Laura
09-05-2007, 10:10 PM
from The Staten Island Advance http://www.silive.com/living/advance/index.ssf?/base/living/118821241896551.xml&coll=1
New service provides respite for caregivers
NY Foundation For Senior Citizens launches a free, short-term in-home care program for frail elderly
Monday, August 27, 2007
ADVANCE STAFF REPORT
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- People who help others on a daily basis can often use a hand themselves when they need time for an emergency or personal matter. When the caregiver is tending a frail elderly family member, how to insure interim care for the person is a concern.
The New York Foundation for Senior Citizens (NYFSC) provides short-term respite care for a nominal fee and, through a new service for those that qualify, at no cost at all.
The newly added Respite Care Program's "Emergency/Extended Hours of Care" provides short-term, in-home care at no charge, by trained and certified personal care aides (through a private agency), on weekdays after 5 p.m., weekends, holidays and in emergencies.
Priority for this service is given to caregivers who are providing assistance to frail elderly with annual incomes of $40,000 or less. The service is available in all five boroughs.
"This important service provides a continuum of care for elderly persons receiving assistance, which ensures they can safely remain in their own homes while their primary caregivers are temporarily unavailable," says Linda Hoffman, NYFSC president.
NYFSC will continue its Respite Care Program's basic service, which offers relief for caregivers providing service to older persons able to afford short-term, in-home care, starting at a cost of $7.15 per hour plus carfare.
For more information please contact, Amanda Forsman, Respite Care program director, at 212-962-7559 or e-mail her at aforsman@nyfscltcop.org.
Respite Care is funded by state and city legislators, the state Office for the Aging, city Department for the Aging and private contributions.
New service provides respite for caregivers
NY Foundation For Senior Citizens launches a free, short-term in-home care program for frail elderly
Monday, August 27, 2007
ADVANCE STAFF REPORT
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- People who help others on a daily basis can often use a hand themselves when they need time for an emergency or personal matter. When the caregiver is tending a frail elderly family member, how to insure interim care for the person is a concern.
The New York Foundation for Senior Citizens (NYFSC) provides short-term respite care for a nominal fee and, through a new service for those that qualify, at no cost at all.
The newly added Respite Care Program's "Emergency/Extended Hours of Care" provides short-term, in-home care at no charge, by trained and certified personal care aides (through a private agency), on weekdays after 5 p.m., weekends, holidays and in emergencies.
Priority for this service is given to caregivers who are providing assistance to frail elderly with annual incomes of $40,000 or less. The service is available in all five boroughs.
"This important service provides a continuum of care for elderly persons receiving assistance, which ensures they can safely remain in their own homes while their primary caregivers are temporarily unavailable," says Linda Hoffman, NYFSC president.
NYFSC will continue its Respite Care Program's basic service, which offers relief for caregivers providing service to older persons able to afford short-term, in-home care, starting at a cost of $7.15 per hour plus carfare.
For more information please contact, Amanda Forsman, Respite Care program director, at 212-962-7559 or e-mail her at aforsman@nyfscltcop.org.
Respite Care is funded by state and city legislators, the state Office for the Aging, city Department for the Aging and private contributions.