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EMERGENCY ALERT
RESPONSE SYSTEM
VNS
475 Park Ave #9, New York
311
VETERANS
ADMINISTRATION
EXTENDED CARE
CENTER
This facility provides
inpatient skilled nursing
home care, inpatient
intermediate care services
and a geriatric evaluation
unit. Outpatient medical care
is provided by a scheduled
primary care clinic. Walk-in
patients are evaluated with
acute problems being treated
and non-acute problems
scheduled into a clinic. The
facility also offers an Adult
Day Health Care program.
Services are available for
those veterans who have been
honorably discharged from
military service. To expedite
processing, you need your
DD214 discharge papers.
VA Extended Care Center
179-00 Linden Blvd. and 179th
St.
Jamaica, NY 11425
718-526-1000
IN-HOME ELECTRONIC
MONITORING DEVICES
A person with a home
emergency response system
simply presses a wireless
button in times of trouble.
When this button is pressed,
a signal is received by trained
personnel at a central unit.
The trained personnel, who
already have the person’s name,
address, telephone number and
other important information, will
contact responders who can go
to the home and see what the
problem is. The responders are
usually friends, neighbors or
family who live close by and who
have keys to the person’s home.
SOCIAL SERVICE
ORGANIZATIONS
SERVING OLDER PEOPLE
IN QUEENS
Flushing House
United Lifeline
38-20 Bowne St.
Flushing 11354
888-987-6205
Jamaica Service Program
for Older Adults
Lifeline Alert
92-47 165th St.
Jamaica 11433
718-657-6500
Queens Jewish Community
Council
Lifeline Support Program
119-45 Union Tnpk.
Forest Hills 11375
718-544-9033
HOME-DELIVERED
MEALS
Home-delivered meals
are available, in many
communities, to help frail,
older homebound people
remain in their own homes.
Through this program,
homebound elderly residents
age 60 and over are delivered
hot meals daily or fresh frozen
meals twice a week. Some
programs offer kosher meals.
Also, trained social workers may
be available to the recipients for
assistance in a crisis, to make
linkages with other needed
services and to assist in the
completion of forms for other
benefits and entitlements. A
small contribution is generally
requested.
For more information and
to apply for home delivered
meals, call the Department for
the Aging at 311.
NURSING HOMES
The type of facility selected
depends upon the level of
care needed. For information
and help on finding a facility,
contact:
City Department for the
Aging
2 Lafayette St.
New York, NY 10007
311
TO COMPLAIN ABOUT
CARE:
State Office for the Aging
State Ombudsman Program:
212-812-211
SENIORS
New York Foundation for
Senior Citizens
City Long Term Care Ombuds
program
11 Park Place
New York, NY 10007
212-962-7559
Department of Health
Patient Care Investigation
Unit
90 Church St.
New York, NY 10007
311 or 888-201-4563
SOCIAL SECURITY
Social Security is a federally
administered pension plan for
retired and disabled people
and their families. If you have
contributed to the Social
Security Trust Fund and think
you may qualify, contact your
nearest Social Security Office
(call 1-800-772-1213).
SUPPLEMENTAL
SECURITY INCOME
Supplemental Security Income
is a federally administered
program of cash assistance
for the aged, the blind and the
disabled of any age with limited
income or resources. SSI is not
the same as Social Security.
Even if you now receive Social
Security, you may also be
eligible for SSI. If you think you
may qualify for SSI, you should
contact your nearest Social
Security office.
EMERGENCY
ASSISTANCE FOR
ADULTS
This program provides cash
assistance, such as money
for rent, food or moving
expenses, in emergencies,
such as fire, flood, burglary,
illness or other catastrophes
which endanger the health,
safety and well-being of older
adults.
Contact the DSS Office of
Income Maintenance at 311.
FOOD STAMPS
Food stamps allow people
with limited income to receive
coupons to purchase food. To
find out if you are eligible to
receive food stamps, call 311.
BURIAL INFORMATION
If a senior citizen dies, leaving
no money, family or friends to
pay for burial, contact:
Queens Morgue: 718-883-
3865
Queens Public Administrator:
718-526-5037
Queens Medical Examiner:
718-883-3871
AGE DISCRIMINATION
It is a violation of city and
state law for employers
to discriminate against a
person because of age. If you
have been a victim of such
discrimination, you may file a
complaint with:
City Commission on Human
Rights
153-01 Jamaica Ave., Room 203
Jamaica 11432
718-657-2465
Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission
33 Whitehall St., 5th Floor
New York, NY 10004
EDUCATION
A number of colleges and
universities in Queens offer
discounts on tuition or
registration to older adults.
For more information, contact
the college of your choice:
City University of New York
cuny.edu
If you are 65 years or older and
a city resident, you may enroll
in all college courses for a $25
per semester registration fee
on a space-available basis.
The Center for Unlimited
Enrichment Inc. provides
educational, cultural and social
experiences for older adults.
There are no prerequisites,
tests, pressure or course
credits—just opportunities to
learn for the pure joy of it!
Queens College ACE
Program
qc.cuny.edu
The Adult Collegiate Education
Program offers older adults
an opportunity to earn an
undergraduate degree, using
credits given for life experience
toward degree requirements.
For more information, contact
718-997-5717.
York College
york.cuny.edu
York College offers a course
within its Psychology
Department called Human
Development II. Students will
learn how specific government
policies and laws affect senior
citizens, especially issues
relating to housing, Medicare,
Social Security, wills and
estates.
St. John’s University
stjohns.edu
St. John’s allows senior
citizens 62 years of age
or older to enroll in any
undergraduate course,
excluding art and computers,
on a space available-basis
during the fall, spring and
summer semesters for a flat
$25 fee. Seniors may also
register for noncredit courses
in the St. John’s School of
Continuing Education at the
full fee. Call 718-990-6161.
City Department of
Education
schools.nyc.gov
The DOE offers courses
through a continuing
education program. There is
a $25 fee for most eight-week
courses.
Queens Adult Learning
Center
27-35 Jackson Ave., Long
Island City, 11101
718-361-9480
Educational Services
90-01 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica,
11435
718-557-2567
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