Northeast Region 211 What is 2-1-1?
2-1-1 is an easy-to-remember telephone number that functions as a powerful service to communities by connecting people with important services and volunteer opportunities. By dialing an easy-to-remember access code, people looking for help and those who want to help are connected to available community resources. Read more Schenectady County Department of Senior and Long Term Care Services Some of the many services we offer to the Schenectady community include: caregiver support; casework; community nursing; long term care; nutrition services; and, protective services for adults. You will find more information on our services throughout this web site. We provide these services without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, marital status and/or handicapping conditions.Read more Northeastern Association of the Blind at Albany Today, NABA provides a wide range of services to individuals with visual impairments. Some of these services include training and placing legally blind adults in professional employment, and providing rehabilitation services to seniors with age-related vision loss.Read more  Alzheimer's Association of Northeastern NY The Northeastern New York Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association serves a 17-county area in the northeastern most corner of New York State. These counties cover over 15,000 square miles, representing approximately 30% of New York State, and are home to 1.5 million people. It is estimated that 40,000 of the friends and neighbors living in this area have Alzheimer’s disease. As is the fact across the country, almost 80% of all persons who have Alzheimer’s live at home and are cared for by a family caregiver and 1 out of 3 adults personally know someone with the disease. This means that there are approximately ½ million people in the northeastern region of New York who need education, information and referral services and approximately 24,000 family caregivers who need support, respite care and an array of tools to help them with this difficult task.Read more  Kingsway Community Kingsway is a senior residential community located on a 25-acre campus in the Woodlawn section of Schenectady, New York. The community offers a continuum of senior services from independent living apartments, assisted living, skilled nursing/rehabilitation to home care, adult day services, respite and Hospice services. Also located on the campus is a nationally accredited child daycare center.Read more |
