Adaptation
Also see: Help at Home: Assessment & Case Management,
Delaware County Office for the Aging - EISEP
Program.
Delaware County Public Health
Long Term Home Health Care Program
99 Main Street, Delhi, NY 13753
607-746-3166 Fax: 607-746-7070
Web: www.delawarecountypublichealth.com
Business Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Mon. - Fri.
On-call nurses are available evenings,
weekends and Holidays by calling 607-746-2336.
This program is for frail, disabled and chronically ill persons of
any age who are medically eligible for admission to a nursing facility,
but can safely remain at home. They must have a doctors order for
service. The LTHHCP offers a coordinated plan of medical, nursing and
rehabilitative care provided at home. In addition, the LTHHCP can
arrange or provide for home-delivered meals, emergency call systems,
adult day care, moving assistance, and home improvements. Service may be
reimbursed by Medicare, Medicaid, private payment, and some health
insurers. Must be eligible for chronic care Medicaid when billing
Medicaid for services.
Chronic Care Medicaid
This program will pay for skilled nursing care for
eligible recipients in appropriately certified facilities or who qualify
for the Long Term Home Health Care Program (LTHHCP). For individuals or
married couples looking for "nursing home without walls" care, the
LTHHCP program allows them to receive care at home paid by Medicaid.
Spousal Impoverishment Budgeting
Analyzes the treatment of income and resources of a couple when
determining eligibility for an institutionalized spouse. Spousal
impoverishment budgeting rules protect some of the couples income and
resources the support of the community spouse. These rules allow the
community spouse of a waiver to retain more income and resources than he
or she might under Medicaid community budgeting rules or nursing home
resident.
The Senior Citizen’s Service Fund
Delaware County Office for the Aging
6 Court St., Delhi, NY 13753
607-746-6333 Fax: 607-746-6227
E-mail: ofa@co.delaware.ny.us
Web: www.co.delaware.ny.us/departments/ofa/ofa.htm
Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Mon.-Fri.
(closed for lunch 12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m.)
This funding is designed to be the final source of assistance. All other forms of assistance must be exhausted or denied. The application is processed through Office for the Aging.
Southern Tier Independence Center (STIC)
24 Prospect Avenue, Binghamton, NY 13901
607-724-2111 Fax: 607-722-5646
Web: www.stic-cil.org
Hours: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Mon.-Fri.
Provides in-home assessment to determine possible accessibility adaptations, recommendations and referrals for home modifications.
Repairs
Delaware Opportunities Inc.
35430 State Highway 10, Hamden, NY 13782
607-746-1650 Fax: 607-746-6269
Home Rehabilitation and health and safety repairs. Emergency repairs for elderly homeowners where health and safety are concerns. Various housing rehabilitation programs provide grants to bring property to code and address health and safety issues.
Deposit Foundation & Rural Housing Services
PO Box 41 119 Front St., Deposit, NY 13754
607-467-4001 Fax: 607-467-4399
E-mail: dfrhs@tds.net
Web:
www.depositchamber.com/Foundation.html
Hours: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (Mon., Wed. & Fri.)
Provides low-cost revolving loan fund for minor home
improvements in the Deposit area.
Weatherization
Delaware Opportunities, Inc.
35430 St Hwy 10, Hamden, NY 13782
607-746-1690 Fax: 607-746-6269
Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
(closed for lunch
12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m.)
This program helps low income and elderly residents of Delaware County to weatherize their homes to save energy. This help includes various types of insulation, weather stripping, sealing leaks, preventing drafts, caulking, replacing broken glass, puttying windows, repairing and installing new storm windows and exterior doors, skirting trailers and sealing foundations. Renters and owners qualify if they meet income guidelines.
NYSEG’s Power Partner Program
NY State Electric and Gas (NYSEG)
PO Box 5220, Binghamton, NY 13902-5220
800-284-7988
Web: www.nyseg.com
Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Mon.-Fri.
Helps customers learn wise uses of energy and offers help through a network of community partnerships.
WRAP PROGRAM (Weatherization, Referral, and Packaging Program)
Delaware County Office for the Aging
6 Court St., Delhi, NY 13753
607-746-6333 Fax: 607-746-6227
E-mail: ofa@co.delaware.ny.us
Web: www.co.delaware.ny.us/departments/ofa/ofa.htm
Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Mon.-Fri.
(closed for lunch 12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m.)
This program links clients with Delaware Opportunities
weatherization program, assisting them with energy and
limited home repair needs. This can include insulation, weatherstripping, roofing repairs, furnace cleaning and repair, leaks in foundation, possible replacement of storm and prime windows and doors, replace broken glass and caulking.
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