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Check your eligibility for a range of benefits and apply for food assistance – it’s quick, easy and confidential! Read more...
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Get your FREE captions phone today for anyone in Nassau and Suffolk Counties. For individuals with hearing loss, phone conversations can be frustrating and have a large impact on feelings of isolation and disengagement. Captioning and amplification makes conversations more accurate, understandable, and ultimately more enjoyable. The qualifications for the free phone are, hearing loss, phone line and internet. For more information contact Read more...
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FCA case managers offer comprehensive assessment and in-home services for seniors age 60 and over. They are committed to connecting seniors to available community resources they need to remain safely and independently at home. If you or a senior you know are having difficulty functioning independently at home. Their case managers may be able to provide assistance. Read more...
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750 West Broadway, #2R, Long Beach, NY 11561 Helpline 516-218-2026 open 7 days a week Norma Loeb – norma@lbdny.org or www.lbdny.org Read more...
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Offering a full range of services, including a free in home visit with a licensed social worker; support groups; socialization opportunities; education and training programs on how to care for someone with Alzheimer’s; family consultations; access to volunteer companions; and scholarships for in-home care, adult day services or overnight stays. Services are free and available to anyone caring for a loved one with Read more...
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Mental Health Association Nassau County Read more...
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Coordinates all referrals for case management. They assist adults with mental health issues access the services they need to improve the quality of their lives in regard to counseling, treatment, vocational services, day programs, housing and acquiring disability benefits. Read more...
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A program of the Town of North Hempstead’s Department of Services for the Aging (DOSA). The mission of Project Independence is to assist and enable aging residents of the Town to remain in their own homes and familiar surroundings as they grow older, if this is their choice. This multi-service initiative involves coordination with many community partners. Read more...
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Offers geriatric services free of charge to Brookhaven residents include but not limited to a social day care program. Read more...
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Both LIJ North Shore Hillside Zucker Geriatric Center and South Oaks provide seniors a place to receive treatment for depression, mood disorders, anxiety, dementia or any altered mental status that prohibits them from living their lives to the fullest. Care is covered by insurance ad or private pay depending on the services. There are inpatient treatments that usually has a senior staying for Read more...
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Both South Oaks and LIJ North Shore Hillside Zucker Geriatric Center provide seniors a place to receive treatment for depression, mood disorders, anxiety, dementia or any altered mental status that prohibits them from living their lives to the fullest. Care is covered by insurance ad or private pay depending on the services. There are inpatient treatments that usually has a senior staying for Read more...
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Winthrop Neuroscience Medical PC and Winthrop Geriatric Medicine Associates have collaborated together to create the Alzheimer’s Program at Winthrop-University Hospital. This program is committed to providing high quality care for patients with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. Read more...
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The Long Island Alzheimer’s Disease Assistance Center (LI-ADAC) is part of an interactive network of nine centers located throughout New York State, funded by a New York State legislative grant to provide diagnostic, educational, community referral and care planning services to patients with Alzheimer’s Disease or a related dementia and their families. Team assessment by a dually trained Psychiatrist and Neurologist and a Read more...
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LIAF has been provides supportive community-based services to Alzheimer’s families on Long Island.. LIAF’s programs offer help and hope for families grappling with Alzheimer’s disease Read more...
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The goal of the Litwin-Zucker Research Center is to figure out what causes Alzheimer’s and identify ways to detect and treat the debilitating disease. The center has a number of clinical studies that test the benefits of current treatments over the course of the disease. Our scientists work in four different labs, each with their own goals for research. Read more...
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The Alzheimer’s Association is the world’s leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer’s care, support and research. The Long Island Chapter provides programs and services to assist families and caregivers: education programs, support groups, safety services, and a professionally staffed 24/7 Helpline to provide care consultations and care planning (1-800-272-3900). Read more...
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Overview The Philadelphia Downtown Courtyard opened it´s doors after a grand $75 million restoration, recapturing the grandeur of its 1926 origins while incorporating state of the art systems throughout. Designed by renowned architect Phillip H. Johnson, the 18-story, 498-room hotel is listed on the “National Register of Historic Places” and stands as a charming testament to time with elegant bronze Read more...
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Located in the heart of Penn´s campus in the beautiful University City neighborhood of Philadelphia, The Hilton Inn at Penn is a great choice for accommodations during your upcoming visit to Philadelphia. The location puts you right in the middle of the prestigious University of Pennsylvania and its many nearby educational, medical and corporate centers. And Center City Philadelphia is Read more...
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Get ready to stay and play at the new aloft Philadelphia Airport! This incredibly modern hotel is located just five minutes from Philadelphia International Airport, offering a great convenience to travelers looking for fresh and fun accommodations. Guest Rooms The hotel´s spacious guest rooms make you feel right at home with extra large windows, iPod docking stations, high-speed wireless internet, Read more...
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With 434 rooms, the Doubletree Hotel is a great option for your upcoming stay in Philadelphia. Location Located right on the Avenue of the Arts at Broad and Locust Streets, this high rise occupies one of the city´s most ideal locations. The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, the Academy of Music, and the Merriam and Wilma Theaters are all Read more...
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The newly renovated Embassy Suites Philadelphia – Center City hotel is conveniently situated in the heart of downtown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Philadelphia´s Center City business district. This hotel in Philadelphia is located only eight miles from Philadelphia International Airport and just minutes from top Philadelphia attractions, including: Philadelphia Museum of Art Philadelphia City Hall Philadelphia Zoo Franklin Institute Historic landmarks Read more...
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OVERVIEW One of the most important architectural works of the 20th Century, the PSFS (Philadelphia Savings Fund Society) Building has been converted into the new 585-room Loews Philadelphia Hotel. Designed by George Howe and William Lescaze, the building was erected in 1932 and was the first international style, modernist high-rise building. Today, the building retains period details, such as Cartier Read more...
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Unlike the other squares, the early Southwest Square was never used as a burial ground, although it offered pasturage for local livestock and a convenient dumping spot for “night soil”. History By the late 1700s the square was surrounded by brickyards as the area´s clay terrain was better suited for kilns than crops. In 1825 the square was renamed in Read more...
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The Experience The Liberty Bell has a new home, and it is as powerful and dramatic as the Bell itself. Throughout the expansive, light-filled Center, larger-than-life historic documents and graphic images explore the facts and the myths surrounding the Bell. X-rays give an insider´s view, literally, of the Bell´s crack and inner-workings. In quiet alcoves, a short History Channel film, Read more...
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Audacious Freedom, the major, new exhibit at the African American Museum in Philadelphia , explores the lives of people of African descent living in Philadelphia between 1776 and 1876. Discover how African Americans in Philadelphia lived and worked while helping to shape the young nation in its formative stages. Exhibit themes include entrepreneurship, environment, education, religion and family traditions of Read more...
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The Experience Museum Without Walls: AUDIO is a multi-platform, interactive audio tour, designed to allow locals and visitors alike to experience Philadelphia extensive collection of public art and outdoor sculpture along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway and Kelly Drive. This innovative program invites passersby to stop, look, listen and see this city public art in a new way. Discover the untold Read more...
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A more than 500-acre nature preserve ideal for walking and hiking, Sadsbury Woods is also an important habitat for interior nesting birds and small mammals. An increasingly rare area of interior woodlands, defined as an area at least 300 feet from any road, lawn or meadow, provides a critical habitat for many species of birds, especially neo-tropical migrant songbirds. Situated Read more...
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The Experience It only four pages long, but the U.S. Constitution is among the most influential and important documents in the history of the world. The 160,000-square-foot National Constitution Center explores and explains this amazing document through high-tech exhibits, artifacts, and interactive displays. The Kimmel Theater, a 350-seat star-shaped theater, features Freedom Rising, a multimedia production combining film, a live Read more...
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The Zoo 150th Birthday The Philadelphia Zoo celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2009. So stop by and celebrate this major achievement at America´s first zoo! McNeil Avian Center On May 30, 2009 the 17.5-million McNeil Avian Center opened to the public. This new aviary incorporates lush, walk-through habitats where visitors can discover more than 100 spectacular birds from around the Read more...
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The Experience When you´re at Longwood Gardens, it´s easy to imagine that you´re at a giant, royal garden in Europe. Stroll along the many paths through acres of exquisitely maintained grounds featuring 11,000 different types of plants. Encounter a new vista at each turn: the Italian Water Garden, Flower Garden Walk, aquatic display gardens and many others. Amble through Peirce´s Read more...
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New Location! Who doesn´t love the Please Touch Museum? And now, taking kids to the Museum is better than ever. The nation´s premier children´s museum – which has been a beloved landmark since it opened in 1976 – has a new home in Fairmount Park, opening its doors to a world of educational, hands-on fun. The new location in Memorial Read more...
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Location 6th and Race Streets in Historic Philadelphia The Experience One of Philadelphia´s newest historic attractions is also one of its oldest. Franklin Square, one of the five public squares that William Penn laid out in his original plan for the city, has undergone a dramatic renovation. The park now boasts several all new, family-friendly attractions, including a miniature golf Read more...