RESOURCES
List of Providers & Resources
In this section you will find contact information for providers who assist residents in Westchester County, as well as national websites offering general guidance and information. This information is meant as a starting point for your search, not necessarily as an endorsement of those listed. It is important to note that content offered in national websites is not always applicable to New York State circumstances.
If you have suggestions of additional providers/resources that might be added to our list, please email us.
NOTE: We have done our best to select reputable providers/resources but makes no representations or warranties as to the accuracy of the information or the fitness of the providers/resources to any purpose.
ALS
ALS Association
Categories: ALS
42 Broadway
New York, NY 10004
Email: info@alzhudsonvalley.org
Website: http://www.als-ny.org
Telephone: 212-619-1400
MAC Angels Foundation
Categories: ALS
2005 Palmer Avenue, Suite 291
Larchmont, NY 10538
Website: http://MACAngels.org
Telephone: 914-637-7010
Muscular Dystrophy Association
Categories: ALS, Research, Education, and Advocacy
National Office
222 S. Riverside Plaza, Suite 1500
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Website: http://www.mdausa.org
Telephone: 800-572-1717
Alzheimer’s & Dementia
Alzheimer’s Association
Categories: Alzheimer's & Dementia
2900 Westchester Ave.
Purchase, New York 10577
Email: info@alzhudsonvalley.org
Telephone: 914-253-6860
Categories: Private Rooms, Alzheimer's & Dementia
One Wartburg Place
Mount Vernon, NY 10552
Website: https://wartburg.org
Telephone: 914-513-5354
Categories: Adult Day Care, Alzheimer's & Dementia
One Wartburg Place
Mount Vernon, NY 10552
Website: https://wartburg.org
Telephone: 914-513-5472
Engaging Alzheimer’s
Categories: Alzheimer's & Dementia
P.O. Box 682
Amawalk, NY 10501
Website: http://www.engagingalzheimers.com
Telephone: 914-962-0997
HealthCare Interactive
Categories: Alzheimer's & Dementia, Research, Education, and Advocacy
3300 Edinborough Way, Suite 400
Minneapolis, MN 55435
Website: http://www.hcinteractive.com
Telephone: 952-928-7722
The Hebrew Home at Riverdale Forchheimer Jewish Palliative Care Center
Categories: Alzheimer's & Dementia, Skilled Nursing Facility/Nursing Home
5901 Palisades Avenue
Riverdale, NY 10471
Website: http://www.hebrewhome.org
Telephone: 718-581-1000
Meadowview Assisted Living
Categories: Adult Day Care, Alzheimer's & Dementia
2 Wartburg Place
Mount Vernon, NY 10552
Website: https://wartburg.org
Telephone: 914-513-5444
Categories: Adult Day Care, Alzheimer's & Dementia
One Wartburg Place
Mount Vernon, NY 10552
Website: https://wartburg.org
Telephone: 914-513-5472
National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers (New York Chapter)
Categories: Alzheimer's & Dementia, Skilled Nursing Facility/Nursing Home
Website: http://www.nygcm.org
Telephone: 212-222-9163
The Nightingale Dementia Program (United Hebrew)
Categories: Alzheimer's & Dementia
391 Pelham Road
New Rochelle, NY 10805
Email: gbrooks@uhgc.org
Website: http://uhgc.org
Telephone: 914-632-2804 x1192
Cancer
American Cancer Society
Categories: Cancer
2 Lyon Place
White Plains, NY 10601
Website: http://www.cancer.org
Telephone: 914-949-4800
Cancer Support Team
Categories: Cancer, Palliative Care - Additional, Transportation
2900 Westchester Avenue, Suite 103
Purchase, NY 10577
Website: http://www.cancersupportteam.org
Telephone: 914-777-2777
CancerCare
Categories: Cancer
275 Seventh Ave.
New York, NY 10001
Email: info@cancercare.org
Website: http://www.cancercare.org
Telephone: 800-813-4673
Gilda’s Club Westchester
Categories: Cancer
80 Maple Avenue
White Plains, NY 10601
Email: info@gildasclubwestchester.org
Website: http://www.gildasclubwestchester.org
Telephone: 914-644-8844
Hudson Valley Cancer Resource Center
Categories: Cancer
100 Ward Street, Suite A
Montgomery, NY 12549
Email: info@hudsonvalleycancer.org
Website: http://www.hudsonvalleycancer.org
Telephone: 845-457-5000
Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester in West Harrison
Categories: Cancer
500 Westchester Avenue
West Harrison, NY 10604
Telephone: 914-367-7000
Support Connection, Inc.
Categories: Cancer
40 Triangle Center, Suite 100
Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
Email: info@supportconnection.org
Website: http://www.supportconnection.org
Telephone: 914-962-6402
Mental Health
New York - Presbyterian/Westchester Division
Categories: Hospitals, Mental Health, Palliative Care - In Hospitals
21 Bloomingdale Road
White Plains, NY 10605
Website: http://www.nyp.org
Telephone: 914-682-9100
St. Vincent’s Hospital Westchester (Saint Joseph’s Medical Center)
Categories: Hospitals, Mental Health
275 North Street
Harrison, NY 10528
Email: msutton@svwsjmc.org
Website: http://www.stvincentswestchester.org
Telephone: 914-967-6500
Advance Care Planning
The resources below are intended to supplement the section in The Guide: Being Prepared/Advance Care Planning. There are many informational websites about planning online. These few we find especially helpful.
Compassion and Support at the End of Life
Categories: Advance Care Planning, Research, Education, and Advocacy
Website: https://compassionandsupport.org/
The Conversation Project
Categories: Advance Care Planning
Everplans
Categories: Advance Care Planning
20 West 20th Street, Suite 1004
New York, NY 10011
Website: https://www.everplans.com/
Gunderson Health System
Categories: Advance Care Planning
1900 South Ave.
La Crosse, WI, 54601
Telephone: 800-362-9567
Westchester County Bar Association (WCBA)
Categories: Advance Care Planning, Legal
Website: http://www.wcbany.org
Aging-in-Place
The number and services of Westchester’s aging-in-place organizations are growing. The organizations below have requested to be listed on our website.
At Home on the Sound
Categories: Aging-in-Place
P.O. Box 523
545 Tompkins Avenue
Mamaroneck, NY 10543
Website: http://www.athomeonthesound.org
Telephone: 914-899-3150
Gramatan Village
Categories: Aging-in-Place, Support and Information
85 Pondfield Road
Bronxville, NY 10708
Website: http://www.gramatanvillage.org
Telephone: 914-337-1338
NY Connects (New York State Office for the Aging)
Categories: Aging-in-Place
9 South First Avenue, 10th Floor
Mt. Vernon, NY 10550
Website: http://www.nyconnects.ny.gov
Telephone: 914-813-6300
SPRYE
Categories: Aging-in-Place
55 S. Main Street, 3rd Floor
Port Chester, NY, 10573
Email: director@sprye.org
Website: http://www.sprye.org
Telephone: 914-481-5706
Bereavement
In addition to the providers listed on this page, most faith congregations provide bereavement services for their members and others in their local communities. Westchester’s hospices all offer grief counseling and bereavement groups. It is not necessary to have had a family member enrolled in hospice to use their services.
Bereavement Center of Westchester
Categories: Bereavement
Lawrence Community Health Services
670 White Plains Road
Scarsdale, NY 10583
Website: https://www.bcwtreehouse.org
Telephone: 914-787-6158
Friends of Karen
Categories: Bereavement
118 Titicus Road
North Salem, NY 10560
Website: http://www.friendsofkaren.org
Telephone: 914-277-4547
Pathways to Care (Westchester Jewish Community Services)
Categories: Bereavement, Palliative Care - Additional, Support and Information
845 North Broadway
White Plains, NY 10603
Website: https://www.ujafedny.org/
Telephone: 914-761-0600 x140
Caregiving
A large number of national online resources are available for caregivers. The content often overlaps. The ones we list here represent different kinds of helpful resources, as described under each. It is important to understand that the information is not necessarily applicable to Westchester County or New York State.
We recommend contacting local illness-specific organizations when available.
Caregiver Action Network
Categories: Caregiving
Caring Connections (National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization)
Categories: Caregiving
Email: caringinfo@nhpco.org
Website: http://www.caringinfo.org
Telephone: 800-658-8898
Family Caregiver Alliance (National Center of Caregiving)
Categories: Caregiving
785 Market Street, Suite 750
San Francisco, CA 94103
Email: kkelly@caregiver.org
Website: http://www.caregiver.org
Telephone: 415-434-3388
Telephone: 800-445-8106
Disability
ARC - Westchester
Categories: Disability
265 Saw Mill River Road (9A)
Hawthorne, NY 10532
Email: info@archwestchester.org
Website: http://www.arcwestchester.org
Telephone: 914-949-9300
Westchester County Office for the Disabled
Categories: Disability, Westchester County Services
148 Martine Avenue
Room 936
White Plains, NY 10601
Website: http://disabled.westchestergov.com
Telephone: 914-285-2960
Westchester County Veterans Service Agency
Categories: Disability, Medicare/Medicaid & Insurance, Westchester County Services
112 East Post Road, 4th Floor, Room 442
White Plains, NY 10601
Telephone: 914-995-2145
Westchester Disabled on the Move, Inc. (WDOMI)
Categories: Disability, Medicare/Medicaid & Insurance
984 North Broadway, Suite LL-10
Yonkers, NY 10701
Website: http://wdom.org
Telephone: 914-968-4717
Westchester Independent Living Center (WILC)
Categories: Disability, Medicare/Medicaid & Insurance
10 County Center Road, 2nd Floor
White Plains, NY 10607
Website: http://wilc.org/
Telephone: 914-682-3926
Funeral Homes
Most people select a funeral home in their geographic area.
The funeral homes below have requested to be listed on our website.
McGrath and Son Funeral Home
Categories: Funeral Homes, Support and Information
20 Cedar Street
Bronxville, NY 10708
Email: info@mcgrathandson.com
Website: http://www.mcgrathandson.com
Telephone: 914-337-6770
Westchester Funeral Home
Categories: Funeral Homes, Support and Information
190 Main Street
Eastchester, New York 10707
Telephone: 914-337-4585
Legal
American Bar Association (ABA)
Categories: Legal
1050 Connecticut Ave. N. W., Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
Website: http://www.americanbar.org
Telephone: 202-662-1000
Telephone: 800-285-2221
Evelyn Frank Legal Resources Program (NY Legal Assistance Group)
Categories: Legal, Medicare/Medicaid & Insurance
Telephone: 212-613-7310
Legal Services of the Hudson Valley
Categories: Legal
Website: http://www.lshv.org/
Telephone: 877-574-8529
Pace University, Elizabeth Haub School of Law/Elder
Justice Unit
Categories: Legal
Website: http://www.law.pace.edu
Westchester County Bar Association (WCBA)
Categories: Advance Care Planning, Legal
Website: http://www.wcbany.org/
Medicare/Medicaid & Insurance
Center for Medicare Advocacy
Categories: Medicare/Medicaid & Insurance, Research, Education, and Advocacy
Telephone: 860-456-7790
Evelyn Frank Legal Resources Program (NY Legal Assistance Group)
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Categories: Legal, Medicare/Medicaid & Insurance
Telephone: 212-613-7310
Medicare Rights Center
Categories: Medicare/Medicaid & Insurance
266 West 37th Street, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10018
Email: info@medicarerights.org
Website: http://www.medicarerights.org
Telephone: 800-333-4114 (National Helpline)
Medicare. gov (The official U.S. Government Site for Medicare)
Categories: Medicare/Medicaid & Insurance
7500 Security Boulevard
Baltimore, MD 21244
Website: http://www.medicare.gov
Telephone: 800-633-4227
New York State Partnership for Long-Term Care
Categories: Medicare/Medicaid & Insurance
NYS Department of Health
One Commerce Plaza, Rm. 1620
Albany, NY 12210
Website: https://nyspltc.health.ny.gov/
Telephone: 866-950-7526
NYS Insurance Information, Counseling, and Assistance (NY.gov)
Categories: Medicare/Medicaid & Insurance
Department of Senior Programs & Services
9 South First Avenue, 10th Floor
Mt. Vernon, NY 10550
Telephone: 914-813-6100
Telephone: 800-701-0501
Westchester County Department of Social Services
Categories: Medicare/Medicaid & Insurance, Westchester County Services
148 Martine Avenue
White Plains, NY 10601
Telephone: 914-995-3333
Westchester County Veterans Service Agency
Categories: Disability, Medicare/Medicaid & Insurance, Westchester County Services
112 East Post Road, 4th Floor, Room 442
White Plains, NY 10601
Telephone: 914-995-2145
Westchester Disabled on the Move, Inc. (WDOMI)
Categories: Disability, Medicare/Medicaid & Insurance
984 North Broadway, Suite LL-10
Yonkers, NY 10701
Website: http://wdom.org
Telephone: 914-968-4717
Westchester Independent Living Center (WILC)
Categories: Disability, Medicare/Medicaid & Insurance
10 County Center Road, 2nd Floor
White Plains, NY 10607
Website: http://wilc.org/
Telephone: 914-682-3926
Westchester Library System – Senior Benefit Information Centers (SBIC)
Categories: Medicare/Medicaid & Insurance
540 White Plains Road, Suite 200
Tarrytown, NY 10591
Email: sbic@wlsmail.org
Telephone: 914-674-3600
Miscellaneous
Research, Education, and Advocacy
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Categories: Research, Education, and Advocacy
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Email: 301-427-1364
American Heart Association
Categories: Research, Education, and Advocacy
Westchester Fairfield Region Office
501 Merritt 7, PH
Norwalk, CT 06851
Website: https://www.heart.org
Telephone: 203-295-2950
American Kidney Fund
Categories: Research, Education, and Advocacy
11921 Rockville Pike, Suite 300
Rockville, MD 20852
Website: http://www.kidneyfund.org
Telephone: 800-638-8299
CardioSmart (American College of Cardiology)
Categories: Research, Education, and Advocacy
2400 N Street NW
Washington, DC 20037
Website: http://www.cardiosmart.org
Center for Medicare Advocacy
Categories: Medicare/Medicaid & Insurance, Research, Education, and Advocacy
Telephone: 860-456-7790
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Categories: Research, Education, and Advocacy
1600 Clifton Road
Atlanta, GA 30329
Website: http://www.cdc.gov
Telephone: 800-232-4636
Compassion and Support at the End of Life
Categories: Advance Care Planning, Research, Education, and Advocacy
Website: https://compassionandsupport.org/
End of Life Choices New York
Categories: Research, Education, and Advocacy
120 East 23rd Street
New York, NY 10010
Email: laurie@endoflifechoicesny.org
Website: http://endoflifechoicesny.org
Telephone: 212-726-2010
Get Palliative Care (Center to Advance Palliative Care)
Categories: Research, Education, and Advocacy
Website: http://www.getpalliativecare.org
Growth House
Categories: Research, Education, and Advocacy
2261 Market Street, #199A
San Francisco, CA 94114
Email: info@growthhouse.org
Website: http://www.growthhouse.org
Telephone: 415-863-3045
HealthCare Interactive
Categories: Alzheimer's & Dementia, Research, Education, and Advocacy
3300 Edinborough Way, Suite 400
Minneapolis, MN 55435
Website: http://www.hcinteractive.com
Telephone: 952-928-7722
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
Categories: Research, Education, and Advocacy
3 International Drive, Suite 200 (National Office)
Rye Brook, NY 10573
Email: infocenter@lls.org
Website: http://www.lls.org/
Telephone: 914-949-5213
Life Options (A Program of Medical Education Institute Inc.)
Categories: Research, Education, and Advocacy
414 D'Onofrio Drive, Suite 200
Madison, WI 53719
Website: http://www.lifeoptions.org
Telephone: 800-468-7777
Muscular Dystrophy Association
Categories: ALS, Research, Education, and Advocacy
National Office
222 S. Riverside Plaza, Suite 1500
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Website: http://www.mdausa.org
Telephone: 800-572-1717
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Categories: Research, Education, and Advocacy
9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, Maryland 20892
Website: http://www.nih.gov/icd/
Telephone: 301-496-4000
Parkinson’s Disease Foundation
Categories: Research, Education, and Advocacy
1359 Broadway, Suite 1509
New York, NY 10018
Website: http://www.pdf.org
Telephone: 212-923-4700
Thru My Eyes
Categories: Research, Education, and Advocacy
Website: http://www.thrumyeyes.org
Telephone: 914-725-1836
The Washington Home Center for Palliative Care Studies
Categories: Research, Education, and Advocacy
4200 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20016
Telephone: 202-895-2625
Transportation
In addition to the services listed there, many of the Illness-Specific organizations provide volunteers who drive their clients to medical appointments. Several of the Aging-in-Place organizations offer rides to their members. Some of the Adult Day Care centers offer free rides to their sites for their clients. If you belong to a congregation, we also recommend contacting its pastoral care office to learn if rides can be offered on a one-time or regular basis by a staff member or fellow congregation member.
Cancer Support Team
Categories: Cancer, Palliative Care - Additional, Transportation
2900 Westchester Avenue, Suite 103
Purchase, NY 10577
Website: http://www.cancersupportteam.org
Telephone: 914-777-2777
Family Services of Westchester
Categories: Adult Day Care, Transportation
1 Gateway Plaza, 4th Floor
Port Chester, NY 10573
Website: http://www.fsw.org
Telephone: 914-937-2320
The Lanza Center for All Ages (Family Services of Westchester)
Categories: Adult Day Care, Transportation
106 North Broadway
White Plains, NY 10606
Telephone: 914-422-8100
My Second Home (Family Services of Westchester)
Categories: Adult Day Care, Transportation
95 Radio Circle Drive
Mt. Kisco, NY 10549
Telephone: 914-241-0770
WestFair Rides
Categories: Transportation
487 East Main Street, #218
Mt. Kisco, NY 10549
Email: info@westfairrides.org
Website: http://www.westfairrides.org
Telephone: 914-764-3533
Westchester County Services
Westchester County Department of Social Services
Categories: Medicare/Medicaid & Insurance, Westchester County Services
148 Martine Avenue
White Plains, NY 10601
Telephone: 914-995-3333
Westchester County Office for the Disabled
Categories: Disability, Westchester County Services
148 Martine Avenue, Room 936
White Plains, NY 10601
Website: http://disabled.westchestergov.com
Telephone: 914-285-2960
Westchester County Veterans Service Agency
Categories: Disability, Medicare/Medicaid & Insurance, Westchester County Services
112 East Post Road, 4th Floor, Room 442
White Plains, NY 10601
Telephone: 914-995-2145