New York · Putnam County
Companion care in Putnam County
We arrange companion care across Putnam County, including Carmel, Mahopac and Cold Spring, by the hour, overnight, live-in or around the clock, from our office in Stamford, Connecticut.
Does Endurance Home Care provide companion care in Putnam County?
Yes. In New York we provide companion care only, on any schedule: by the hour, overnight, live-in or around the clock. Caregivers help with company, meals, the house, errands and rides to appointments across Putnam County, and care is arranged from our office at 60 Long Ridge Rd, Suite #214, Stamford. Call our care team at (203) 936-6847.
Where families in Putnam County start
The Putnam County Office for Senior Resources is at the Donald B. Smith Campus, 110 Old Route 6, Building 3, Carmel.
The Putnam County Office for Senior Resources develops long-term care programs and services to meet the long term care needs of the county's older residents and to support informal caregivers.
Putnam NY Connects serves older people and people with disabilities of all ages, and their caregivers, linking them to community long term services and supports so they can stay home as long as possible.
Help for family caregivers in Putnam County
Putnam County EISEP has a consumer directed option that lets the consumer hire their own aides, including family other than spouses, and friends.
The Putnam County caregiver program offers counseling, information and referral, support groups, educational workshops and a caregiver resource center that lends books and pamphlets.
The Putnam County social model adult day services program gives functionally impaired adults daytime health, social and support services and gives caregivers time for themselves.
Meals delivered at home in Putnam County
Putnam County serves hot noontime congregate meals at its 4 friendship centers Monday through Friday, excluding holidays and days closed for training, weather or emergencies.
Putnam County home delivered meals need a physician's referral and a home assessment.
Rides to appointments in Putnam County
Putnam County Office for Senior Resources provides limited medical transportation to doctor appointments for seniors with no other means of transportation, using senior volunteer drivers from Putnam SeniorCorps.
Putnam County's senior centers offer transportation and shopping assistance for those who have no other transportation.
Senior centers and dining sites in Putnam County
The Carmel Friendship Center is at 110 Old Route 6, Carmel.
The Friendship Center in Philipstown is at 6 Butterfield Road, Cold Spring.
The William Koehler Memorial Senior Center is at 180 Route 6, Mahopac.
The Putnam Valley Friendship Center is at 117 Town Park Lane, Putnam Valley.
More local help in Putnam County
Putnam County runs evidence-based fall prevention programs such as A Matter of Balance, Tai Chi for Arthritis and Bingocize, and uses the STEADI tool kit to help seniors measure fall risk.
Care at home across Putnam County
The programs above run on their own days and hours. A caregiver from Endurance can cover the rest of the week: evenings and weekends, meals on the days nothing is delivered, and a ride and company to an appointment or an afternoon at the senior center.
Places we serve include
- Carmel
- Mahopac
- Cold Spring
- Putnam Valley
- Kent
- Patterson
- Southeast
- Philipstown
Care at home
Help for the days, the nights, or both
Some families need a few hours a week. Others want someone there overnight, or living in.
- Hourly companion care
Company, meals, errands and rides for the hours that are hardest, from a few mornings a week to full days.
- Overnight companion care
An awake caregiver for the night hours, so nobody in the house is on their own.
- Live-in companion care
A caregiver lives in the home and keeps the day running, with agreed rest time and a night's sleep.
- 24-hour companion care
Caregivers work awake shifts, so someone is there at any hour of the day or night.
Getting started
How care is arranged
It starts with a conversation, and nothing begins until you say so.
A conversation
Call or send a request. Tell us who needs help, where they live and what's been getting harder.
A nurse visits at home
A registered nurse comes to the house, gets to know everyone and writes the care plan with you.
You meet the caregiver
We choose a caregiver for the person and introduce them before the first visit.
Updates as you go
Your Care Manager keeps you posted and adjusts the plan as needs change.
Questions about companion care in Putnam County
Which office serves Putnam County?
Our office at 60 Long Ridge Rd, Suite #214, Stamford, CT 06902 arranges care in Putnam County. Call our care team at (203) 936-6847, and a registered nurse visits at home to write the care plan with you.
What does a companion caregiver do?
Keeps your parent company, makes meals, keeps the house in order, runs errands, drives to appointments and gives reminders through the day, at the hours you choose.
Who helps older adults in Putnam County find public services?
The Putnam County Office for Senior Resources is at the Donald B. Smith Campus, 110 Old Route 6, Building 3, Carmel. The Putnam County Office for Senior Resources develops long-term care programs and services to meet the long term care needs of the county's older residents and to support informal caregivers.
Do you serve every town in Putnam County?
Yes. We serve every town in Putnam County. Call our care team at (203) 936-6847, tell us the town and the hours you need, and we'll talk through the schedule with you.
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