Community Resources

AgeWell New York is dedicated to providing health care coverage that supports your needs and gives you resources to maintain your quality of life.

Below is a list of resources available for you and your family, according to your particular health care needs. You can always speak with an AgeWell New York Care Manager or Wellness Coach at 1-866-237-3210 to help you access the resources you need.

Advanced Directives
Alzheimer’s and other dementias
Arthritis
Assisted Living
Cancer
Care Planning
COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
Depression
Diabetes
Emergency Planning
Glaucoma
Heart Disease
Mesothelioma and Asbestos
NYS Medicaid Program
Osteoporosis
Parkinson’s Disease
Respite Services
Shingles
Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Resources

 


Advanced Directives

Advance directives are legal documents that ensure your requests are fulfilled in the event you cannot make decisions for yourself. Advance directives can come in the form of a Health Care Proxy, a Living Will or a Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) Order. These documents can instruct what care you wish to be given under certain circumstances, and they can authorize a particular family member or friend to make decisions on your behalf.

It is your right to make advance directives as you wish. It is important for you to document how you would like your care to continue if you are no longer able to communicate with providers in an informed way due to illness or injury. Please contact your AgeWell New York Care Manager for assistance in completing these documents.

New York Living Will Forms:

New York Health Care Proxy Forms:

Visit the New York State Department of Health website for more information on patient rights and advance care planning resources.

Alzheimer’s and other dementias

Alzheimers.gov
Alzheimer’s Association
Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center
Caregiver’s Guide to Understanding Dementia Behaviors

Arthritis

Arthritis Foundation

Assisted Living

Consumer Affairs Best Assisted Living Facilities

Cancer

American Cancer Society
National Cancer Institute
Cancercare

Care Planning

National Care Planning Council
Comprehensive resources for Eldercare, Senior Services and Care Planning.
National Institute on Aging
Supporting research on aging and the health and well-being of older people.
Next Step in Care
Topics covered include medication management, assessing one’s needs as a caregiver and planning for discharge.

COPD

COPD Foundation
Chest Foundation

Depression

National Alliance on Mental Health
Anxiety and Depression Association of America
National Institute of Mental Health

Diabetes

American Diabetes Association

Emergency Plan Workbook

Click here to download a PDF.

This workbook will help you create an emergency plan and have important information ready to use. Fill in the fields in the workbook and save it or print it. Store it in a safe, accessible place.

Glaucoma

American Glaucoma Society
American Academy of Ophthalmology

Heart Disease

The Heart Foundation
American Heart Association

Mesothelioma & Asbestos

Mesothelioma.net
Mesothelioma and Asbestos Awareness Center

New York State Medicaid Program

www.health.ny.gov/health_care/medicaid/index.htm

For assistance completing a Medicaid application, please call AgeWell New York Member Services at 1-866-237-3210 (1-800-662-1220 TTY/TDD).

Osteoporosis

National Osteoporosis Foundation

Parkinson’s Disease

National Parkinson Foundation
American Parkinson Disease Association

Respite Services

Willing Hearts, Helpful Hands

Shingles

National Foundation for Infectious Disease
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Social Determinants of Health Resources