Tompkins County Office for the Aging

214 West Martin Luther King Jr. / State Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
Phone: (607) 274-5482

Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.tompkinscountyny.gov/All-Departments/Aging
Online Contact Form: https://www.tompkinscountyny.gov/All-Departments/Aging/Email-Tompkins-County-Office-for-the-Aging

County Served: Tompkins
The Tompkins County Office for the Aging provides objective and unbiased information regarding the array of services available for older adults and their caregivers. Our mission is to assist older adults and persons with long term care needs to live independently in their homes and communities with quality of life and dignity.

Services Include:             

• NY Connects: https://www.tompkinscountyny.gov/All-Departments/Aging/Services-of-Our-Office/NY-Connects
• Personal Emergency Response System (PERS): https://www.tompkinscountyny.gov/All-Departments/Aging/Services-of-Our-Office/Personal-Emergency-Response-System
• Health Insurance Information, Counseling, & Assistance Program (HIICAP): https://www.tompkinscountyny.gov/All-Departments/Aging/Services-of-Our-Office/Health-Insurance-Counseling
• Family Caregiving Resources: https://www.tompkinscountyny.gov/All-Departments/Aging/Services-of-Our-Office/Family-Caregiving-Resources
  • Trualta: https://www.tompkinscountyny.gov/All-Departments/Aging/Services-of-Our-Office/Family-Caregiving-Resources/Trualta
  • Archangels: https://www.tompkinscountyny.gov/All-Departments/Aging/Services-of-Our-Office/Family-Caregiving-Resources/Archangels
• Project CARE: https://www.tompkinscountyny.gov/All-Departments/Aging/Services-of-Our-Office/Project-CARE
• Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP): https://www.tompkinscountyny.gov/All-Departments/Aging/Services-of-Our-Office/Home-Energy-Assistance-Program-HEAP
• Long Term Care Ombudsman Program: https://www.tompkinscountyny.gov/All-Departments/Aging/Services-of-Our-Office/Long-Term-Care-Ombudsman-Program
• CAPS Evaluations and In Home Fall Safety Assessments: https://www.tompkinscountyny.gov/All-Departments/Aging/Services-of-Our-Office/CAPS-Evaluations-and-In-Home-Fall-Safety-Assessments
• Yard Work & Snow Shoveling: https://www.tompkinscountyny.gov/All-Departments/Aging/Services-of-Our-Office/Yard-Work-Snow-Shoveling
• Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program: https://www.tompkinscountyny.gov/All-Departments/Aging/Services-of-Our-Office/Senior-Farmers-Market-Nutrition-Program
• Expanded In-Home Services for the Elderly Program (EISEP): https://www.tompkinscountyny.gov/All-Departments/Aging/Services-of-Our-Office/Case-Management-and-EISEP
• Senior Nutrition Programs & Supports: https://www.tompkinscountyny.gov/All-Departments/Aging/Services-of-Our-Office/Senior-Nutrition-Program-and-Supports

Other Information:

• Social Engagement & Community: https://www.tompkinscountyny.gov/All-Departments/Aging/Social-Engagement-and-Community
• Family Caregiving Resources: https://www.tompkinscountyny.gov/All-Departments/Aging/Family-Caregiving-Resources
• Health Equity Resources: https://www.tompkinscountyny.gov/All-Departments/Aging/Health-Equity-Resources
• Advance Care Planning Resources: https://www.tompkinscountyny.gov/All-Departments/Aging/Advance-Care-Planning-Resources
• Age Friendly Ithaca & Tompkins County: https://www.tompkinscountyny.gov/All-Departments/Aging/Age-Friendly-Center-for-Excellence
• Falls Prevention: https://www.tompkinscountyny.gov/All-Departments/Aging/Falls-Prevention
• Local Resources for Older Adults: https://www.tompkinscountyny.gov/All-Departments/Aging/Local-Resources-for-Older-Adults
• Frauds & Scams: https://www.tompkinscountyny.gov/All-Departments/Aging/Frauds-and-Scams
• Senior Circle: https://www.tompkinscountyny.gov/All-Departments/Aging/Senior-Circle
• Volunteer Opportunities: https://www.tompkinscountyny.gov/All-Departments/Aging/Volunteer-Opportunities