Tompkins County Office for the Aging
320 North Tioga Street Ithaca, NY 14850 phone (607) 274-5482; fax (607) 274-5495
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The Tompkins County Office for the Aging is your point of entry into aging services available in Tompkins County. We provide thorough and unbiased information regarding the vast array of services for older adults and their caregivers. The following is a list of services provided directly through our office:
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In addition, the Tompkins County Office for the Aging offers services through contracts with the following agencies:
| Better Housing for Tompkins County | The mini-home repair program provides health and safety related repairs for seniors and disabled persons in Tompkins County |
| Foodnet | Tompkins County's Meals on Wheels provider offers home delivered meals, congregate meals at 4 locations, nutrition counseling and nutrition education |
| Gadabout Transportation, Inc. | Gadabout is a nonprofit transportation service for older and disabled residents of Tompkins County. You can use Gadabout for medical and dental appointments, getting to work, groceries and nutrition needs, volunteer work, personal errands, and social events. (607)273-1878 TDD (607)277-9766 |
| Lifelong | Tompkins County's Senior Center, offers recreational, educational and health promotion events to seniors, the Health Insurance Information Counseling and Assistance Program (HIICAP), the quarterly Senior Circle Newsletter, and outreach to seniors in the Northside/Southside of Ithaca |
| Longview | Adult Day Program provides recreational programs, personal supervision, morning and afternoon snacks as well as a hot, nutritious lunch 3 days per week |
| Long Term Care Services | Tompkins County Long Term Care Services is the Point of Entry (NY Connects) for the County, providing comprehensive, unbiased, information about long term care to consumers of all ages. Long Term Care Services also provides assessment, screening, and ongoing casemanagement to consumers. |
| Women's Opportunity Center Registry Program | Provides free listings and referrals for house cleaners, home helpers, live-ins, companions, LPNs and RNs |
| Southside Community Center | Grocery Shopping Service to seniors within the City of Ithaca (607) 273-4190 |
For comprehensive listings of senior services in Tompkins County arranged by category, please visit gateway to senior services