New York Aging Statistics & Resource Guide
The New York Aging Statistics & Resource Guide contains key information, links and statistics for senior citizens in New York. With an aging population and the average cost of care averaging between $26.00 an hour for home care to $12,349 a month for skilled nursing care, New York is typically more expensive than the national average. This guide also contains helpful contact information for county offices, Alzheimer’s Disease organisations and government agencies that offer assistance to caregivers and senior citizens.
New York Key Statistics
- 23% of the New York population is aged 60 or over with 12.1% of seniors aged 65+ living alone.
- With a heavy tax burden, it is one of the least tax friendly states for retirees, with the highest income tax set at 8.82% and an average property tax set at $1,812 per $100,000 in home value.
- 51.8% of certified nursing home beds were rated four or five-stars over a three-month period compared to a US national average of 47.3%.
- The median household income for a New York senior (65+) is $44,136.
- 410,000 people aged 65 and older are living with Alzheimer’s in New York.
Choosing Long Term Care in New York
- New York Home Care Agencies Directory: The average hourly home care rate in New York is $26.00, making New York more expensive than the national average ($22.50) for home care.
- New York Adult Day Care Directory: The average cost of adult day care in New York is $1,842 per month making New York more expensive than the national average ($1,625) for adult day care.
- New York Assisted Living Directory: The average cost of assisted living in New York is $4,630 per month making New York more expensive than the national average ($4,051) for assisted living.
- New York Skilled Nursing Directory: The average cost of skilled nursing in New York is $12,349 per month making New York more expensive than the national average ($8,517) for skilled nursing.
New York Senior Services
New York State Office for the Aging
Address: 2 Empire State Plaza, 5th Floor, Albany, NY 12223
Phone: 1-844-697-6321
Email: NYSOFA@aging.ny.gov
New York State Plan on Aging
New York Elder Justice and Advocacy
- New York State Office for the Aging – Elder Abuse
- The New York State Coalition on Elder Abuse
- Adult Protective Services (APS)
Phone: 1-844-697-3505
Local APS Intake Phone Numbers
New York Support for Caregivers
- Caring for a Loved One – Office for the Aging
- Caregiver Resource Center (CRC)
- NY Connects – Office for the Aging
- Respite – Office for the Aging
- Social Model Adult Day Services Program – Office for the Aging
- Expanded In-Home Services – Office for the Aging
New York Senior Disaster Preparedness:
- NYC Emergency Management – Seniors
- NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
- Ready New York: My Emergency Plan
- Advance Warning System
Notify NYC, the City of New York’s official, free emergency communications program, will alert New Yorkers if there is an emergency in your area.
Register for emergency notifications by getting the free mobile application, visiting NYC.gov/notifynyc, contacting 311 (212-639-9675 for Video Relay Service, or TTY: 212-504-4115) or follow @NotifyNYC on Twitter
- Download the Ready NYC mobile application for iOS
- Download the Ready NYC mobile application for Android
New York Health Care Fraud
New York Long-Term Care Ombudsman
- New York State Long Term Care Ombudsman Program
- Ombudsmen Coordinators
- Long Term Care Ombudsman – Helpful Information for Residents and Families
Long-Term Care Ombudsman
Address: 2 Empire State Plaza, 5th Floor, Albany, NY 12223
Phone: 1-855-582-6769
New York Medicaid Elderly & Disabled Waiver Programme
New York Medicare and Insurance Counseling
Call HIICAP: 1-800-701-0501
New York Elderly Nutrition & Wellness
- Community Dining
- Home-Delivered Meals
- Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program
- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
- Nutrition Services Incentive Program (NSIP)
- New York State Healthy Aging
New York Prescription Assistance
New York Senior and Healthcare Transportation
- A&D Transport Services
- A+ MediTrans
- A2B Taxi
- AAA Ambulette
- Accessible Dispatch Program
- Adirondack Assist
- All Island Transportation
- Ambulette.org
- Amherst Senior Transportation Services
- Apple Transportation
- Arc of Genesee Orleans Transportation
- ARC Oneida-Lewis Dial-A-Drive
- Ardent Solutions Volunteer Transportation Program for Older Adults
- Aries Transportation Services
- Bangs Ambulance
- Bee-Line Westchester County
- Bethlehem Senior Projects Transportation
- Birnie Bus Service
- Birnie Bus Service – Special Needs Services
- Brighton Monroe CountySenior Transportation
- Broome County Public Transportation
- Buffalo Transportation
- C TRAN
- Capital District Transportation Authority
- Captain Community Human Services Wellness Express
- CatFISH (Camillus Area Transport Friends In Service Here)
- Cathay Express Transportation
- Cedar Bus Company
- Central New York Regional Transportation Authority (Centro)
- Chautauqua Area Regional Transit System
- Children and Adults Rural Transportation Service (CARTS) Medical Transportation
- Choice Medical Transportation
- Choice One Transportation
- City of Glen Cove Transportation
- City of Middletown Senior Transportation
- City of Yonkers Transportation
- CJ-MAK Transportation
- Clinton County Public Transit
- Cohoes Multi-Service Senior Citizen Center Transportation
- Colonie Senior Service Centers Transportation Services
- Columbia County Public Transit
- Community Action Transportation System (CATS)
- Community Arranged Resident Transportation Program – Project CART
- Community Missions Of Niagara Frontier
- Corinth Senior Center Transportation
- Cortland Transit
- Dale Association Dial-A-Lift
- Deposit Foundation Transportation Programs
- Dial-A-Bus of Goshen & Chester
- Diana H. Jones Innovative Senior Center Transportation
- Downtown Connection Bus
- Dutchess County Public Transit
- Elderberry Express Town of Pittsford
- Empire State Medi-Cab
- Encore Shop and Escort Program
- Erway Ambulance
- Executive Medical Appointment Transportation
- Freedom And Mobility Express (FAME) Greater Glens Falls Transit
- Friends and Family Senior Transportation
- Getthere – Rural Health Network of South Central New York
- Glen Cove Senior Center Transportation
- Going Places Van Erie County
- Greater Valley EMS
- Greene County Transit
- Guilderland Senior Transportation
- HART Paratransit
- Highland Patient Transport
- Interfaith Caregivers Transportation
- Jamaica Service Program for Older Adults
- JCEO Rural Transportation Program
- JET (Jordan Elbridge Transportation Program)
- Jewish Family Services Project 5 Transportation
- Laker Limo
- Lakeville Ambulette
- Liberty Yellow Cab
- Lindy’s Taxi
- Medicab Of Rochester
- Medical Answering Services (MAS) Non-Emergency Medicaid Transportation Management
- Medical Motor Service of Rochester & Monroe County
- Mount St. Mary’s Hospital VanGo Patient Transportation
- MTA
- MTA Access-A-Ride Paratransit Service
- MV-1 Wheelchair Accessible Taxi
- Nassau Inter-County Express
- New Rochelle Senior Van
- NFTA-Metro
- Northeast Dutchess Transit
- Northeast Shuttle
- OFA Mini-Bus
- Oneida County Medical Transportation
- Onondaga Senior Call-A-Ride (OSCAR)
- Ontario Senior Transportation
- Oswego County Public Transit
- Pawling Resource Center Transportation
- Pleasantville Senior Citizen Program Transportation
- Prime Care Transportation
- Queens Community House Transportation
- Queens Village Car Service
- R.A.I.N. Eastchester Transportation Program
- RediVan Non-Emergency Wheelchair Transport
- Rensselaer County Unified Family Services Transportation
- Riis Settlement Van Transportation
- RTS Genesee – Public Transportation
- RTS Ontario
- RTS Seneca
- Rural Niagara Public Transportation
- Rural Transit Service
- Serafini Transportation
- Sinai Van Service NYC
- Smithtown Township Senior Citizen Transportation
- Special Transit Available by Request (STAR) Para-transit Program
- Speedy Medical Transport
- St. Camillus Medical Transport Services
- St. Lawrence County Public Transit
- Steuben Public Transportation
- Suburban Transportation
- Suffolk County Accessible Transportation (SCAT) Services
- THE CENTER Transportation Services
- The Town of Greece Medical Motors
- Tootie’s Transportation
- Town Of Babylon Senior Transportation
- Town of Cheektowaga Van Services
- Town of Clifton Park Senior Transportation
- Town of Greece Medical Motors Service
- Town of Halfmoon Senior Express
- Town of Highlands Dial a Bus
- Town of New Scotland Senior Transportation Service
- Town of Perinton Senior Transportation
- Town of Somers Senior Transportation
- Town of Warwick Dial-a-bus / Local Transportation
- TransitOrange
- Transportation Ensuring Accessibility & Mobility(TEAM) Services
- Transportation Options in Chemung County
- Tri-Center Transportation Program
- U.S. Ambulette
- United We Ride Senior Transportation
- Vega Transportation
- Village of Rockville Centre Transportation
- Village of Youngstown Senior Transportation Program
- WASPS Webster School District
- Watertown CitiBus
- Western New York Independent Living Transportation
- WestFair Rides
- Wheelchair Transportation Rensselaer County
New York Area Agency on Aging
Albany County Department for Aging
Address: 162 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210
Phone: (518) 447-7198
Fax: (518) 447-7188
Allegany County Office for the Aging
Address: 6085 Route 19 N, Belmont, NY 14813
Phone: (585) 268-9390
Fax: (585) 268-9657
Broome County Office for Aging
Address: 60 Hawley Street Binghamton, NY 13901
Phone: (607) 778-2411
Cattaraugus County Department of Aging
Address: One Leo Moss Drive, Suite 7610, Olean, NY 14760
Phone: (716) 373-8032
Cayuga County Office for the Aging
Address: 160 Genesee Street, Auburn, NY 13021
Phone: (315) 253-1226
Chautauqua County Office for the Aging
Address: 7 North Erie Street, Mayville, NY 14757
Phone: (716) 753-4471
Chemung County Department of Aging and Long Term Care
Address: 425 Pennsylvania Avenue. Elmira, NY 14904
Phone: (607) 737-5520
Chenango County Area Agency on Aging
Address: 5 Court Street, Norwich, NY 13815
Phone: (607) 337-1770
Clinton County Office for the Aging
Address: 135 Margaret Street, Plattsburgh, NY 12901
Phone: (518) 565-4620
Columbia County Office for the Aging
Address: 325 Columbia Street, Hudson, NY 12534
Phone: (518) 828-4258
Cortland County Area Agency on Aging
Address: 60 Central Avenue, Cortland, NY 13045
Phone: (607) 753-5060
Delaware County Office for the Aging
Address: 6 Court Street, Delhi, NY 13753
Phone: (607) 832-5750
Dutchess County Office for the Aging
Address: 27 High Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Phone: (845) 486-2555
Erie County Department of Senior Services
Address: 95 Franklin Street, Buffalo, NY 14202
Phone: (716) 858-8526
Essex County Office for the Aging
Address: 132 Water Street, Elizabethtown, NY 12932
Phone: (518) 873-3815
Franklin County Office for the Aging
Address: 355 West Main Street, Malone, NY 12953
Phone: (518) 481-1526
Fulton County Office for Aging and Youth
Address: 19 North William Street, Johnstown, NY 12095
Phone: (518) 736-5650
Genesee County Office for the Aging
Address: 2 Bank Street, Batavia, NY 14020
Phone: (585) 343-1611
Greene County Department for the Aging & Youth
Address: 411 Main Street, Catskill, NY 12414
Phone: (518) 719-3555
Herkimer County Office for the Aging
Address: 109 Mary Street, Suite 1101, Herkimer, NY 13350
Phone: (315) 867-1121
Fax: (315) 867-1448
Jefferson County Office for the Aging
Address: 175 Arsenal Street, 2nd Floor, Watertown, NY 13601
Phone: (315) 785-3191
Lewis County Office for the Aging
Address: 7550 South State Street, Lowville, NY 13367
Phone: (315) 376-5313
Livingston County Office for the Aging
Address: 3 Murray Hill Drive, Mt. Morris, NY 14510
Phone: (585) 243-7520
Madison County Office for the Aging, Inc.
Address: 138 Dominic Bruno Blvd., Canastota, NY 13032
Phone: (315) 697-5700
Montgomery County Office for the Aging
Address: 135 Guy Park Avenue, Amsterdam, NY 12010
Phone: (518) 843-2300
Nassau County Department of Human Services, Office for the Aging
Address: 60 Charles Lindbergh Blvd., Uniondale, NY 11553
Phone: (516) 227-8900
New York City Department for the Aging
Address: 2 Lafayette Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10007
Phone: (212) 639-9675
Niagara County Office for the Aging
Address: 111 Main Street, Suite 101, Lockport, NY 14094
Phone: (716) 438-4020
Oneida County Office for Aging & Continuing Care
Address: 120 Airline Street, Suite 201, Oriskany, NY 13424
Phone: (315) 798-5456
Onondaga County Office for Aging
Address: 421 Montgomery Street, Syracuse, NY 13202
Phone: (315) 435-2362
Ontario County Office for the Aging
Address: 3019 County Complex Drive, Canandaigua, NY 14424
Phone: (585) 396-4040
Orange County Office for the Aging
Address: 18 Seward Avenue, Middletown, NY 10940
Phone: (845) 615-3700
Orleans County Office for the Aging
Address: 14016 Route 31 West, Albion, NY 14411
Phone: (585) 589-3191
Oswego County Office for the Aging
Address: 70 Bunner Street, Oswego, NY 13126
Phone: (315) 349-3484
Otsego County Office for the Aging
Address: 140 County Highway 33 West, Cooperstown, NY 13326
(607) 547-4232
Putnam County Office for the Aging
Address: 110 Old Route 6, Carmel, NY 10512
Phone: (845) 808-1700
Rensselaer County Department for the Aging
Address: 1600 Seventh Avenue, Troy, NY 12180
Phone: (518) 270-2730
Rockland County Office for the Aging
Address: 50 Sanatorium Road, Building B, Pomona, NY 10970
Phone: (845) 364-2110
St. Lawrence County Office for the Aging
Address: 80 State Highway 310, Canton, NY 13617
Phone: (315) 386-4730
Saratoga County Area Agency on Aging
Address: 152 West High Street, Ballston Spa, NY 12020
Phone: (518) 714-4826
Schenectady County Senior & Long Term Care Services
Address: 107 Nott Terrace, Schenectady, NY 12308
Phone: (518) 382-8481
Schoharie County Office for the Aging
Address: 113 Park Place, Suite 3, Schoharie, NY 12157
Phone: (518) 295-2001
Schuyler County Office for the Aging
Address: 323 Owego Street, Montour Falls, NY 14865
Phone: (607) 535-7108
Seneca County Office for the Aging
Address: 1 DiPronio Drive, Waterloo, NY 13165
Phone: (315) 539-1765
Seneca Nation of Indians
Address: 28 Thomas Indian School Drive, Irving, NY 14081
Phone: (716) 532-5777
Steuben County Office for the Aging
Address: 3 East Pulteney Square, Bath, NY 14810
Phone: (607) 664-2298
Suffolk County Office for the Aging
Address: 100 Veterans Memorial Highway, Hauppauge, NY 11788
Phone: (631) 853-8200
Sullivan County Office for the Aging
Address: 100 North Street, Monticello, NY 12701
Phone: (845) 807-0241
Tioga Opportunities, Inc. Department of Aging
Address: Countryside Community Center, Owego, NY 13827
Phone: (607) 687-4120
Tompkins County Office for the Aging
Address: 214 West Martin Luther King Jr/State Street, Ithaca, NY 14850
Phone: (607) 274-5482
Ulster County Office for the Aging
Address: 1003 Development Court, Kingston, NY 12401
Phone: (845) 340-3456
Warren and Hamilton County Office for the Aging
Address: 1340 State Route 9, Lake George, NY 12845
Phone: (518) 761-6347
Washington County Office for Aging and Disability Resource Center
Address: 383 Broadway, Fort Edward, NY 12828
Phone: (518) 746-2420
Wayne County Office for the Aging
Address: 1519 Nye Road, Lyons, NY 14489
Phone: (315) 946-5624
Westchester County Department of Senior Programs and Services
Address: 9 South 1st Avenue, Mount Vernon, NY 10550
Phone: (914) 813-6400
Wyoming County Office for Aging
Address: 8 Perry Avenue, Warsaw, NY 14569
Phone: (585) 786-8833
Yates County Office for the Aging
Address: 417 Liberty Street, Penn Yan, NY 14527
Phone: (315) 536-5515
Resources
National Healthcare, Caregiving & Senior Living Resources
- The Official U.S. Government Site for Medicare
- Administration for Community Living
- National Council for Aging Care
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care
- Pioneer Network: Culture Change in Long-Term Care
- The Center for Social Gerontology
New York Healthcare, Caregiving & Senior Living Resources
- Community Services for the Elderly (CSE)
- Expanded In-home Services for the Elderly (EISEP)
- Foster Grandparents Program (FGP)
- Naturally Occurring Retirement Community (NORC)
- State Respite Program
- Social Adult Day Services (SADS)
- Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)
- Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP)
- Legal Services Initiative
- Enhanced Multidisciplinary Team Initiative (E-MDTs)
- myBenefits
Alzheimer’s Organizations & Resources
- Alzheimers Foundation of America
- Alzheimers Association
- Alzheimers Resource Centre
- NYC Chapter – Alzheimer’s Association
- Northeastern New York Chapter – Alzheimer’s Association
- CaringKind – the heart of Alzheimer’s Caregiving
- Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias – New York State Department of Health
New York Senior Health Studies
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