New York senior services are readily available – if you know where to look. For most elders and caregivers, the primary place to access resources and get referrals is your local Area Agency on Aging or the Aging and Disability Resource Centers. We have listed those below in addition to other places to access help.
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Area Agencies on Aging: What is an Area Agency on Aging?
New York county governments act as area agencies on aging (AAA)
- Albany County – Department for Aging
- Allegany County – Office for the Aging
- Broome County – Office for the Aging
- Cattaraugus County – Department of Aging
- Cayuga County – Office for the Aging
- Chautauqua County – Office for the Aging
- Chemung County – Department of Aging & Long-Term Care
- Chenango County – Area Agency on Aging
- Clinton County – Office for the Aging
- Columbia County – Office for the Aging
- Cortland County – Area Agency on Aging
- Delaware County – Office for the Aging
- Dutchess County – Office for the Aging
- Erie County – Department of Senior Services
- Essex County – Office for the Aging
- Franklin County – Office for the Aging
- Fulton County – Office for the Aging
- Genesee County – Office for the Aging
- Greene County – Aging Services
- Hamilton County – see Warren/Hamilton
- Herkimer County – Office for the Aging
- Jefferson County – Office for the Aging
- Lewis County – Office for the Aging
- Livingston County – Office for the Aging
- Madison County – Senior Services
- Monroe County – Office for the Aging and Adult Services
- Montgomery County – Office for the Aging
- Nassau County – Office for the Aging
- New York City – Department for the Aging
- Niagra County – Office for the Aging
- Oneida County – Office for the Aging and Continuing Care
- Onondaga County – Office for the Aging
- Ontario County – Office for the Aging
- Orange County – Office for the Aging
- Orleans County – Office for the Aging
- Oswego County – Office for the Aging
- Otsego County – Aging Programs and Services
- Putnam County – Office for Senior Resources
- Rensselaer County – Department of Aging
- Rockland County – Office for the Aging
- St. Lawrence County – Office for the Aging
- Saratoga County – Office for the Aging
- Schenectady County – Senior and Long-Term Care Services
- Schoharie County – Office for the Aging
- Schuyler County – Office for the Aging
- Seneca County – Office for the Aging
- Seneca Nation of Indians – Area Office for the Aging
- St. Regis Mohawk Tribe – Office for the Aging
- Steuben County – Office for the Aging
- Suffolk County – Office for the Aging
- Sullivan County – Office for the Aging
- Tioga County – Aging Services
- Tompkins County – Office for the Aging
- Ulster County – Office for the Aging
- Warren/Hamilton Counties – Offices for the Aging
- Washington County – Office for Aging
- Wayne County – Aging Programs and Services
- Westchester County – Senior Programs and Services
- Wyoming County – Office for Aging
- Yates County – Thriving Seniors
State Government:
- Attorney General’s Office
- Medicaid Office
- Office of Long-Term Care Ombudsman – established in each state by the Older Americans Act to enhance the quality of life, improve care, protect rights, and promote the dignity of residents in a long-term care facility.
- State Office for the Aging
State Agencies and Non-Profits:
- AARP of New York
- Alzheimer’s Association:
- Carter Burden Center for the Aging – promotes the well-being of elderly residents of the Upper East Side of Manhattan
Legal Services:
- The Legal Aid Society – legal assistance to low-income families and individuals including senior citizens
- Legal Assistance of Western New York – serving poor persons seeking legal assistance with civil law problems and outreach to targeted clients including the elderly
- Legal Services of the Hudson Valley – free civil legal services to low-income people
- Legal Services New York City – helping low-income New Yorkers navigate the civil legal system
- Elder Justice of Western New York – free civil legal services primarily to individuals age 60 and over
- Nassau/Suffolk Law Services – helping the poor (and agencies that help the poor) vindicate their rights under the law
- Neighborhood Legal Services in Buffalo – free legal services to persons with low-income and persons with disabilities
- New York Legal Assistance Group – free legal services to low-income New York City residents
- Legal Services NYC – helping low-income residents of New York City
- Rural Law Center of New York – addressing the legal issues unique to low-income, rural New Yorkers
- South Brooklyn Legal Services – seeking equal justice for low-income people in Brooklyn by providing a broad range of legal advocacy and information