Cortland County NY Connects is a partnership of Cortland County Area Agency on Aging and Access to Independence. It serves as a single point of entry, which can help connect you to long term services and supports in your community, such as: Personal care services Education and counseling Health and wellness Behavioral health supports and services Intellectual/developmental disability supports and services Social supportsTodd Simmons can help with "odd ball" requests. Call him at 607-283-4881 (office) or NY Connects cell#: 607-423-0345

Provides on-going, medically based, care management for children and adults; personal and consumer directed home care services. Works with Medicaid Waiver programs to provide personal care.

* Provides information and assistance on long term services and supports in the community.

Serves as a point of entry into the long term services for older adults and people of all ages with disabilities. Some of these services include: personal care services (preparing meals, housekeeping, bathing, transportation, home safety and accessibility and household finances), education and counseling, behavioral health/development supports and services, health and wellness, insurance information and Options counseling.

* Provides information and assistance to older adults and their caregivers that includes: Information, referral and advocacy. Case management. Long Term Care Options Counseling to help consumers make informed decisions about care. Benefits counseling and assistance applying for public benefits such as HEAP, Medicaid, EPIC, Medicaid, Medicare Savings Program, etc. Health Insurance Counseling. Medicare 101 workshops. Transportation information and referrals. Legal Assistance. Caregiver counseling, information and support. Senior housing guide. * Provides Nutrition Services. Home delivered meals. Congregate dining sites, lunch and dinner. Nutrition counseling and education. Farmers Market coupon program. * Provides community-based support services. Homemaker/Personal care services. Housekeeping/chore services. In-home assessment. Grab bars, rails, ramp referrals Personal Emergency Response Systems Respite care Project Lifesaver Matter of Balance and health promotion programs Volunteer program

Provides a range of coordinated health and social services for individuals needing long term care due to chronic illness and/or disability.

Provides information and assistance for individuals who are in need of long term care including help in planning for independence and financial stability while managing disabilities as well as challenges of aging. Advise and counseling is offered on residential options and in home services.

Assists families of individuals with disabilities to plan for the future by creating an individualized life plan and recording important personal (unique, vital and irreplaceable) information. Provides support services such as direct care, guidance and advocacy.

Provides a range of coordinated health and social services for individuals needing long term care due to chronic illness and/or disability.

Provide referrals to long-term services and support for personal care services which assists individual in meal preparations, housekeeping, bathing, transportation, home safety (weatherization and Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP), and accessibility, household finances, companionship.

Provides evaluation and referrals for long term home health care and care at home for adults and children.

Information & Assistance of a Full Range of Long Term Care Services and Supports, Streamlined Eligibility screening for Public Benefits Access, Caregiver Supports, Evidenced Based Health and Wellness Interventions ,Options Counseling

Information, referral, services and resources for older adults, caregivers, and individuals with long term care needs.Direct Services include: Counseling, support groups and information on many issues associated with aging and caregiving Home visiting services pair homebound seniors with volunteer visitors Senior housing information Assistance in applying for benefits such as Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage (EPIC) Health Insurance Information Counseling and Assistance Program (HIICAP) Personal Emergency Response System (PERS) In home Fall safety assesments Ombudsman Program advocating on behalf of residents of long term care facilities in Tompkins, Chemung and Schuyler counties Farmers Market Nutrition Program, providing free coupons to income-eligible individuals age 60+ Publications such as the Senior Circle, Caregivers Newsletter, and resource guides for older adults and caregivers.Subcontracted services include:. home delivered meals, congregate meals, nutrition counseling and nutrition education for seniors through Foodnet. registry of private home care providers, maintained by the Finger Lakes Independence Center. home promotion program, health insurance counseling, Senior Circle Newsletter and Mosaic program, run by Lifelong. legal services through Legal Assistance of Western NY (Tompkins-Tioga). Expanded In-home Service for the Elderly Program (EISEP) case management, long term care assessment, homemaking/personal care services and housekeeper/chore services. Respite services for caregivers. Transportation services through Gadabout

Provides information and referral regarding long term care for the elderly and disabled.

Promotes and provides access to appropriate and cost effective long term care services for all residents of Saint Lawrence County. Provides information and referral services to consumers and providers regarding long term care and supports.

Allows families to sit down and talk things over with a trained volunteer mediator.

Provides a central access point to long term home care services for those with chronic long-term home care needs.

Provides information, assistance, and referral for long-term services and supports available in New York. Serves people of all ages and incomes.

The NY Connects of Schoharie County offers specialized information and referral services for long term care issues.

* Provides Medicaid assistance for those who are looking for Home Health Care services in their home. * Assists with the enrollment process into managed long term care programs, and provides home health aides to service the patients in their home. * Lead Fiscal Intermediary for the Consumer Directed/CDPAS Home Care Program.

NY Connects provides specialized information and referral regarding long term care issues and services for older adults.

* Provides information and assistance on Long Term Care Services.

NY Connects can work with anyone who needs information on long term services and supports.Services include: Personal care services Education and Counseling Behavioral health/developmental supports and services Health and WellnessNY Connects can help: Find care and support Remain independent Understand care options find transportation learn about supports in caregiving find supported employment programs Get answers about Medicare Apply for Medicaid and other benefits

Provides information and assistance to individuals to help them make informed decisions about long term care. Provides information on many services including home delivered meals, transportation assistance, respite care, home care, legal assistance, and financial benefits.