The Department of Senior Programs and Services provides information and referral on the "basics" such as senior housing and help for caregivers. Likewise for area adult day care services for medical, psychiatric, and social needs and long-term care and long-term care insurance.  Our Medicare Information Line is open year-round so contact us.

It can be a challenge to acquire all the information about available options for people in need of long-term care. That’s why the county encourages residents looking for such a service to check out New York Connects help line. Here, one toll-free telephone call provides a wealth of information about long-term care choices for seniors and for disabled adults and children.

You may also want to check our listings of Senior Clubs and Centers and Senior Nutrition Sites or learn more about our Campaign to Stop Elder Abuse. Westchester County recently announced Senior Crime Busters, a one-hour elder fraud protection education program that provides tips on how seniors can stay safe and avoid financial exploitation.

Our fall season kicks off with several events, including the Saxon Woods Pool Party and Barbecue on Sept. 10 and the Viviendo Saludablemente (Healthy Living) Conference for Spanish-speaking seniors on Sept. 13.

September is also back-to-school time but many grandparents who care for their grandchildren do not have funds to buy them notebooks and pencils. The Public/Private Partnership for Aging Services is asking the community for contributions to help these children begin the school year with the supplies they need.

The New York Southern Area Aging Network (NY-SAAN) and the Department of Senior Programs and Servies are presenting a regional conference Sept. 18 in Manhattan on ways to ease the critical shortage of workers in the heath-care field to care for the older population. 

The Livable Community Connection  program has been up and running with great success. Its aim is to help seniors “age in place” in their own homes. DSPS Commissioner Mae Carpenter, who is spearheading the initiative, recently won a national award, which acknowledges her leadership in this area. DSPS co-sponsors the Livable Communities initiative with the Westchester Public/Private Partnership for Aging Services.