ESCOTA Member Directory

Lenox Hill Neighborhood House

Susan Moritz, LCSW
Director, Older Adult Services
331 East 70th Street
New York NY 10021
Tel: 212.744.5022 Fax: 212.772.2036
Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Web: http://www.lenoxhill.org

Services:

Multiservice settlement house. Department of Older Adult Services. Continuum of care services.

Eligibilty:

East 59th to East 143rd Streets, Fifth Avenue to the East River, including Roosevelt Island.

Fees:

Sliding fees for home care services through the East Side Case Management Consortium and social adult day services; suggested contribution for meals and transportation.

Staff:

Susan Moritz, LCSW, Director, Older Adult Services 212.744.5022 x1201
Christopher Chin, 212.744.5022 x1266, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Additional Information:

Case Management Services: Lenox Hill Neighborhood House is the lead agency in the East Side Case Management Consortium (ESCMC), which provides comprehensive DFTA-funded case management services to homebound seniors living on the Upper East Side and East Harlem. ESCMC staff makes home visits and assist clients in accessing services such as home delivered meals, in-home housekeeping/personal care services, financial management, supportive counseling and entitlements and benefits. Catchment area: East 59th and East 143rd Streets, from 5th Avenue to the East River, including Roosevelt Island. To make a referral, contact the intake line at 212.744.5022 ext. 1203, Monday-Friday.

East Side Transportation Services: A transportation service administered by LHNH. Transportation is available through the LHNH wheelchair accessible bus; car service and taxi fare reimbursements are also available. Services are provided seven days per week.

Weekend Connections: Together with the Burden Center for the Aging, Search and Care, and Stanley Isaacs Neighborhood Center, Lenox Hill Neighborhood House runs a weekend activity and transportation program for senior citizens on Manhattan’s East Side. Transportation is provided for a wide variety of excursions to museums, performances, churches, synagogues and other destinations. For information on East Transportation or Weekend Connections, please contact Philip Polito, Director of East Side Transportation, 212.744.5022 x1057

Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Senior Center (60+): Located at 343 East 70 Street, offers free programs including creative writing, foreign languages, current events, arts and crafts, exercise classes and classical music. The Senior Companion program provides escort services and companionship to frail Senior Center members. A nutritious lunch is available 7 days a week at 12 noon for a suggested nominal contribution. Please call 212.744.5905.

Senior Center at St. Peter’s Church is located at 619 Lexington Avenue at 54th Street. The center operates Mondays and Wednesday through Saturday. Lunch, information and referral, counseling, escort and transportation are offered. Discussion groups, languages, exercise, the arts, and special activities are all offered to center members. Must be 60 years of age or older and live in one of the five boroughs of New York City to be eligible as a member. Suggested contribution for meals and transportation. Contact Ricky Mabon 212.935.2200.

The Center for Alzheimer’s Respite Care (CARE) program is a private-pay social adult day center designed to provide assistance to individuals who suffer from Alzheimer’s and related dementias. The CARE program operates five days a week, from 10:45 am-2:45 pm. The program is held at Lenox Hill Neighborhood Senior Center at 343 East 70th Street. For more information, call Elizabeth Hartowicz at 212.744.5905.

Support Training Advocacy and Respite (STAR) provides individual counseling and support group services for individuals experiencing caregiver stress. For more information call Christopher Chin, Program Coordinator, 212.744.5022, x1266.

Caregivers Legal Support Center provides legal information, advice and representation to unpaid family caregivers to manage the compex needs of their frail elderly family members and care recipients. The Legal Support Center provides integrated legal services on a variety of civil legal issues that directly relate to helping improve the quality of life of the care recipient, such as housing, medical benefits and health law, income support and advance planning documents. In addition to direct legal representation for people who are economically disadvantaged, the Legal Support Center educates and counsels caregivers and care recipients on topics such as advance directives, housing, supplemental needs trusts, Medicaid and home health care planning. We also collaborate with other caregiver organizations throughout New York City by sharing information, providing referrals and reaching out to more caregivers and care recipients in need of assistance. For more information about the Caregiver Legal Support Center or to make a referral, please contact Mia Kandel, Esq. at 212.744.5022 ext.1384.

Categories:

Adult Day Program • Attorney/Legal Services • Care/Case Management • Caregiver Services • Community/Senior Center • Home Care • Transportation

Membership Year: 2010
Member ID: 84
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