Departments Elders

NY Connects – Connecting individuals with long term care

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Submitted by Brianna Snyder

NY Connects links individuals to long term services and supports regardless of payment source; whether it be private pay, public or a combination of both. Through the provision of free, comprehensive, objective information and assistance about long term services and supports, NY Connects empowers individuals and families to identify available services and supports and choose what will best meet their needs at home, in the community, and as necessary, in residential or institutional settings.

Connect to long term services and supports in your community
– Personal care services
– Education and counseling
– Health and wellness
– Behavioral health supports and services
– Intellectual/developmental disability supports and services
– Social supports

Three ways to connect to reach NY connects:

  1. By phone. Call 1-800-342-9871. Interpretation and translation services are free. Individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing can use NY Relay System 7-1-1.
  2. Online. Visit our website: www.nyconnects.ny.gov
  3. In-person. To find the NY Connects office near you, call our toll-free number, visit our website, or see the address below. Due to COVID, there are currently no in person meetings

Your local NY Connects office:
Seneca Nation Area Office for the Aging.
Wini Kettle Senior Center
28 Thomas Indian School Drive
Contact: Briana Snyder, Options Counselor, Phone (716)945-8991. Briana.Snyder@sni.org

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