER’S SUPPLY CO.

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BY JOHN DIAZ-CHERMACK Nothing says comfort like a soft, warm fuzzy handmade afghan. And for the past eight years, four local knitting groups have been diligently knitting and crocheting one-of-a-kind works of art to comfort patients and families facing the final stages of life-threatening illnesses.

Angela Purpura and Sandra Nielsen have been coordinating volunteer efforts for Hospice of New York, which has been serving New Yorkers who are dealing with death since 1997.

Angela and Sandra report that these crafty knitters have supplied hundreds of comforting afghans to hospice patients since the effort began in 2007. It all started with one patient whose father was cared for by Hospice of New York. She knitted the first comforter given to a hospice patient.

It was so much appreciated by the patient and cherished as a keepsake by the family after the patient had died that this began a whole new way for volunteers to aid hospice patients. While the most requested item is overwhelmingly afghans, knitters have provided lap blankets (great for those in a wheelchair!), hats and shawls, all of which keep patients warm and comfy at this critical time in their lives.

Hospice Nurse and Patient Care Coordinator Doreen Germain commented, “I’ve never seen a bigger smile on my patient’s face than when I gave her the afghan.” And Hospice Chaplain Fr. Hyacynth wrote to the knitters, stating, “Thank you for your time, energy and resources spent on these beautiful blankets. Your generous

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Angela and Sandra folding newly donated afghans hearts, minds and hands put unbelievable smiles on the faces of our brothers and sisters who are sick!”

The only problem with the knit goods donation program is that the number of patients in need of these afghans far exceeds the supply.

If you or someone you know would like to put your handicraft to work to help comfort those facing the end of life, please contact Hospice of New York’s Volunteer Department: • Angela Purpura: (Nassau and Queens) angela.purpura@hospice.nyc 347-226-4801 • Sandra Nielsen: (Bronx, Brooklyn and Manhattan) sandra.nielsen@hospice.nyc 347226-4821 If you’d like to help but do not knit, you can donate yarn to the knitters’ groups already making these woolen treasures. Hospice is also in need of volunteers to visit patients in their homes or in the in-patient setting, or to assist with administrative tasks in the office.

The universal response from hospice volunteers is that they find the experience so rewarding it almost feels like the patients help them just as much as they help the patients!

So who is Sherrie?

I have been a Queens resident all my life. I started out as a financial secretary and taxation consultant for a local Queens church for 12 years, which evolved into my position as a tax consultant for senior citizens.

Many seniors did not realize that they should and could file tax returns. I then proceeded to start my own taxation and accounting firm in Queens, New York.

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The Chapin Home Adult Day Healthcare Center provides comprehensive, creative, and specialized services to enable the older individual to remain in the community while providing respite for caregivers. Chapin’s goal is to help individuals in our community who have physical, mental or emotional limitations in order to improve or maintain their level of functioning while remaining at home.

hot meals are provided under the direction of a registered dietitian. Registrants enjoy many fun activities, trips, parties and much more.

Chapin Home Adult Day Healthcare Center fosters a strong commitment to community caregivers. Chapin is available for respite and support, coordination of medical duties, help with the pressures of consuming responsibilities and contact supervision of their loved one. Chapin understands the challenges that face the caregiver. Chapin professional staff are available to assist with questions and to provide support.

Chapin Home Adult Day Care promotes maximum independence and prevents functional deterioration daily in a social and safe environment. In order to delay or avoid long-term Chapin Home Adult Day placement Chapin provides soHealthcare Center’s office hours cialization, support and respite are Monday through Friday from for families and caregivers while 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Door to providing daily therapeutic rec165-01 Chapin Parkway door transportation is provided reation activities that stimulate and arranged by staff members.

Jamaica, NY 11432 cognitive and physical functionThe cost of care is provided by 718-739-2523 ing. Registrants have access to traditional Medicaid, private Fax: 718-291-0989 nursing staff for their medical pay and increasing as a covered needs as well as program aides services under MMLTC’s conwho assist with their activities of daily living. tracts. Presently Chapin has registrants from A social worker specializing in geriatric care WellCare, VNS, Fidelis, Aetna/Better Health, is also available daily to registrants and their HealthFirst, Metro Plus, and Guildnet. Please caregivers. All registrants are evaluated and check to see if your insurance has joined have access to physical therapy, occupational Chapin. Please contact Chapin for more intherapy and speech therapy as needed. Daily formation or to arrange a tour of the facility.

THE ELDER LAW MINUTE™ Questions Frequently Asked of an Elder Law Attorney

By Ronald A. Fatoullah, Esq. and Stacey Meshnick, Esq. Planning for a loved one can often be overwhelming. Seeking the advice of an elder care attorney can help to allay concerns and allow for appropriate planning. The following are some of the questions that clients typically ask elder law attorneys.

Q: My mother is aging and her health is declining. What sort of issues should I be thinking about?

A: As Mom ages it is important to think about who will handle her financial and medical affairs if and when she becomes incapacitated. Mom can execute a well drafted power of attorney appointing individuals who will handle her affairs. This document should include the ability to handle all types of planning as well as the authority to gift assets to effectuate such planning. A health care proxy appoints someone to make health care decisions, including those regarding artificial nutrition and hydration, in the event that Mom is unable.

Q: I am a joint owner on all of my mother’s joint accounts. She wants to leave one of the accounts to my sister.

Should she sign a will in which she leaves the account to my sister?

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her death, if all of her accounts are jointly held with you, the assets will pass to you irrespective of what her will indicates.

Q: What is the difference between a will and a trust?

A: It is necessary to prove (“probate”) a will once a person has died. Probate entails providing notice to those who would inherit assets. It must be proven that the will was signed in accordance with state law. Once the will is approved and all necessary steps are taken, including marshalling the assets, the executor may distribute the estate assets. A trust is an agreement wherein an individual - the trustee - (either the creator of the trust and/or another person) is entrusted with holding assets of an individual. The trust indicates to whom assets are to be distributed (unless held in further trust) upon the death of the grantor. It is not necessary to prove a trust. There are several other advantages to a trust that are beyond the scope of this article.

Ronald A. Fatoullah, Esq., is the principal of Ronald Fatoullah & Associates, a law firm that concentrates in elder law, estate planning, Medicaid planning, guardianships, estate administration, trusts, wills, and real estate. Stacey Meshnick, Esq., is a senior staff attorney at the firm who has chaired the firm’s Medicaid department for over 15 years. The law firm can be reached at 718-261-1700, 516-466-4422, or toll free at 1-877-ELDER-LAW or 1-877-ESTATES. Mr. Fatoullah is also the co-founder of JR Wealth Advisors, LLC. The wealth management firm can be reached at 516-466-3300 or 800-353-3775.

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Everything is relative. Nearly all patients who believe that they have one “good” ear actually have two “bad” ears. When one ear is slightly better than the other, we learn to favor that ear which can give the illusion that “the better ear” is normal when it isn’t. Most types of hearing loss affect both ears fairly equally.

Hearing loss affects only “old people” and is merely a sign of aging.

Only 35 percent of people with hearing loss are older than age 64. There are close to six million people in the U.S. between the ages of 18 and 44 with hearing loss.

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My hearing loss is normal for my age.

Isn’t this a strange way to look at things? It is “normal” for overweight people to have high blood pressure – should it go untreated?

Hearing loss cannot be helped.

In the past, many people with hearing loss in one ear, with a high-frequency hearing loss, or with nerve damage have all been told they cannot be helped. This might have been true many years ago, but with modern advances, nearly 95 percent of people with a sensorineural hearing loss can be helped with hearing aids.

Hiding hearing loss is better than wearing hearing aids.

Untreated hearing loss is far more noticeable than hearing aids. If you miss a punch line, or respond inappropriately, people may have concerns about your mental acuity, your attention span or your ability to communicate effectively. The personal consequences of vanity can be life altering. Untreated hearing loss means giving up some of the pleasant sounds you used to enjoy. At a deeper level, vanity could severely reduce the quality of your life.

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he Margaret Tietz Nursing and ratory and heart disease. Each Rehabilitation Center is proud resident and their family is looked of its dynamic rehabilitation at uniquely and assessed by the department where on any given Speech Language Pathologist with CenterLight Health System day you will see 60 individuals on regard to their present ability as a specialized rehabilitation program gaining strength well as their goals for communication and swallowing and working towards their goal of returning home as (eating) to determine what is needed to help them soon as safely possible. The rehabilitation depart- achieve their highest level of function. Long-term ment is comprised of Physical Therapy, Occupational residents are also monitored for changes in these Therapy and Speech Therapy. When thinking of reha- areas where our goal is to maintain the highest level bilitation most put an emphasis on Physical and Occu- of function over the lifespan of each individual. pational Therapy which is of vital importance to an indiSwallowing disorders can encompass all different vidual’s recovery. However, key members of the Team stages of eating, beginning from when the food or approach at Margaret Tietz is the Speech Language liquid enters your mouth and ending when it enters Pathology contribution to the healing process. your stomach. The primary goal of swallowing Extensive Speech Language Pathology services therapy at Margaret Tietz is to train and strengthen are offered at Margaret Tietz. Most people are safe swallow function to help maintain adequate surprisingly unaware of the importance of this vital nutritional intake, promoting healing and sustaining rehabilitation service. Rehabilitation Patients are life. At Margaret Tietz we realize how important food seen at Margaret Tietz when they are faced with and sharing it with our loved ones is to our sense of communication and swallowing disorders (speaking family, culture and community. We work with families and eating). At Margaret Tietz we have a small team to help them be able to safely feed their loved ones of certified and licensed Speech Language Patholo- over the course of their illness and recovery and in gists who are trained to work with adult and geriatric some cases throughout palliative and hospice care. populations and specialize in medically complex Speech and language disorders involve restoring and cases using the most advanced treatment tech- maintaining our ability to communicate our thoughts, niques and practices. express our preferences, as well as understand what When a new patient arrives at Margaret Tietz is told to us in order to be actively engaged with our they are screened by the three rehab disciplines: peers, family and caregivers.

Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy and Speech Margaret Tietz Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Language Pathology. Our patients in most cases is a 200 bed not-for-profit residential healthcare arrive having just been discharged from the hospital facility located in Jamaica Hills Queens. For further to rehab where the real work of their recovery information about our Speech Pathology services begins. Some of the most frequent diagnoses we at Margaret Tietz or for any other questions please treat include: stroke, Parkinson’s disease, cancer, do not hesitate to contact Linda Spiegel, director of dementia, weakness/fatigue, pneumonia, and respi- Public Affairs at (718) 298-7838.

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Senior Living Guide

A world of benefits and services in NYC

by Victoria Zunitch

recently received a contract to provide an information referral hotline The face of Queens is getting for long-term care, and runs five older, as is the rest of New York senior centers, four Naturally City. Fortunately, a wide range of Occurring Retirement Community both public and private services programs in Queens for seniors who have “aged in place,” a term for exists for the “gray market.”

Queens ties with Brooklyn for those who remain in their long-term having the highest percentage of homes, and a virtual senior center.

Queens seniors who are interestresidents aged 60 and over among the boroughs, at about 30 percent, ed in these services can call (212) according to a 2012 city report, 947-8701 or visit Self Help.net to “Census 2010: Changes in the see if they’re eligible for the group’s Elderly Population of New York services or, if not, to get a referral.

City, 2000 to 2010.” Queens had the The offices of City Council memsecond-largest elderly population of bers and state senators and assemany borough in 2010, at 402,638 blymembers are also usually availpersons, while Brookly n had able to make referrals.

Affordable senior housing is still 411,740.

And though 60 may be the new considered to be scarce in NYC and 40, with many who are labeled usually assigned by lottery, so senior citizens living as active lives those looking for a placement as they always have, others are should check not only with the city more in need of the services that government but private and religious groups as well. are available.

Senior centers provide a chance Seniors and their caregivers in need of services can of course get for seniors to meet with peers and the basic 411 by calling 311, or by work with staff to connect with servisiting the Department for the vices. A list of them is included in Aging’s website at nyc.gov/aging this special section. The centers and clicking on “Senior Services provide drop-in socialization, daily and Programs” in the left-hand col- low-cost meals for a few dollars umn. The site offers information on and free classes.

Often, certain senior centers everything from public benefits to become known for specialized pronutrition to volunteerism.

Another place to turn is Self- grams. For example, the Maspeth Help Community Services, one of Senior Center offers free English the largest nonprofit human servic- classes for Chinese speakers and tai es agencies in NYC. SelfHelp was chi classes, among others. The Masfounded in 1946 to help people peth center’s phone number is (718) fleeing from Nazi-ravaged Germa- 429-3636. The Bayside Senior Cenny and currently helps Holocaust ter offers appointments with a survivors, the elderly and other at- trained Medicare specialist every other Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. to risk populations.

“We serve 20,000 elderly, frail 1:30 p.m.; appointments can be and vulnerable New Yorkers every made by calling (718) 225-1144.

Among the many other senior year,” and SelfHelp is the largest services provider to Holocaust sur- centers in Queens that usually offer vivors in North America, said a choice of craft, computer and Sandy Myers, its director of gov- exercise or dance classes are the Howard Beach Center, at (718) 738ernment and external relations.

Self Help provides affordable, 8100; the Young Israel of Queens independent senior housing, case Valley Center in Flushing, at (718) management, home healthcare, 263-6995 and the SNAP of Eastern court-appointed guardians and an Queens Senior Center in Queens Alzheimer’s Resources Program. It Village, at (718) 454-2100.

For sen iors who are unable to t ravel, the Q u e e n s Library’s MailA- B o o k p r o g ra m of fers much more than its name reveals, including discussions over the phone and online getAccess-A-Ride is one way seniors with disabilities can t oget her s , al l QUEENS CHRONICLE PHOTO coordinated by a get around the city.

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Senior centers in Queens provide everything from meals to classes and performances. Here members of the Howard FILE PHOTO Beach Senior Center’s tai chi class perform during the facility’s 2012 talent show. caring staff. For details, visit queenslibrary.org/books/mail-abook or call (718) 464-0084.

Similarly, Self Help’s Virtual Senior Center isn’t just a solitary distraction, but rather a fully interactive experience. Seniors can register at vcsm.selfhelp.net and enjoy live interaction by taking classes in a very wide range of topics such as laughter yoga or offerings from the New School, the New-York Historical Society and more.

Myers said the virtual senior center is also creating a social games feature where seniors will be able to connect online with others to play popular games such as Rummy in real time using Skype, with an easy one-button sign-on.

The NORC services run by SelfHelp and others are comprehensive programs that help seniors connect with services. Clearview Gardens, an all-ages residential co-op in northeastern Queens, bills itself as a NORC that also provides special services for seniors through a program coordinated by the community’s Board of Directors and the Samuel Field YM-YWHA, according to its website. Clearview Gardens says it offers seniors a “phone buddy” system among residents, teen volunteers to help with shopping and other assistance.

For those who are able to get around on public transportation, reduced-fare MetroCards are available to seniors age 65 and older.

The application can be downloaded off the MTA.info website.

Subway stairs can be a barrier for seniors with mobility issues, but they can still use buses and certain subway stations.

“The MTA is committed to making the subway system more

accessible, and so far 111 subway and Staten Island Railway stations are accessible,” MTA spokeswoman Amanda Kwan said. “By 2020, that number will rise to 144. We have allocated $729.4 million in the 2015 -19 Capit al P rog r a m to improve accessibility.”

The MTA is ahead of schedule to make 100 “key stations” accessible by 2020, with 85 completed, Kwan said. Key stations have strong ridership and transfer connections and are close to major destinations. There are also 26 accessible nonkey stations, with 18 more planned by 2020.

In the present, prior planning is usually necessary to determine if a subway ride is possible. On the MTA.info site, click on the Trip Planner widget on the upper-right corner of the home page.

“It builds an itinerary from end point to end point, and if the user checks the ‘Accessible Trip?’ checkbox, the itinerary will specify which stations/routes would be ADA accessible,” Kwan said, referring to the Americans with Disabilities Act. “If customers do not have access to the Internet, they can also call 511 for help for trip planning.”

Riders should also check the status of subway elevators they plan to use, which is listed on the MTA website, and they can sign up for text or email alerts about those they use regularly.

All customers, including seniors, can use the “Late Night Request-AStop” service on local buses from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., which allows riders to ask the driver to let them off at any location that is not a regular stop as long as it can be done safely.

For those who need more assistance, the MTA’s Access-A-Ride

service is available. It provides precertified people with disabilities who are unable to use mass transit with transportation within the service area covered by buses and subways. The fare is the exact same price that would have been charged on the subways or buses for the same trip. The MTA site provides full information on eligibility and apply i ng for Access -A-R ide services.

Grocery shopping can be difficult for even young New Yorkers without a car, or those with cars in congested neighborhoods. But help in that area also is at hand. Many chains and even smaller grocers offer free home delivery (but this is NYC, so don’t forget to tip). Shoppers usually choose items in-store, but some stores take phone orders.

And don’t forget to ask about senior discounts at the grocery store (and everywhere else). Foodtown’s Orchard Market and Key Food both offer seniors a 5 percent discount on Wednesdays, while C-Town offers a full 10 percent.

For those who can’t shop and can’t prepare meals, CityMeals On Wheels delivers. The service is free for those who are physically or mentally incapacitated and in need of assistance, unable to prepare nutritious meals and without a friend or family member to do so, and able to live safely at home. The group raises private funds to cover costs. Its website, citymeals.org, says it served more than three million meals last year to more than 18,000 frail aged people in every borough.

To get started, visit the group’s website and click on “Get Meals,” then enter your ZIP code to find out which agency serves your area. Q

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Flushing House Founders Hold 100 Anniversary Gala Celebration

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nited Adult Ministries (UAM) will hold a gala celebration commemorating the 100 Year Anniversary of the organization which founded Flushing House.

The fundraiser is on April 21, 2016 at The Garden City Hotel, Garden City.

The parent company of Flushing House, UAM, will also honor three outstanding individuals at their gala with The Rose Kryzak Senior Leadership Award.

Realizing the need for more space, the board and auxiliary made their plans known to the Presbyteries. Another site was found and in 1954 an 11-acre estate in Woodbury was secured. First residents from the brownstones moved into the Woodbury mansion in 1955. The ’60s and ’70s saw larger buildings go up on

In 1969, the Reformed Church at Bowne Street and 38th Avenue, Flushing, was destroyed by fi re.

UPR’s board saw this as an ideal site to fi nally build their dream home for older adults. This would be a nonprofit, nonsectarian, 12-story retirement community, with 319 apartments. An added benefit was that nursing care, if needed, was available at UPR. Ground was broken in 1973, Flushing House opened in 1975 and is still the largest, nonprofit, Independent Living retirement community in New York State.

Rose Kryzak was a senior activist who also persevered fighting for older adults. A longtime Flushing House resident, she died on June 24, 1999 at 99 years young. To keep her legacy alive, UAM’s board started the Kryzak Awards in 2000. At each Gala, Kryzak’s family has attended to honor award winners for their outstanding service to older adults.

Kryzak was known for spearheading the EPIC (Elderly Pharmaceutical

Insurance Coverage) plan, from her Flushing House apartment!

Our honorees also persevered, dedicating years of service to older adults. Bruce Cunningham has been executive director of the Queens Interagency Council on Aging (QICA), from 2002 to present. QICA is the only borough-wide coalition of over 100 organizations and individuals providing vital senior services. QICA speaks “With One Voice,” improving communication amongst Queens senior service organizations. As their “sparkplug,” Cunningham has created hundreds of QICA programs and has lobbied effectively with elected officials and policy makers, informing on issues of vital concern to Queens seniors. Charles and Christine Frank, the first co-administrators of Flushing House, met while working at UPR. They were selected by their board to open and fill up Flushing House in its first years of operation. These worthy honorees will receive the Rose Kryzak Senior Leadership Award.

live there. Help strengthen their fund for the next 100 years.

Aside from perseverance on behalf of older adults, this Centenary Celebration is also about the continuing mission of UAM, Expanding Horizons For Older Adults. UAM asks all who care for the elderly to support their fundraiser. All proceeds support a special endowment fund, which keeps Flushing House affordable for many of the older adults who

The gala fundraising dinner will be held on April 21, 2016, at The Garden City Hotel, starting at 6 p.m.

Please RSVP by April 4, 2016 by sending your name, address, and a $150 per person tax-deductible check payable to United Adult Ministries, to Robert Salant, director of community relations, Flushing House, 38-20 Bowne Street, Flushing, NY 11354.

For more information re: RSVPs and/or Souvenir Journal advertisements, call (347) 532-3025 or email rsalant@uam.org Flushing House is the largest nonprofit, Independent Living retirement community in New York State, and one of the fi rst to offer older adults Independent Living with supportive services on-premises. Please go to www.flushinghouse.com for more information.

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This Centenary Celebration is a story of perseverance by eight Presbyterian women who never gave up on their dream to build a special home for older adults. Our story began on April 12, 1916, when incorporation of the Brooklyn Presbyterian Home for the Aged was approved.

Years passed with no construction, due to lack of funds. Inspired by the plight of WWI widows, the women’s auxiliary persevered, and in 1945 and 1946, they were given permission to purchase two brownstones in Brooklyn.

the estate, and mergers with other Brooklyn institutions in need of more space. In 1971, the Reformed Church in America affiliated with growing United Presbyterian Residence (UPR), sharing governance of the nursing home with the Presbyteries of New York City and Long Island. By the late 1990s, UPR was serving nearly 700 residents on a 33-acre campus!

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constantly stand in the shoes of the families we serve, calloused responses never define us. Each life brought to us becomes part of our own. As others bring a new life into the world, our profession comforts those who have a life that has departed.

When we serve families of ordinary people rather than the famous we replaced the crowds. By doing so our obligation is harder for we are place throngs through our individual participation. In the end it is the families that will determine whether we have served our purpose. Instead of public fanfare we realize our true purpose by a grateful handshake and a heartfelt thank-you.

St. Michael’s Cemetery is located at 72-02 Astoria Blvd., East Elmhurst. For further information call (718) 278-3240.

What is Medicaid medical assistance?

Medicaid is a joint federal and state funded program, run by the state and local counties, providing medical insurance, home care services (assisting with all activities of daily living) and nursing home medical assistance to the poor, elderly, or disabled.

However, individuals requiring home care services or nursing home medical assistance, in addition to financial requirements, also will need have a medical need for these services.

Who can apply for Medicaid?

Medicaid is for anyone who meets the income and resources restrictions.

What services does Medicaid provide?

• Doctors • Hospitals • Prescriptions • Nursing Homes (room & board)

• Home-care Services, such as home attendants, home health aides and nurses

What is an MLTC? MLTC stands for Managed Long-Term Care. One example: When an applicant has been approved for Medicaid home-care services, the applicant has to choose one MLTC from several approved Medicaid plans. Upon joining an MLTC a coordinator will be assigned and this coordinator will be the point person between the applicant/recipient and the MLTC.

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he death of a celebrity has throngs of the curious and fans emotionally involved in a life only seen at a distance and through filters. Regardless of our personal thoughts about Michael Jackson or Walter Cronkite their passing was a family loss. Friends of a lifetime shed tears with those left behind.

The differences between celebrity and the man-on-the street deaths are little to the families we serve. The insecurity and fear are palpable. Hushed conversations invade our facilities. We are relied upon to ensure the wishes of the deceased and the family these realized. The trust that is handed to us mostly by strangers empowers us creating obligations and responsibilities rarely offered.

In place of hordes of grief-stricken strangers seeking recognition of a life now passed, our profession demands we can acknowledge the identity of the deceased. Representing the family we seek to honor the deceased in memories and stories that proved by reflection and comfort. We are family historians.

We are judged and create lifelong relationships by our success in fulfilling the wishes of others. Though we

Medicare is a privilege an individual is entitled to receive upon reaching the age of 65 or upon being certified disabled, providing they have worked for at least 10 years and contributed into the Social Security System.

Medicaid is for the poor or impoverished; therefore, eligibility is based upon income and resources levels. Meeting the eligibility requirements will secure Medicaid eligibility.

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MEDICAL HOUSE CALLS FOR OLDER ADULTS We know it can be difficult to get the medical care you need, especially when you don’t feel well enough to travel to your doctor’s office. Now with Parker At Your Door, a physician can provide you with convenient and quality medical care in the comfort of your home.

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liminate painful, unsightly varicose veins, skin changes or even ulcers with Endovenous Laser Therapy (EVLT).

Advantages of Endovenous Laser Therapy (EVLT): ▶ Relief of Symptoms and Leg Pain ▶ Short procedure (15 minutes) ▶ No surgery ▶ No down time ▶ No general anesthesia ▶ No hospitalization required. The procedure is performed at our clinic. ▶ Resumption of normal activities right away ▶ Covered by Medicare and most insurance plans

Dysfunctional veins can also increase the risk of blood clots. Patients may experience a swelling in the leg, which may indicate a blood clot. Left untreated, these clots can travel through the bloodstream and lodge near the heart or lungs, causing potentially life-threatening health problems.

If you have already decided you’d like to receive vein treatments or would like to get a diagnosis, simply schedule an appointment with USA Vein Clinics today by calling (718) 732-3670 or visit www.usaveinclinics.com

Do Not Postpone Treatment Varicose veins can start out as a seemingly small problem, but left untreated, can become much more serious.

Complications of varicose veins may include ulcers. These may form on the skin near the affected veins, particularly near the ankles. They are caused by fluid build-up in the dysfunctional veins, and can be extremely painful.

Feel better and get back into your favorite activities! Schedule an appointment at one of 14 conveniently located offices by calling (718) 732-3670.

USA Vein Clinics was named Best Vein Clinic multiple times!

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Parker At Your Door is a physician house calls program for Medicaid enrolled adults in Queens County, who are 65 years of age or older. All of our services are free and paid for by a New York State Department of Health grant.

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A stair lift—sometimes called a stair glide—is the perfect affordable solution to mobility when stairs present accessibility issues.

Sometimes a person may not struggle completing the daily ADLs (activities of daily living) yet is no longer able to move safely about their multilevel home—stairs are their only challenge to daily living. Before moving or thinking it may be time to consider an assisted living facility, a person can maintain independence and remain in the comfort of his/her own home with a stair lift.

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Parker Jewish continues to improve care through our Nerken Center for Research and Grants, where we conduct studies related to conditions that affect our patients the most. We are making key discoveries in the areas of Alzheimer’s disease and associated dementia, anemia, depression, flu, osteoporosis, neurogenic orthostatic hypotension, palliative care, health information technology and other emerging issues of aging.

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Parker Jewish Institute: Always There When You Need Us s your health care needs for a loved one change, Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation is your cutting-edge neighborhood partner. We offer our community high-quality short- and long-term care through a range of services.

Today’s challenging health care environment is experiencing rapid-fire changes that require organizations like Parker Jewish to provide care that produces the best quality outcomes for both the patient and for Medicare.

So, we at Parker have made some changes to help meet these goals.

We have implemented electronic data collection and analysis to see where we can better measure quality metric results.

We have added certain services to our offerings, including on-site hemodialysis. This helps us to conveniently offer something that would otherwise take our patients off-site.

At Parker Jewish, we now have a palliative care program, to help treat adults with chronic illness in the comfort of their own home and provide them with a better quality of life.

Parker is at the vanguard of patient-centered culture change in long-term care, offering the most compassionate long-term care that is distinguished by the highest levels of skilled nursing, comprehensive on-site medical services, and excellence in social work services, therapeutic recreation and an on-site pharmacy.

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Senior Living Guide

SENIOR CENTERS Senior Centers are the core network of senior services. They are located in every community throughout the borough. These centers typically provide hot lunches, coordinate recreational and educational activities, case management, socialization, information and referral, suppor t s e r vice s a nd tr a ns por tation programs. The following is a listing of Queens senior centers by community board: CB 1 ________________________________ Queensbridge/Riis Senior Center (718) 937-1093 10-25 41 Ave., Long Island City Woodside Senior Center (718) 932-6916 50-37 Newtown Road, Bldg. #19, Woodside CCNS-Dellamonica Senior Center (718) 626-1500 23-56 Broadway, Astoria HANAC Ravenswood Senior Center (718) 786-1550 34-35A 12 St., Long Island City Raices Astoria Senior Center (718) 726-9642 21-12 30 Road, Long Island City HANAC Archbishop Iakovos Senior Center (718) 777-5505 32-06 21 St., Astoria HANAC Lindsay Senior Center (718) 626-3035 27-40 Hoyt Ave. South, Astoria

CB 4 _______________________________ Newtown Senior Center (718) 335-7272 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst IPHE Corona Senior Center (718) 639-2000 108-74 Roosevelt Ave., Corona Raices Corona Senior Center (718) 458-7259 107-24 Corona Ave., Corona Florence E. Smith Senior Services (718) 899-0553 102-19 34 Ave., Corona Korean American Senior Center (718) 651-9220 37-06 111 St., Corona Lefrak Senior Citizens Center (718) 457-9757 98-16 55 Ave., Corona IPRHE-Elmhurst Jackson Heights Senior Ctr. (718) 478-7171 75-01 Broadway, 3rd floor, Elmhurst

CB 2 _______________________________ Sunnyside Community Senior Center (718) 392-6944 43-31 39 St., Long Island City

CB 5 _______________________________ Ridgewood Older Adult Center (718) 456-2000 59-14 70 Ave., Ridgewood Peter Cardella Senior Center (718) 497-2908 68-52 Fresh Pond Road, Ridgewood Selfhelp Maspeth Senior Center (718) 429-3636 69-61 Grand Ave., Maspeth Middle Village Older Adult Center (718) 894-3441 69-10 75 St., Middle Village

CB 3 _______________________________ Elmcor Senior Center (718) 457-9757 98-19 Astoria Blvd., East Elmhurst

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CCNS-Catherine Sheridan Senior Center (718) 458-4600 35-24 83rd St., Jackson Heights Queens Center for Gay Seniors (718) 533-6459 74-09 37. Ave., Room 409, Jackson Heights

Peter Cardella Senior Center in Ridgewood.

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CB 6 _______________________________ Queens Community House Senior Center (718) 699-1010 108-25 62 Drive, Forest Hills Selfhelp Austin Street Senior Center (718) 520-8197 106-06 Queens Blvd., Forest Hills Young Israel Forest Hills Senior League (718) 520-2305 68-07 Burns St., Forest Hills Rego Park Senior Center (718) 896-8711 93-29 Queens Bvd., Rego Park Central Queens Y - Adult Wellness Program (718) 268-5011 67-09 108 St., Forest Hills

The 106th Precinct visits the Howard Beach Senior Center. PHOTO COURTESY HOWARD BEACH SENIOR CENTER CB 7________________________________ CPC Queens Nan Shan Senior Center (718) 358-3030 136-18 39 Ave., 6th floor, Flushing Selfhelp Latimer Gardens Senior Center (718) 961-3660 34-30 137 St., Flushing Selfhelp Innovative Benjamin Rosenthal Sr. Ctr. (718) 886-5777 45-25 Kissena Blvd., Flushing HANAC Angelo Petromelis College Point Senior Center (718) 961-0344 13-28 123 St., College Point North Flushing Senior Center (718) 358-9193 29-09 137 St., Flushing College Point Senior Center (718) 358-9193 22-38 College Point Blvd., College Point Korean American Senior Center of Flushing (718) 886-8203 42-15 166 St., Flushing CB 8 _______________________________ CCNS-Hillcrest Senior Center (718) 297-7171 168-01B Hillside Ave., Jamaica Jewish Center of Kew Gardens Hills Senior Center (718) 263-6500 71-25 Main St., Flushing Pomonok Senior Center (718) 591-3377 67-09 Kissena Blvd., 2nd floor, Flushing Young Israel Queens Valley Senior Center (718) 263-6995 141-55 77 Ave., Flushing CB 9 _______________________________ CCNS-Ozone Park Senior Center (718) 847-2100 103-02 101 Ave., Ozone Park CCNS-Woodhaven-Richmond Hill Senior Center (718) 847-9200 89-02 91 St., Woodhaven Kew Gardens Community Center (718) 268-5960 80-02 Kew Gardens Road, Suite 202, Kew Gardens CB 10 ______________________________ CCNS Howard Beach Senior Center (718) 738-8100 155-55 Cross Bay Blvd., Howard Beach

CB 11 _______________________________ Samuel Field Y Senior Citizens Program (718) 225-6750 58-20 Little Neck Pkwy., Little Neck CCNS-Bayside Senior Center (718) 225-1144 211-15 Horace Harding Expwy., Bayside Selfhelp Clearview Senior Center (718) 224-7888 208-11 26 Ave., Bayside CB 12 ______________________________ International Towers Senior Center (718) 739-6988 90-20 170 St., Jamaica JSPOA Theodora Jackson Center (718) 657-6618 92-47 165 St., Jamaica Allen Community Senior Citizen Center (718) 658-0980 166-01 Linden Blvd., Jamaica JSPOA Friendship Nutrition Center (718) 657-6540 92-33 170 St., Jamaica Robert Couche Senior Citizen Center (718) 978-8352 137-57 Farmers Blvd., Springfield Gardens Rochdale Village Senior Center (718) 525-2800 169-65 137 Ave., Jamaica Brooks Senior Center (718) 291-3935 143-22 109 Ave., Jamaica JSPOA Rockaway Blvd. Senior Center (718) 657-6468 123-10 143 St., Jamaica CB 13__________________________________ SNAP Brookville Center (718) 525-8899 One Cross Island Plaza, lower level 5, Rosedale SNAP Innovative Senior Ctr. of Eastern Queens (718) 454-2100 80-45 Winchester Blvd., Building 4 CBU #29, Queens Village Alpha Phi Alpha Senior Center (718) 528-8238 220-01 Linden Blvd., Cambria Heights Information from the Senior Citizen Resource Guide

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