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Long Term Care Advisory Council
The NY Connects Niagara County Long Term Care Advisory Council was formed in September 2007 and is comprised of 35 individuals and professionals representing a wide array of agencies and programs that serve the aging and disabled populations of Niagara County. The Long Term Care Advisory Council membership includes residential and comprehensive care service professionals, in-home and inpatient health care services staff, educational and social service workers and community members comprised of caregivers and clients of services.
New York State offered the option to include developmentally disabled services and the Council, at its inception, made the determination that long term care services for the disabled cover the lifespan from birth to death, and thus has included services to this population in the scope of its work.
It is the mission of the Long Term Care Advisory Council of Niagara County to objectively consider and evaluate the needs of Niagara County residents who are seeking long term care and assistance. The Council identifies gaps in the current service delivery system and makes recommendations to the NY Connects Niagara County Long Term Care Coordinator, related to program development and service implementation, to best meet the needs of the aging and disabled populations in Niagara County.
Through collective vision and collaboration, the NY Connects Niagara County Long Term Care Advisory Council has adopted, embraces and actively promotes its mission statement.
The Strategic Plan and Gaps Analysis for Long Term Care Services summarizes the results of the 2009 Long Term Care survey developed and conducted by the NY Connects Niagara County Long Term Care Advisory Council. The report includes data collected from a cross section of the variety of groups served by long term care services in Niagara County, reflects the diversity of needs being addressed by the long term care system currently in place and includes recommendations for future planning.
To read the full report, please click here.
Members of the NY Connects Niagara County Long Term Care Advisory Council:
Sara Bohnstadt, People-Inc. Senior Living
Kathy Cavagnaro, Niagara County Health Department, Nursing Division
Liana DeDario, Interim Healthcare
Marla Duerr, Mercy Home Care
Ronald Fernandez, New York State TBI and NHTD Medicaid Waiver Programs at Headway of WNY
Helen Feron, Absolut Care of Gasport
Ken Genewick, Weinberg Campus
Jo Ann Greenwald, Village of Barker
Salvatore Gruttadauria, Diversified Hearing Services
Wendy Harris, Health Association of Niagara County, Inc. (HANCI)
Mike Klinger, Independent Living of Niagara County
Lynne Kowalski, Schoellkopf Health Center
Reva-Belle Kramer, HART Interfaith, Inc.
Stacy Lampman, Niagara County Health Department, Children with Special Needs
Colleen Lofft, HealthCare Choice Advisors, LLC
Marlene Marciniak, DeGraff Adult Day Care
Cynthia Printup-Harms, Native American Independent Living Services
Marg Raduns, Mental Health Association in Niagara County, Inc.
Deborah Rambino, Aftercare Nursing Services
Glenda Reardon, Niagara County Office for the Aging, Eat Well…Stay Well Dining Program
John Reardon, Niagara Cerebral Palsy
Anthony Restaino, Niagara County Department of Social Services
Suzette Rutherford, NY Connects Niagara County
Lisa Scalzo, Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara
Thomas Schobert, Niagara Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
Janet Slack, Community Representative
Laura Slack, Community Representative
Roxanne Sorensen, Elder Care Solutions of WNY, LLC
Kitty Sullivan, Belmont Shelter Corp.
Dot Swift, Council for Older Adults at HANCI
Linda VanBuskirk, The Dale Association, Inc.
Ronald Zito, Our Lady of Peace Nursing Care Residence
NY Connects Niagara County, Location: 111 Main St., Lockport 14094 Telephone: (716) 438-3030 Fax: (716) 438-4029
Website: NY Connects Niagara County Email: NY Connects Niagara County
NY Connects is a joint initiative between the Niagara County Office for the Aging and the Department of Social Services.
