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Services offered to the Homebound Elderly

Services for the homebound elderly (Case Management Programs) provide an array of services to people 60 years and older who are homebound. These Case Management Programs have social workers who will go to the homes of the elderly to assess their needs and link them to services that help them them stay safely in their homes and communities for as long as feasible. Some of the services these programs provide and provide linkage to are: case management; Meals on Wheels; homecare and housekeeping for a maximum of 20 hours per week; friendly visiting; in home counseling; as well as transportation to local doctors or neighboring senior centers. These Case Management Programs are opened Monday through Friday, and are funded by NYC Department for the Aging.

 

  


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Catholic Charities Neighborhood Services Case Management for the Homebound Elderly

The services these Case Management Programs provide and provide linkage to are: Meals on Wheels; homecare and housekeeping for a maximum of 20 hours per week; friendly visiting; in home counseling; and transportation to local doctors or neighboring senior centers. These Case Management programs are opened Monday through Friday, usually from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM.

Benson Ridge Senior Services
Case Management
1867 Bath Avenue
Brooklyn NY 11214
Telephone: 718-236-3205
Fax: 718-837-1957
Languages: English, Russian, Chinese
Area served: Community Districts #9 and 10
Bensonhurst and Bay Ridge in Brooklyn

Southwest Queens Senior Services-Case Management
87-04 88th Avenue
Woodhaven, NY 11421
Telephone: 718-847-9200
Fax: 718-805-9496
Languages: Chinese, English and Spanish
Are served: Community districts: 9, 10 and 12
Woodhaven, Richmond Hill, Springfield Gardens
Wakefield, Ozone Park and Howard Beach in Queens

Project Independence Program
87-04 88th Avenue
Woodhaven, NY 11421
Telephone: 718-847-9200
Fax: 718-805-9496
Languages: E, S

Provides friendly visiting and recreational services to homebound seniors in the area of the South West Queens, Monday through Thursday. This program is funded by the Queens Borough President’s Office.

Northeast Queens Friendly Visiting Program-- Located in the Hillcrest Adult Community Center
168-01B Hillside Avenue
Jamaica, NY 11432
Telephone: 718-297-7171
Fax: 718-657-2247
Languages: English, Spanish

This program provides friendly visiting services for homebound elderly in Community Districts 8, 11 and N 13. These areas are Bayside, Flushing, Hollis, Little Neck, Hillcrest, Jamaica Estates, and Pomonok in Queens.
This program is funded by CITYMEALS ON WHEELS, Inc.

Eligibility. The Case Management programs provide services for people 60 years and over who are homebound who reside in the area served by these programs.

Application: The Case Management Program will provide a social worker to visit the senior in his/her home to complete a free assessment form that is necessary to obtain services.