Saratoga County

The Aging Life Services Program strives to connect older adults, aged 60 and above, with services to enable them to live safely at home.

Older adults can struggle to access aging-related services, transportation to medical appointments, and social opportunities. Our Aging Life Services Elder Care Managers work directly with the client to improve their satisfaction with daily life and feel safer and confident living at home. 

The Aging Life Services Program strives to connect older adults, aged 60 and above, with services to enable them to live safely at home. The program provides social work consultation and volunteer assistance enabling older adults to  maintain their quality of life and dignity. Volunteers provide a connection with the community via home visits, assistance with grocery shopping, and transportation. Social work consultation aides in developing a long-term care plan covering issues related to health, disability, finances, housing, familial concerns, legal questions, and in-home needs. The overall goal is to provide support to older adults in maintaining independence as long as possible.

What Services Does the Program Provide? 
Home visit to carry out comprehensive needs assessment
Assessment of the home's physical environment to determine safety
Assistance with paperwork - organizing, archiving
End of life planning, legal services, social services, and support groups
Advocacy with service providers
Connection to volunteers in the community for help with grocery shopping, rides to appointments, friendly visits and home maintenance 
Who is Eligible to Receive Services?
Older adults, 60 years of age and more living in Otsego County

How much does it cost?
The Aging Life Program is free to participants.

How do I access program services? 
To receive further information about the program or to request an appointment, please contact our Elder Care Manager in our Oneonta office.

Are Volunteer Opportunities Available?
If you are interested in volunteering or learning about more volunteer opportunities, contact our Volunteer Coordinator in our Oneonta office.

CDPHP has partnered with Catholic Charities Care Coordination Services on The Community Health Project, an outreach program that serves portions of Albany, Columbia, Greene, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, and Washington counties.

This free program is for select CDPHP Medicaid and Child Health Plus members who are underutilizing preventive care services, including cancer screenings, well visits, comprehensive diabetes care, and regular dental care visits. Trained Community Health Workers from Catholic Charities reach out to these members to offer a variety of support services, such as:

• Connecting with a primary care doctor and other preventive health care services
• Scheduling appointments and providing reminder calls
• Coordinating and/or providing transportation
• Offering gift cards as incentives for completing appointments
• Helping members understand and connect to resources available through their CDPHP benefits, including medical and behavioral health case management and tools to stay healthy.

We provide accessible mediation and conflict resolution services to help neighbors, landlords, tenants, families, and community members resolve disputes constructively and without court intervention. Our trained mediators facilitate respectful dialogue to find common ground and lasting agreements.

Intake, assessment and treatment of a range of individual and interpersonal issues is offered by this program, including individual, couple and family counseling, group work where warranted and feasible, consultation, advocacy, and referral.

Provides a wide range of services to individuals of all ages with developmental and related disabilities and their families. CCDS currently operates sixteen residential programs in Albany, Schenectady, Rensselaer, and Saratoga counties. The agency serves as a resource for 11 counties.

The programs and services available include the following:

• Individual Community Supports
• Environmental Modification (EMOD)
• Family Support Services
• Prader-Willi Syndrome Services
• Residential Services
• Respite Services
• Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Services

Residential Locations in Saratoga County:

• Glenbrook Drive IRA, Clifton Park, NY 12065
• Hilltop Manor IRA, Clifton Park, NY 12065
• Twin Lakes IRA, Clifton Park, NY 12065

Learning starts at home. As a parent or guardian, you are the most important partner in your child’s education. We provide the resources to build a strong foundation for your child’s success. We also help you achieve the goals you have set for yourself, your child and your family.

Head Start and Early Head Start programs are free for income-eligible families in Saratoga County.

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Individualized Community Services (formerly known as Community Supports Services) are provided by our experienced staff to individuals either in their home or in the community.

We work with the individual and the family to develop a unique plan designed to assist in building life skills such as:

• Household management
• Activities of daily life
• Development of play, social, and leisure skills
• Community integration and involvement
• Personal care
• Safety skills

In many instances, our staff work with individuals to help them design their own services such as; selecting service providers, choosing supports, determining how to use funding, and coordinating schedules. This gives individuals more control and flexibility to choose the mix of supports and services that work best for them, so they can live the life they desire. It also empowers individuals by providing them the opportunity to manage their services and supports based on their personal strengths and needs.

This all results in individuals being able to:

• Enjoy meaningful relationships with family and friends
• Experience health and growth
• Live in the home and community of their choice and
• Work, volunteer or do activities they enjoy

Reminder: To be eligible for ICS services the individual must first be established with OPWDD

• Register at https://opwdd.ny.gov/, then reach out to our main office.

Making a difference in people’s life is what the volunteer ombudsmen do on a regular basis. The Long Term Care Ombudsman Program operated through Catholic Charities Senior and Caregiver Support Services serves residents of 93 different facilities throughout ten counties in our Diocese. Ombudsmen visit an assigned nursing home or assisted living facility on a weekly basis. Volunteer ombudsmen help residents and their families understand and exercise their rights to quality of care and quality of life. Volunteers have a made a world of difference in residents’ lives by improving communication between facility staff and residents, encouraging changes in activities to provide more personalized choices, increased quality of care by bringing issues to the facility’s attention and helping to resolve issues and complaints.

A community home for the dying for persons with irreversible illness who are within the last three months of their lives and can no longer safely remain in their homes. Holistic hospice care is provided to address the resident's physical, spiritual, emotional, and social needs.

The program provides one-on-one mentoring matches for children 5-17 years of age in both Saratoga & Delaware counties. These relationships are devoted to personal, academic, social, athletic, or artistic growth. Comprehensive social work services are provided to the families of participating youth as well. Group activities, cultural, and educational opportunities are also offered.

Contact your county's office for more information:

Delaware: (607) 604-4071

Saratoga: (518) 587-5000