Information & Assistance

Information and assistance is designed to answer your questions, provide direct services and to make referrals to other agencies. Under the Older American’s Act, the Office for the Aging is designated to act as an advocate for individual seniors in order to protect and preserve their rights. In addition, we advocate for services and programs that affect our county’s seniors as a whole.

November 2020 Monthly Spotlights

  1. Behavioral Health Ombudsman
  2. New Medicare App
  3. Fraud, Scams, and Identity Theft
  4. Family Support Navigator
  5. Mediation Elder Issues
  6. Year Round Medication Drop Box
  7. Medicare-Skilled Nursing Facility Care
  8. Southern Adrondack Recovery Alliance
  9. Phishing Scam
  10. Disaster Recovery Scam
  11. Stress or Anxiety
  1. Span Medicare Fall Open Enrollment
  2. Medicare Fall Open Enrollment
  3. MSP 2020 Info Sheet (NY)
  4. Contact Letter November 2020
  5. Covid-19 Money Scams
  6. Medicare Part D
  7. Dementia Caregiver Conversations Tele Support Group
  8. November 2020 Support Groups
  9. November 2020 Menu
  10. Winter Weather Advisory for Home Delivered Meals

Alzheimer's Association

  1. Alzheimers Association Webinars

Caregiver Support Initiative

  1. Caregiver Tele Support

Office for Aging Information

  1. 2019 Senior Club Contacts
  2. Older New Yorker's Guide to Resources
  3. Washington County Emergency Planning for Special Needs Form
Outside Resources for Seniors
Click on the images to visit other websites with helpful information for senior citizens.

Department of Health and Human Services Administration on Aging

Department of Health and Human Services Administration On Aging Logo link to website

New York State Energy Research & Development Authority

NYSERDA Logo link to website

Medicare.gov

Medicare Website Logo link to website

Social Security Administration

Social Security Administration Logo link to website

New York State Department of Health

New York State Department of Health Website Banner Logo link to website

The National Council on the Aging Benefits Checkup

The National Council on the Aging Logo link to website

New York State Office for the Aging

New York State Office for the Aging Logo link to website

United States Senate Special Committee on Aging

US Senate Special Committee on Aging Banner Logo link to website

NY Connects - Washington County CARES

NY Connects
Links to external sites are provided as a convenience. Washington County has no control over the format or content of any information found on any external site.