Serving Shelter Island from our Stamford office
Companion care in Shelter Island
If your mother on Shelter Island looks forward to Wednesdays at the Senior Center and lunch with her neighbors, a companion can build the rest of her week around them. Tell us what her days are like, and we'll plan the hours with you.
The first conversation is free, and nothing starts until you say so.
Does Endurance Home Care provide companion care in Shelter Island?
Yes. We provide companion care throughout Shelter Island from our Stamford office. It can run by the hour, overnight, live-in or around the clock. A registered nurse visits first to plan the care with your family, and you meet your companion before the first visit.
Care options in Shelter Island
Companion care, on the schedule you need
In New York we provide companion care only, and it can run by the hour, overnight, live-in or around the clock. That means company, meals, light housekeeping, errands, rides to appointments and regular updates for the family. Tell us what the days and nights are like and we’ll talk through the schedule with you.
- Hourly careHelp for the hours that are hardest, from a few mornings a week to full days. Easy to add to as needs change.
- Overnight careA caregiver who stays awake through the night hours, there when someone wakes and ready to help them settle again, so everyone in the house gets some rest.
- Live-in careA caregiver lives in the home and helps through the day with meals, routines, company and the house. Agreed rest time, including a night's sleep, is part of the arrangement.
- 24-hour careCaregivers work awake shifts, usually two 12-hour or three 8-hour shifts, so someone is up and ready to help at any hour of the day or night.
A week at the Senior Center
The Shelter Island Senior Center is at 44 S Ferry Road, on the lower level of the Medical Center, and is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 4pm for residents 60 and older. The Silver Circle meets every Wednesday from 10am to 2pm, with bingo, yoga and exercise, music and crafts, and pick-up and drop-off available. Congregate meals are served at noon on Mondays and Fridays at the Presbyterian Church on North Ferry Road, with a suggested contribution of $4.
A companion can go with her to the Silver Circle or the Monday and Friday lunches, then fill the other days: breakfast, errands, an afternoon at home and an evening with someone there. The Senior Center's Telephone Reassurance calls come Monday to Saturday, and a companion can be the person she talks to on Sundays.
Free rides on the island and off it
The Senior Center's transportation program offers free rides to adults 60 and older for medical appointments, food shopping, pharmacy needs and other errands, on the island and off it. Medical appointments take priority, and rides are arranged in advance through Senior Services, which takes calls from 9am to 4pm.
A companion can drive when a ride hasn't been arranged, go with her to the appointment and stay through it, and pick up the groceries and prescriptions on the same trip. Between rides, the companion is the one who keeps her week from depending on a single booking.
Getting started
How care is arranged in Shelter Island
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. You don't need the right words.
A nurse visits at home
A registered nurse comes to the house in Shelter Island, gets to know everyone and writes the care plan with you.
You meet the caregiver
We choose a caregiver for the routines and preferences that matter and introduce them before the first visit. If it isn't working, we find someone else.
Updates as you go
Your Care Manager keeps you posted and changes the plan with you when needs change.
- Our office
- Our Stamford office at 60 Long Ridge Rd, Suite #214, Stamford, CT looks after families in Shelter Island. Our caregivers come to you. Directions
- Town programs
- Looking for what Shelter Island offers older residents too? The Shelter Island Senior Center is at 44 S Ferry Road, Shelter Island, NY 11964.
Credentials and recognition
Questions Shelter Island families ask
Where is the Shelter Island Senior Center, and who is it for?
It is at 44 S Ferry Road, on the lower level of the Medical Center, and is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 4pm. It serves Shelter Island residents 60 and older with social, recreational and educational programs. Check current programs with Senior Services.
Can my mother get a ride to the Senior Center's lunch or a doctor's visit?
The Senior Center's transportation program provides free rides to adults 60 and older for medical appointments, food shopping, pharmacy needs and other errands, on and off the island, and medical appointments take priority. Rides are arranged in advance. A companion can drive her on days without a booked ride and stay with her through the visit.
What are home delivered meals on Shelter Island?
The Senior Center's program delivers a hot meal to homebound residents 60 and older who are frail or disabled, with a suggested contribution of $4 a meal. An assessment is required to receive them. A companion can sit down to the meal with her and keep the rest of the day company.
How do families pay for companion care?
Care with Endurance is private pay. If your parent has a long-term care insurance policy, we can help with the policy paperwork. Medicare doesn't pay for ongoing daily help at home.
Talk with our care team
Let's talk about care in Shelter Island
Tell us a little about what's happening, and we'll call to talk it through. The first conversation is free, and nothing starts until you say so.
A person answers at (203) 936-6847. In an emergency, call 911.
Nearby: Sag Harbor, Southampton, East Hampton. Or see companion care across Suffolk County.