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HEALTH AND REFERRAL SERVICES
For referrals of qualified physicians contact:
Nassau County Medical Society
1200 Stewart Avenue
Garden City, N.Y. 11530
(516) 832-2300 or http://nacmed.org
Nassau County Dental Society
377 Oak Street
Garden City, N.Y. 11530
(516) 227-1112 or http://nassaudental.org
NASSAU COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
The Health Information and Referral Service is a special unit of the Nassau County Department of Health, established to help residents find suitable answers to, and ways of solving, health problems. Its staff is professional and specially trained to offer assistance. For information contact:
Nassau County Department of Health
240 Old Country Road
Mineola, N.Y. 11501
(516) 571-3410 or http://www.co.nassau.ny.us/depart.html
SERVICES TO THE PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED
Nassau County Office for the Physically Challenged serves as an advocate and liaison agency on behalf of the physically disabled. It evaluates existing programs; implements new projects related to equal access in education, employment, transportation, housing and recreation; and promotes activities of public awareness and community relations through referral services, conferences, dissemination of literature and program development. This agency also issues the New York State Handicapped Parking Permit. For an application to be completed by your physician contact:
Nassau County Office for the Physically Challenged
1550 Franklin Avenue
Mineola, NY 11501
(516) 571-3147 or http://www.co.nassau.ny.us/opc/index.htm
TELEPHONE SERVICES FOR THE DISABLED
TTY/TDD Verizon Center for Individuals with Disabilities – 1-800-974-6006 (V/TTY) or http://www.verizon.com
MENTAL HEALTH
All mental health clinics throughout the County offer therapeutic services to older persons. The Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities also sponsors a limited number of day treatment programs for the mentally frail elderly. Fees vary with ability to
pay. For information on agencies serving local communities contact:
Mental Health Association
Information and Referral Service
186 Clinton Street
Hempstead, N.Y. 11550
(516) 489-2322 or http://www.mhana.org
Nassau County Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation
and Developmental Disabilities
240 Old Country Road
Mineola, N.Y. 11501
(516) 571-3355
COUNSELING SERVICES
In addition to counseling services available to frail older persons through the Nassau County Department of Senior Citizen Affairs LINK-AGE Programs, the following agencies provide social work and/or therapeutic counseling for senior citizens and their families:
Catholic Charities
(St. Anthony's Guidance Clinic)
259 Mineola Boulevard
Mineola, N.Y. 11501
(516) 248-7100 and 733-7000
(St. Anthony's Clinic arranges for counseling visits to frail elderly homebound, where appropriate.)
Family & Children's Services Association of Nassau County
Clinton Martin Park
New Hyde Park, N.Y. 11040
(516) 354-8060 and 292-1300 or http://www.familyandchildrenservices.org
Hispanic Counseling Center, Inc.
250 Fulton Avenue, Suite 101
Hempstead, N.Y. 11550
(516) 538-2613 or http://www.hispaniccc@aol.com
Jewish Association for Services for the Aged - JASA
158 Third Street
Mineola, N.Y. 11501
(516) 742-2050 or http://jasa.org
Nassau County Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Nassau County Medical Center
Box 285, Building G
East Meadow, N.Y. 11554
(516) 542-0404 or http://cadvnc.org
Mental Health Association Information and Referral Service
186 Clinton Street
Hempstead, N.Y. 11550
(516) 489-2322 or http://mhana.org
Health Insurance Counseling
HIICAP (Health Insurance Information, Counseling and Assistance Program) provides information and guidance to Nassau County seniors who request assistance with health insurance selection and/or problems. It is funded by the Nassau County Department of Senior Citizen Affairs and operated by Family and Children's Association; http://www.familyandchildrenservices.org or HELP-LINE – (516) 292-1300 or www.hicap.state.ny.us
ALZHEIMER'S SUPPORT SERVICES
Long Island Alzheimer's Foundation (L.I.A.F.)
5 Channel Drive Port Washington, N.Y. 11050 (516) 767-6856 or http://www.LIAF@aol.com
L.I.A.F. is a non-profit charitable organization providing a broad range of services including a Resource Center, the Alzheimer's Disease Directory of Services, support groups, and two Memory Lane Clubs, which provides social model adult day programs. Fund-raising activities help to provide research grants and awards.
Adult Day Services Adult day service is a community-based program of day care, conducted in a supervised social setting, for frail older people to enable them to continue to live at home. Such persons may be socially isolated; mentally, physically and/or emotionally frail; and may require certain
individualized services not found at a local Senior Center. Programs providing adult day service are usually described as either social or medical model programs. Social model programs provide socialization, support services and recreation in a supervised setting. Medical models are designed to meet the needs of those elderly who require medical and rehabilitative services in addition to the services offered by social model programs.
Please contact the programs listed below for specific information.
Alzheimer's Day Care Program (Our Space)
Herricks Community Center
Herricks Road
New Hyde Park, N.Y. 11040
(516) 742-0851
Jones Manor on the Sound (Social Model)
Adult Day Care Program
57 Bayville Avenue
Bayville, NY 11709
(516) 628-1350
Memory Lane Club (Social Model)
5 Channel Drive
Port Washington, N.Y. 11050
(516) 767-6856
Parker Jewish Geriatric Center (Medical Model)
Adult Day Health Care Program
271-11 76th Avenue
New Hyde Park, NY 11042 Ext.2255
(718) 289-2100
SENIOR RESPITE PROGRAM
This program provides temporary care of frail elderly in their homes. Trained volunteers provide relief to the primary informal caregiver and companionship to the elderly person.
EAC, Inc.
50 Clinton Street, Suite 202
Hempstead, N.Y.
(516) 539-0150 X217
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