Elder Care Resources

Help for Today...Planning for Tomorrow

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• Lecture Videos Online
• Health Resources
• Nursing Homes
• Benefits
• Activity/Recreation 
• Volunteer Opportunities & Services
• Training
• Utilities
• Support Services
• Lifeline and Home Repair
• Senior Information
• Healthcare Documents
• Alzheimer's Association Care Finder
• Becoming an Effective Advocate for Care (pdf)

Videos from the following Elder Care Lectures

(also available on DVD from BNL Research Library)

• Elder Law - A seminar presented by Nancy Burner, former President of the Suffolk County Women's Bar Association.
• Benefits for the Elderly & Support for Caregivers: Resources from the Suffolk County Department for the Aging - presented by Kathleen H. Platt, Casework Supervisor, & Diane Fiorentino, Family Caregiver Support Program.
• Elder Law & Estate Planning (Coming soon)- presented by Lawrence E. Davidow. Mr. Davidow is the managing partner of the Elder Law, Special Needs and Estate Planning firm Davidow, Davidow, Seigel & Stern, a Certified Elder Law Attorney, a Fellow and Vice President of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and a member of the Board of Directors of the National Elder Law Foundation.
• Assisted Living to Nursing Homes: Navigating the Maze - (Coming soon) presented by Judy Wirkulo, Volunteer Liaison, Ombudservice of Suffolk County, Family Service League.
• Health Promotion/Disease Prevention in the Elderly - presented by Lisa Strano-Paul, M.D., Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics and General Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook.

Health Issues

• Office for the Aging
  Suffolk County, Phone: 631-853-8200
• Alzheimer's Association
  3281 Veterans Memorial Highway, Ronkonkoma, NY 11779
  Phone: 631-580-5100
• Arthritis Foundation
  501 Walt Whitman Road, Melville, NY 11747
  Phone: 631-427-8272
• Brookhaven Memorial Hospital and Medical Center Home Care
  103 West Main Street, Patchogue, NY 11772
  Phone: 631-758-3600
• Brookhaven Memorial Hospital and Medical Center Hospice
  105 West Main Street, Patchogue, NY 11772
  Phone: 631-687-2960
• Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage Program (EPIC)
• John J. Foley Skilled Nursing Facility
  14 Glover Drive, Yaphank, NY 11967
  Phone: 631-852-4677
• National Vision (senior discounts)
  750 Middle Country Road, Middle Island, NY 11953
  Phone: 631-345-0065
• Visiting Nurse Service of New York
  505 Mail Street, Northport, NY 11768
  Phone: 631-261-7200

Benefits

• Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage Program (EPIC)
• Social Security

Activity/Recreation

• Automobile Association of America (AAA)
• Brookhaven Retired Employee Association
• YMCA, 155 Buckley Road, Holtsville, NY 11742
  Phone: 631-289-4440
• Suffolk County Parks, discount for seniors
  Phone: 631-854-4977

Services & Volunteer Opportunities

• Family Service League
  790 Park Avenue, Huntington, NY 11743
  Phone: 631-427-3700
• Foster Grandparent Program
  1 Farmingville Road, West Babylon, NY 11704
  Phone: 631-321-8229
• Ombudservice of Suffolk County
  790 Park Avenue, Huntington, NY 11743
  Phone: 631-427-3700
• Response of Suffolk County
  24 hours/7 days hotline, crisis intervention, suicide prevention
  Phone: 631-751-7500
• Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)
  1 West Main Street, Smithtown, NY 11787
  Phone: 631-979-9490

Training

• Senior Net (computer training), Family Service League
  790 Park Avenue, Huntington, NY 11743
  Phone: 631–427-3700 x268

 Utility

• Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) (senior discounts)
  Phone: 516 222-7700

Nursing Homes

• Finding a nursing home in New York State - on the web at
  http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/hlthcare/hlthcare.htm

Support Services

• Talking Books
  Suffolk County Library System
  627 North Sunrise Service Road, Bellport, NY 11713
  Phone: 631-286-1600, On the web at http://www.litbl.org/

Lifeline & Home Repair

• United Lifeline
  Phone: 516-364-3401
  On the web at http://www.unitedlifeline.com/
• Suffolk County Respite Program
  One Farmingdale Road, West Babylon, NY 11704. Phone: 631-321-8229
  On the web at http://www.respitelocator.org/n5states.htm

Senior Information

• Senior News for 50+
  On the web at http://50plusseniornews.com/

Healthcare Related Documents

• Health Care Proxy information and forms
• The Living Will
• The Durable Power of Attorney Form (pdf)

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Last Modified: November 4, 2009
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