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"I want both--to be well taken care of in my golden years and the ability to help my children financially."

Resources

Long-Term Care Insurance

• Long-Term Care Insurance Education and Outreach Program Resource Centers
• Local Offices for the Aging
• New York State Partnership for Long-Term Care
• Insurance, New York State Department of
  • Insurance companies currently marketing in New York and policies being offered (pdf format)
  • Insurers currently marketing INDIVIDUAL insurance policies covering long term care services in New York State
  • Insurers currently marketing GROUP insurance policies in covering long term care services in New York State
  • Selecting a company
• Public Employee and Retiree Long-Term Care Insurance Plan (NYPERL), New York State
• Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program
• Tax and Finance, New York State Department of

Long-Term Care Services

• Community Based Care
• Nursing Homes
• Adult Care Facilities
• Expanded In-Home Services for the Elderly Program (EISEP)
• Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program
• National Clearinghouse for Long-Term Care Information

Consumer Rights

Helplines

• Senior Citizen Hotline 1-800-342-9871 (New York State Office for the Aging)

Publications

These publications require the Free Adobe Acrobat PDF Reader, which may already be installed on your computer.

• Senior Citizen Resource Guide (56 pages)
• Plan Ahead New York brochure (2 pages)
• New York State Partnership for Long-Term Care brochure (2 pages)
• New York State Partnership for Long-Term Care booklet (44 pages)

Housing

• Programs for Seniors (offered by Division of Housing and Community Renewal)

Food

• Home Delivered Meals (Local Offices for the Aging)
• Food Stamp Program

Utilities

• Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP)

Health Care

• Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Program (EPIC)
• Medicaid
• Medicare Savings Program
• Medicare
• Health Insurance Information Counseling and Assistance Program (HIICAP)

Support Group or Organization

• New York State Office for the Aging
• Health Insurance Information
• Medicare Rights Center
• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
• Federal Citizen Information Center
• Administration on Aging
• Elder Care Locator

Outside New York State

In addition to New York, the following states offer Partnership long-term
care insurance policies to their residents and business communities:

• California
• Connecticut
• Indiana
  

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