• Alzheimer’s Association Central New York Chapter
5015 Campuswood Drive, Suite 102, East Syracuse, NY 13057 • 315-472-4201 (Syracuse) • 24-Hr. Helpline: 1-800-272-3900
cny-info@alz.org • www.alz.org/cny
Serving the cities of Binghamton, Ithaca, Syracuse, Utica and Watertown and their surrounding counties, the Alzheimer’s Association, Central New York Chapter, provides education and support to all those facing Alzheimer’s and other dementias, including those living with the disease, caregivers, health care professionals and families. The Alzheimer’s Association leads the way to end Alzheimer’s and all other dementia — by accelerating global research, driving risk reduction and early detection, and maximizing quality care and support.
• Arc of Oswego County Senior Day Habilitation Program
7 Morrill Place, Fulton, NY 13069 • 315-598-3108
The senior day habilitation program is designed to provide adults older than 55 with a disability with age-appropriate services, including activities to help preserve mobility and cognitive skills to promote independence.
• Catholic Charities Elderly Services
315-424-1810
The program works with adults aged 60 and older, assisting them to remain safe and comfortable in their homes for as long as possible.
Services include: Area North Transportation Services (ANTS), which provides transportation for clients in Northern Onondaga County; Expanded In-home Services for the Elderly Program (EISEP), which provides linkage to support and services, including in-home assistance; Project Fix, which offers minor household repairs, including ramp construction; Neighborhood Advisors, which provide links to community programs, help with finances, and more. The Elderly Services program also works with the Onondaga County Office for Aging and Adult Protective Services to provide direct advocacy and assistance to those who are identified and referred.
For more information regarding transportation and/or the ANTS program, call 315-424-1810. For more information and referrals for all other Elderly Services programs, call the Onondaga County Office for Aging at 315-435-2362.
• Comprehensive Older Adult Programming
826 Euclid Ave., Syracuse, NY 13210 • 315-478-8634
info@westcottcc.org • www.westcottcc.org
Westcott Community Center offers comprehensive programs and services for older adults 60 plus. Breakfast, lunch and daily activities are offered, and there is also a senior transportation program which provides older adults 60+ with rides to and from the center, medical appointments, grocery store, pharmacy, etc.
• Enhance Fitness
Multiple YMCA of CNY locations
Enhance Fitness is a nationally-recognized, proven and community-based senior fitness and arthritis management program designed to help older adults become more active, energized, and empowered for independent living. Participants join in low-impact exercise classes that are safe yet challenging and work to increase cardiovascular endurance, strength, balance, and flexibility- all of which can reduce arthritis symptoms. Must be a Y member.
• Golden Park Program
NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, Albany NY 12238 • 518-474-0456 • TYY/TDD through 711 Relay Service
Parks.ny.gov/visit/passes-
Through the New York State Golden Park Program, residents 62 and older have free vehicle access to most parks, boat launches sites and arboretums and reduced fees to golf courses and historic sites on weekdays, except holidays. No application is required as a NY State driver’s license or non-driver ID card serves as the pass. For information about facilities where this program is valid, contact the nearest state park, or state park regional office at the contact information above.
• Huntington Family Centers, Inc.
405 Gifford St., Syracuse, NY 13204 • 315-476-3157
www.huntingtonfamilycenters.
Senior services programs provide socialization, information and education for older adults as well as intensive outreach and support services.
• InterFaith Works of CNY
1010 James St., Syracuse, NY 13203 • 315-449-3552
Among the programs offered through the agency’s Center of Healthy Aging are The One to One Program, which matches nursing home residents with volunteers to spark joy and social connection, and the Senior Companion Programs, in which volunteers aged 55 and over provide assistance and friendship to adults who have difficulty with daily living tasks. The program helps these adults remain independent in their homes. Senior companions give families or professional caregivers time off from their duties and provide friendship for their clients. Companions work primarily in their clients’ own home. Anyone who might benefit from having a companion or would like to volunteer, call 315-449-3552.
• Loretto
700 E. Brighton Ave., Syracuse, NY 13205 • 315-469-5570
Loretto is a comprehensive continuing healthcare organization which provides a variety of services for older adults throughout Central New York. Loretto transforms eldercare in Central New York by deinstitutionalizing nursing homes and long-term care services and replacing them with home-like settings utilizing person-first care. The comprehensive system of care serves nearly 10,000 individuals each year through 19 specialized programs in Onondaga and Cayuga counties.
• Mother Goose Medical Supply, LLC
720 N. Main St., North Syracuse, NY 13212 • 315-385-7011
https://
Mother Goose Medical Supply, LLC is a family-owned and operated durable medical equipment company based in North Syracuse. Its passion is to improve the health and well-being of the community. It has proudly served North Syracuse since 2015. It offers affordable, high-quality durable medical equipment with a personal touch. Visit its large showroom at 720 N. Main St., North Syracuse, which features mobility aids, bathroom safety products, hospital beds, wheelchairs, patient lifts, wound care supplies and more. Mother Goose Medical Supply also provides equipment rentals, convenient delivery service and full service and repair for all equipment purchased from the business, which is committed to dependable care and exceptional customer service.
• Meals on Wheels of Syracuse
300 Burt St., Syracuse, NY 13202 • 315-478-5948
Join Meals on Wheels of Syracuse in making a difference today by supporting those in need through the power of a knock. Too many of Syracuse aging neighbors experience hunger and isolation, wishing a helping hand would knock on their door, and they’d see a friendly face. Meals on Wheels volunteers show up at the doorsteps of millions of older Americans in need each year, providing hope, comfort and support. A knock at the door can change lives.
• Memory Care Corral
c/o Sunshine Horses, Inc., 3721 Verplank Road, Clay, NY 13041 • 315-456-9380
The Memory Care Corral is a customized program for individuals living with dementia and their caregivers. Guided sessions with horses provide both the individual with memory loss and their loved one with therapeutic, non-riding activities. These 90-minute sessions reduce stress and enable participants to better communicate and support each other. No horse handling experience is necessary. Sessions for 2026 begin in the spring. There is a small fee for participation. Funded through The Athelda Fund.
• Nascentia Health
1050 W. Genesee St., Syracuse, NY 13204 • 1-888-477-4663
Nascentia Health is one of the most trusted and experienced home-and community-based care agencies in New York. Headquartered in Syracuse since 1890, the organization focuses on coordinated care and services that help people stay safe and healthy in their own homes. Nascentia Health provides in-home skilled nursing and therapies for patients of all ages and home health aides for people who need professional caregivers at home. Nascentia Health Options is a managed long-term care plan for individuals on Medicaid who are chronically ill or disabled and need services to allow them to remain at home. Nascentia Health Plus Medicare Advantage Plan is a dual special needs plan (DSNP) that offers additional benefits to individuals who are eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid.
• Neighborhood Advisor Program (NAP)
Onondaga County Office for Aging • 315-435-2362
Neighborhood Advisors assist older adults in obtaining the services they need to remain independent in their homes. The services of neighborhood advisors are free and confidential. An appointment is needed to meet with a neighborhood advisor, and the meeting can take place in the senior’s home or at a local library, senior center or community center. Neighborhood advisors assist with the completion of medical applications and other forms; assist in locating services related to health care, legal advice, transportation, housing, nutrition and exercise, socialization, and caregiver information; and provide information about income-stretching programs. Participating sites include Canton Woods Senior Center, Baldwinsville; Catholic Charities, Liverpool; Dunbar Association, Syracuse; Huntington Family Center, Syracuse; InterFaith Works, New American/Refugee Seniors; SAGE Upstate, LGBTQ+ Seniors; Salvation Army, Syracuse Northeast Community Center and Westcott Community Center, Syracuse.
• New York State Office for the Aging
2 Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12223 • 1-800-342-9871
NYSOFA@aging.ny.gov • https://aging.ny.gov
The New York State Office for the Aging‘s (NYSOFA‘s) home and community-based programs provide older persons access to a well-planned, coordinated package of in-home and other services designed to support and supplement informal care.
• NY Connects
Cayuga County: 160 Genesee St., Auburn, NY 13021 • 315-253-1226
Madison County: Madison County Office for the Aging, Inc., 138 Dominic Bruno Blvd., Canastota, NY, 13032 • 315-697-5700
Onondaga County: Onondaga County Department of Adult & Long Term Care Services, John H. Mulroy Civic Center, 5th Floor, 421 Montgomery St., Syracuse, NY 13202 • 315-435-1400
Oswego County: 70 Bunner St., PO Box 3080, Oswego, NY 13126 • 315-349-8697
NY Connects provides free, unbiased information about long- term services and supports in New York State for people of all ages or with any type of disability. The list above provides contact information for NY Connects programs in area counties.
• Onondaga County Department of Adult & Long-Term Care Services
Office for Aging, John H. Mulroy Civic Center, 421 Montgomery St., Syracuse, NY 13202 • 315-435-2362
The department provides support to improve the quality of life and overall well-being for adults and those with long-term care needs. Among its divisions are Aging Services; Adult Protective Services; Long-Term Care Services; NY Connects; Senior Resource Center; and Emergency Preparedness for Persons with Disabilities.
The Office for Aging offers services both in the community and in the homes of seniors who live in Onondaga County; is a focal point for information related to healthy living and/or care in the home; helps seniors and their caregivers to get the services they need; and provides services directly as well as through partnerships with local community-based organizations.
• Oswego County for the Aging
315-349-3484
ofa@oswegocountyny.gov • www.OswegoCountyny.gov/OFA
The Oswego County Office for the Aging directly provides, or contracts to provide, a number of services to enable older residents of Oswego County to remain within their home safely and with dignity. These caregiver services including respite; training and support groups; health insurance counseling and assistance; nutrition services which includes home delivered and congregate meals, nutrition counselling & nutrition education; senior in-home care and assistance; health program; transportation to and from senior congregate dining sites, including a shopping day; transportation to out of County doctors’ appointments; animatronic pets; application assistance (SNAP, Medicaid, housing); an annual senior picnic; and the friendly call program.
• PACE CNY
Sally Coyne Center, 100 Malta Lane, N. Syracuse, NY 13212 • 315-452-5800
PACE CNY (Program for All Inclusive Care for the Elderly in Central New York) provides a continuum of acute and long-term care services for seniors 55 and older in Onondaga County who are eligible for Medicare and Medicaid. This program is managed by an interdisciplinary care team and is based on the national PACE model of managed care for older individuals who qualify for nursing home care but want to remain living at home. All PACE CNY participants must agree to receive medical care from the PACE CNY provider network.
• PEACE, Inc. Senior Programs
401 S. Midler Ave., Syracuse, NY 13206 • 315-295-0719
Senior Support Programs help connect isolated and homebound senior citizens in Northeast Onondaga County to the services that they need to live independently and remain in their own homes.
Frank DeFrancisco Eastwood Community Center
Frank DeFrancisco Eastwood Community Center can provide senior and community programs to the residents of the greater Eastwood Community of Syracuse.
AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program
AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program provides senior citizens with the opportunity to share their time and talents mentoring at-risk children in our community.
• PEACE, Inc. Senior Nutrition Program
6756 Pickard Drive, Syracuse, NY 13211 • 315-470-3331
www.peace-caa.org/programs/
The Senior Nutrition Program provides hot and nutritious meals for anyone aged 60 and over
• Salvation Army’s Syracuse Senior Services
Social Day Program/Information: 315-479-3607
Information and Assistance Case Manager: 315-479-1125
Neighborhood Advisor Program: 315-479-1125
The Salvation Army’s senior social day program in downtown Syracuse provides services to adults, 60 years or older, who would benefit from supervision, nutrition, personal care and socialization in a non-institutional day setting on weekdays. The information & assistance case manager can help provide information, referral services and advocacy to seniors 60 years or older who are residing in Onondaga County, as well as for their families/caregivers. The Neighborhood Advisor assists seniors in Onondaga county who are 60+ years old in obtaining a variety of services needed to remain living independently in their community.
• Senior Camping
Oswego City-County Youth Bureau, 70 Bunner St., Oswego, NY 13126 • 315-349-3451
www.youthbureau.oswegocounty.
For one day in June and September, Oswego County’s youth camp — Camp Hollis — becomes the venue for seniors to gather and have a theme-oriented, fun-filled retreat.
• Silver Fox Adult Day Centers
22 E. Genesee St., Baldwinsville, NY 13027 • 315-635-5335
240 W. Seneca St., Manlius, NY 13104 • 315-715-5335
A nonprofit organization, Silver Fox is a social adult day program welcoming members of the community that would benefit from assistance with daily living skills such as socialization, personal care needs, medication reminders and nutrition.
• Syracuse Jewish Family Service
4101 E. Genesee St., Syracuse, NY 13214 • 315-446-9111, ext. 234
Syracuse Jewish Family Service is the home of the AgeWise Care Solutions program, a comprehensive geriatric care management service, including financial case management; Kosher Meals on Wheels; senior companions; M-Power U, with the option of one or two sessions/week (an arts-based program and a cognitively-based program) to promote well-being and independence for people who are experiencing mild memory loss, mild cognitive impairment, or early stage dementia (no diagnosis required); counseling and support services.
• Syracuse Memory Café
Pebble Hill Church, 5299 Jamesville Road, Dewitt, NY 13214 • 315-446-0960
The Syracuse Memory Café meets the second Wednesday of each month from 10:30 a.m. to noon, offering people with memory changes and a companion a time to have a cup of coffee, socialize with others, sing, laugh and enjoy various activities and entertainment. Light refreshments are provided. The program is free.