Caring for a Person with Dementia and Special Needs

The Alzheimer’s Association leads the way to end Alzheimer’s and all other dementia by accelerating global research, driving risk reduction and early detection and maximizing quality care and support.

• Website: http://www.alzhudsonvalley.org/
• 24-Hour Hotline: 1 (800) 272-3900
• Phone (Meg Boyce): 845.471.2655, Ext. 862
• Cell (Meg Boyce): 914.839.0313
• Email (Meg Boyce): mboyce@alz.org
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ALZHudsonvalley
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/endalz_hv/

JFS provides in-home social work services for older adults, of all faiths, in the community who could not otherwise access more traditional office-based mental health services.

• Website: https://jfsulster.org/
• Phone: (845) 338-2980
• Email: JFS.Ulster@gmail.com 

NY Connects is your trusted place to go for free, unbiased information and assistance. We can help you link to long term services and supports, such as home care, transportation and meals.

• Website: https://www.nyconnects.ny.gov/
• Phone: (800) 342-9871

Orange County Adult Protective Services works to protect adults 18 or older from abuse, neglect, and hazardous situations.

• Website: https://www.orangecountygov.com/752/Adult-Protective-Services
• Phone: (845) 291-2800

The Office for the Aging is committed to meeting the special service needs of Orange County’s senior population, their families and friends who care for them. Orange County Office for the Aging offers services, either directly or through sub-contracts, designed to maintain the quality of life of those aged 60 and over.

• Website: https://www.orangecountygov.com/151/Aging
• Phone (AnnMarie Maglione): (845) 615-3700
• Email: ofa@orangecountygov.com

CADP promotes an interdisciplinary approach dedicated to excellence in research, scholarship, policy and practice in the field of gerontology, aging and disability studies and is a national resource for the Area Agencies on Aging (AAA).

• Website: https://www.msmc.edu/about/centers-institutes/the-center-on-aging-and-disability-policy/
• Contact Larry Force

Through human exploration, Hudson Valley Healing Center provides hope and healing for individuals and the community.

• Website: https://www.hudsonvalleyhealingcenter.com/
• Phone: (845) 849-0838