This program provides non-medical, in-home services to elderly person (60 years of age or older), who are not eligible for Medicaid, and have one or more disabling conditions which prevents them from performing activities of daily living. Services provided include case management, and may include homemaker/personal care, housekeeping/chore services, non-institutional respite for caregivers, and ancillary services. A sliding-scale fee (cost share) may be charged, based on income and household expenses.
The WHCOFA contracts with local agencies to provide these services, and there may be a waiting list. We currently have contracts with:
Warren County
- Greater Adirondack Home Aides http://greateradirondackhomeaides.org/
Hamilton County
- Hamilton County Public Health
http://www.hamiltoncounty.com/health-human-services/public-health-home
- Home Health Care Partners
http://www.newyorkhomehealthcare.com/
Personal Emergency Response System (PERS)
- Connect America
https://www.connectamerica.com/personal-emergency-response-systems/
Senior Adult Day Care Services
- Countryside Adult Home
https://www.warrencountyny.gov/cs/
If you are a resident of Warren County and would like to know if you qualify for this service, please call Cindy Coulter at PH#(518)761-6347. If you are a resident of Hamilton County, please contact Abigail Eichler at PH#(518)648-6131. You will need a referral from WHCOFA, so please do not call the provider directly.