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Schoharie County New York Connects
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Welcome to NY Connects, a single point of entry for long term care in Schoharie County
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Our mission is to provide Schoharie County residents of all
ages and their caregivers information and education on long term care resources.
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What is NY Connects Schoharie County?
NY Connects provides
information on services currently available
, such as personal care, transportation, meals, therapy visits and many others.
NY Connects provides
information on agencies that may help
in the care of your loved one.
NY Connects provides
assistance in obtaining services
and, as needed, funding information for those services.
NY Connects provides
education to the public
on long term care options.
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What is Long Term Care?
Long term care
is defined by the Department of Health and Human Services as:
"a range of medical and/or social services designed to help people who
have disabilities or chronic care needs." These services will be needed
for a period of six months or longer. Services may be needed by anyone of any
age, including children and adults with physical or chronic illness as well
as the elderly. It also includes anyone with developmental or emotional
disabilities.
Long term care
services may include the medical, social, housekeeping or
rehabilitation services a person needs over an extended period of time in
order to improve or maintain health or daily function. These services can be
provided at sites in the community where a person lives, in a person's own home,
in a residential setting or in a nursing home.
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Easy access to NY Connects Schoharie County:
- Call 518-295-8353 between 9 am and 4 pm weekdays, or leave a message after hours.
We will return call the next business day.
(This is not a crisis line. Please
call 911 if you have a medical emergency)
- Email us at:
nyconnects@co.schoharie.ny.us
- Write to us at:
NY Connects Schoharie County
c/o POE Coordinator
PO Box 687, Schoharie, NY 12157
- Go to www.nyconnects.org for more information
on programs in other New York counties.
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How Did NY Connects Develop?
NY Connects is a first step towards providing comprehensive, accessible and
affordable long term care that supports consumer choice and independence. It is part of a plan
for revising how we provide and pay for long term care for all of New York State's citizens.
Although it is a joint effort of the State Department of Health and the State Office for the
Aging, program control is maintained at the county level.
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