NY Connects

Long term services and supports include medical and non-medical services a person needs to improve or maintain health and independence. They may be provided in a nursing home, the individual’s home or other community-based settings.

NY Connects staff can help link you to long term services and supports, such as home care, transportation and meals. Our goal is to help you live as independently as you wish to while meeting your medical, social and functional needs that arise from aging or disability. We can help individuals, families, caregivers, and professionals.

We can help you:

• Get information by phone, online, or in person.
• Connect to long term services and supports regardless of diagnosis, age or how you will pay for services.
• Receive guidance and coordination as you go through assessment and eligibility processes.
• Help with completing applications and enrollment in public assistance benefits, such as Medicaid.

Contact our NY Connects staff at 845-475-3511, email ofa@dutchessny.gov, or visit NYConnects.ny.gov.