New York Foundation For Senior Citizens Inc

IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE ELDERLY.

THE ENRICHED HOUSING PROGRAM PROVIDES AN APARTMENT-BASED LIFESTYLE FOR FRAIL AND HANDICAPPED SENIORS, COMPLETE WITH THE SPECIALIZED SERVICES THAT MANY REQUIRE IN SEVEN BUILDINGS. ENRICHED HOUSING SERVICES INCLUDE ASSISTANCE WITH PERSONAL CARE, SHOPPING, MEAL PREPARATION, AND WITH MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS AND OTHER PERSONAL NEEDS. THE STAFF ORGANIZES VARIOUS SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL SERVICES. THE FOUNDATION'S SEVEN ENRICHED HOUSING PROGRAMS ARE SUCCESSFULLY SERVING UP TO 303 RESIDENTS.

BETWEEN JULY 1, 2020 AND JUNE 30, 2021, LONG TERM CASE MANAGEMENT WAS PROVIDED TO 2,619 FRAIL ELDERLY RESIDENTS OF COMMUNITY DISTRICTS #1, #2, #3, #5 AND #6, INCLUDING 1,081 CAUCASIANS, 241 AFRICAN AMERICANS, 506 HISPANICS, 332 ASIANS AND 459 CLIENTS WITH OTHER/UNKNOWN ETHNICITIES. ADDITIONALLY, SHORT TERM COUNSELING, INTAKE SCREENING, INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICES WERE PROVIDED FOR 4,313 ELDERLY PERSONS AND THEIR FAMILIES, INCLUDING 1,502 CAUCASIAN, 499 AFRICAN AMERICAN, 686 HISPANIC, 461 ASIAN AND 1,165 CLIENTS WITH OTHER/UNKNOWN ETHNICITIES. BETWEEN JULY 1, 2021 AND OCTOBER 31, 2021, LONG TERM CASE MANAGEMENT WAS PROVIDED TO 2,178 FRAIL ELDERLY RESIDENTS OF COMMUNITY DISTRICTS #1, #2, #3, #5 AND #6, INCLUDING 906 CAUCASIANS, 276 AFRICAN-AMERICANS, 412 HISPANICS, 302 ASIANS AND 282 CLIENTS WITH OTHER/UNKNOWN ETHNICITIES. DURING THAT SAME PERIOD, SHORT TERM COUNSELING, INTAKE SCREENING, INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICES WERE PROVIDED TO 2,715 ELDERLY PERSONS AND THEIR FAMILIES, INCLUDING 1,018 CAUCASIANS, 327 AFRICAN-AMERICANS, 498 HISPANICS, 376 ASIANS AND 496 CLIENTS WITH UNKNOWN ETHNICITIES.

THE FOUNDATION SPONSORS THREE SENIOR CENTERS THAT PROVIDE MEALS, HEALTH AND WELLNESS, RECREATION AND SOCIALIZATION ACTIVITIES, AS WELL AS, CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR THEIR MEMBERS.UNDER THE FOUNDATION'S SPONSORSHIP AND THROUGH THE STAFF'S OUTREACH AND RECRUITMENT ENDEAVORS, LAGUARDIA SENIOR CENTER'S MEMBERSHIP HAS INCREASED FROM 7600 TO 7,731, OF WHICH 674 HAVE BEEN ACTIVE BETWEEN JULY 1, 2021 AND OCTOBER 31, 2021. ALTHOUGH THE BUDGET HAS PROVIDED FOR 165 BREAKFASTS AND 155 LUNCHES, DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, THE CENTER HAS BEEN OPERATING AND SERVING MEMBERS AT 25% OF ITS NORMAL ON-SITE CAPACITY AND, THEREFORE, PROVIDED A DAILY AVERAGE OF 69 BREAKFASTS AND 68 LUNCHES BETWEEN JULY 1, 2021 AND OCTOBER 31, 2021. THE CENTER'S STAFF HAS ALSO CONTINUOUSLY AND SUCCESSFULLY PROVIDED VIRTUAL ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC, INCLUDING ARTS AND CRAFTS, CHAIR YOGA, TALENT SHOWS, MUSIC APPRECIATION, TECHNOLOGY CLASSES, HEALTH & WELLNESS PRESENTATIONS, COFFEE TIME AND LUNCH WITH FRIENDS VIA THE CENTER'S CONFERENCE CALL LINE/ZOOM/WECHAT DURING WHICH MEMBERS CHAT AND CATCH UP WITH ONE ANOTHER AS THOUGH THEY WERE ENJOYING THESE MEALS/CHATS IN PERSON AT THE CENTER, CONVERSATIONAL ENGLISH CLASS, MOVIES, GAMES, MUSEUM "FIELD TRIPS", ETC. THE CENTER'S MEMBERSHIP WILL HOLD A VIRTUAL THANKSGIVING LUNCHEON ON NOVEMBER 24, 2021 AND A VIRTUAL CHRISTMAS PARTY ON DECEMBER 22, 2021. UNDER THE FOUNDATION'S SPONSORSHIP AND THROUGH THE STAFF'S OUTREACH AND RECRUITMENT ENDEAVORS, DYCKMAN SENIOR CENTER'S MEMBERSHIP HAS INCREASED FROM 707 TO 722 ACTIVE MEMBERS BETWEEN JULY 1, 2021 AND OCTOBER 31, 2021. ALTHOUGH THE BUDGET HAS PROVIDED FOR 33 BREAKFASTS AND 83 LUNCHES, DUE TO THE PANDEMIC THE CENTER HAS BEEN OPERATING AND SERVING MEMBERS AT 25% OF ITS ON-SITE CAPACITY AND, THEREFORE, PROVIDED A DAILY AVERAGE OF 21 BREAKFASTS AND 38 LUNCHES BETWEEN JULY 1, 2021 AND OCTOBER 31, 2021. THROUGHOUT THIS CONTRACT PERIOD, THE CENTER'S STAFF HAS CONTINUOUSLY AND SUCCESSFULLY PROVIDED NUMEROUS VIRTUAL ACTIVITIES VIA TELEPHONE CONFERENCE/ZOOM, INCLUDING: EXERCISE, HEALTH SEMINARS, WRITING CLASSES, PEN PALS WITH A FLORIDA BASED SENIOR CENTER, HEALTH AND WELLNESS PRESENTATIONS, SHORT STORY BOOK CLUB WITH INWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY, ARTS & CRAFTS, TECHNOLOGY CLASS, COFFEE TIME AND LUNCH WITH FRIENDS, MOVIES, CURRENT EVENTS DISCUSSIONS, ARTS AND CRAFTS, CROCHETING, KNITTING AND PHOTOGRAPHY, COMMUNICATING BY THE NUMBERS, I.E. BINGO, KNITTING IN NATURE, MUSIC PRESENTATIONS/APPRECIATION, CREATIVE ARTISTRY, SHARING, PREPARING AND COMPARING THEIR RESPECTIVE RESULTS OF PREPARING FAVORITE RECIPES OF DIFFERENT CULTURES WITH MEMBERS OF THE OTHER TWO FOUNDATION SPONSORED SENIOR CENTERS, LAGUARDIA AND MOTT STREET SENIOR CENTERS, COOKING/FOOD DISCUSSIONS WITH THE COOK AND ASSISTANT COOK, ETC. NEW YORK COMMON PANTRY CONTINUES TO PROVIDE FREE FOOD STAPLES FOR DYCKMAN SENIOR CENTER MEMBERS. THE CENTER HELD A FESTIVE HALLOWEEN PARTY ON OCTOBER 28, 2021 DURING WHICH THEY SHARED THEIR FAVORITE SCARY STORIES. THE MEMBERSHIP WILL REMOTELY AND VIRTUALLY HOLD A THANKSGIVING CELEBRATION ON NOVEMBER 25, 2021 AND A CHRISTMAS PARTY ON DECEMBER 23, 2021. MOTT STREET SENIOR CENTER'S MEMBERSHIP HAS INCREASED FROM 403 ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2000, WHEN THE FOUNDATION ASSUMED SPONSORSHIP, TO 6,154, OF WHICH 837 HAVE BEEN ACTIVE BETWEEN JULY 1, 2021 AND OCTOBER 31, 2021. ALTHOUGH THE BUDGET HAS PROVIDED FOR 72 BREAKFASTS AND 140 LUNCHES, DUE TO THE PANDEMIC THE CENTER HAS BEEN OPERATING AND SERVING MEMBERS AT 25% OF ITS NORMAL ON-SITE CAPACITY AND, THEREFORE, PROVIDED A DAILY AVERAGE OF 38 BREAKFASTS AND 93 LUNCHES BETWEEN JULY 1, 2021 AND OCTOBER 31, 2021. MOTT STREET SENIOR CENTER HAS CONTINUOUSLY AND SUCCESSFULLY PROVIDED VIRTUAL ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THIS PERIOD OF SOCIAL DISTANCING DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, INCLUDING TAI CHI, YOGA, DANCE, ARTS AND CRAFTS, HEALTH AND WELLNESS PRESENTATIONS, CHORUS, MOVIES, CURRENT EVENTS, COFFEE/TEA TIME AND LUNCH WITH FRIENDS, ESL, VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS, COOKING CLASS, ETC. THE CENTER'S MEMBERS WILL HOLD A VIRTUAL THANKSGIVING LUNCHEON ON NOVEMBER 24, 2021 AND A CHRISTMAS PARTY ON DECEMBER 24, 2021.

OTHER PROGRAM ACTIVITIES FOR THE FOUNDATION INCLUDE: THE FOUNDATION'S CITY-WIDE HOME SHARING AND RESPITE CARE PROGRAM IS REACHING OUT TO PROVIDE ITS VITALLY NEEDED SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY. BETWEEN JULY 1, 2020 AND JUNE 30, 2021, 32 SHAREMATES WERE MATCHED IN 16 SHARED LIVING ARRANGEMENTS, 8 IN MANHATTAN, 4 IN BROOKLYN AND 4 IN QUEENS. ONE OF THOSE SHAREMATES IS A DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED GUEST. BETWEEN JULY 1, 2020 AND JUNE 30, 2021, A TOTAL OF 95 ELDERLY, 53 IN MANHATTAN, 30 IN BROOKLYN, 10 IN THE BRONX AND 2 IN QUEENS WERE PROVIDED WITH IN-HOME RESPITE CARE SERVICES. BETWEEN JULY 1, 2021 AND OCTOBER 31, 2021, 18 SHAREMATES WERE MATCHED IN 9 SHARED LIVING ARRANGEMENTS, 3 IN MANHATTAN, 5 IN BROOKLYN AND 1 IN THE BRONX. ONE OF THOSE SHAREMATES IS A DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED GUEST. DURING THAT SAME PERIOD, A TOTAL OF 33 FRAIL ELDERLY, WERE PROVIDED WITH IN-HOME RESPITE CARE SERVICES, 22 IN MANHATTAN, 7 IN BROOKLYN, 2 IN THE BRONX AND 2 IN QUEENS. THE COMMUNITY GUARDIAN PROGRAM'S CITY-WIDE CLIENT CASELOAD WAS 620 AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2021. THE PROGRAM'S CUMULATIVE CLIENT ASSETS WERE $12,286,460.19 AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2021, INCLUDING REAL PROPERTY. THE INSTITUTIONALIZED GUARDIAN PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY SERVING 7 OF THE MAXIMUM OF 12 CLIENTS THE PROGRAM IS CONTRACTED TO SERVE. AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2021, THE HOME ATTENDANT PROGRAM'S TOTAL ACTIVE CASELOAD INCLUDES 1,341 CLIENTS, 171 FUNDED THROUGH NEW YORK CITY HUMAN RESOURCES ADMINISTRATION, 412 THROUGH MANAGED CARE AND MANAGED LONG TERM CARE ORGANIZATIONS, AND 758 THROUGH NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT FOR THE AGING. OF THE 1,341, 6 HRA, 15 MLTC AND 40 DFTA CLIENTS ARE ON TEMPORARY SUSPENSION DUE TO HOSPITALIZATION, REHABILITATION, NURSING HOME PLACEMENT OR VACATION. THE PROGRAM EMPLOYS 975 HOME CARE WORKERS WHO PROVIDE IN-HOME SERVICES FOR ELIGIBLE FRAIL ELDERLY AND DISABLED PERSONS RESIDING THROUGHOUT MANHATTAN, BROOKLYN, THE BRONX AND QUEENS. BETWEEN JULY 1, 2020 AND JUNE 30, 2021, THE FOUNDATION'S HOME REPAIR PROGRAM PROVIDED 704 LOW/MODERATE INCOME CITY-WIDE HOMEOWNERS WITH 6,215 EMERGENCY AND NON-EMERGENCY IN-HOME REPAIRS AND, THEREBY EXCEEDED ITS FISCAL YEAR 2020-2021 ANNUAL CONTRACT GOALS OF PROVIDING 5,400 IN-HOME REPAIRS FOR 450 LOW/MODERATE INCOME HOMEOWNERS, DESPITE THE OBVIOUS CONSTRAINTS CAUSED BY THE PANDEMIC. BETWEEN JULY 1, 2020 AND JUNE 30, 2021, THE HOME SAFETY AUDIT PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDED 18 LOW/MODERATE INCOME ELDERLY HOMEOWNER WITH FREE HOME SAFETY AUDIT SERVICE. BETWEEN JULY 1, 2021 AND OCTOBER 31, 2021, THE HOME REPAIR PROGRAM WAS WELL ON ITS WAY TO EXCEEDING ITS JULY 1, 2021 - JUNE 30, 2022 CONTRACT GOALS OF PROVIDING 6,000 IN HOME REPAIRS FOR 1,500 LOW/MODERATE INCOME HOMEOWNERS, BY HAVING ALREADY PROVIDED 3,966 EMERGENCY AND NON-EMERGENCY REPAIRS FOR 561 LOW/MODERATE INCOME HOMEOWNERS. BETWEEN JULY 1, 2021 AND OCTOBER 31, 2021, THE HOME SAFETY AUDIT PROGRAM HAS PROVIDED 28 LOW/MODERATE INCOME ELDERLY HOMEOWNERS, CITY-WIDE, WITH FREE HOME SAFETY AUDIT SERVICES. PROJECT CART PROVIDED A TOTAL OF 8,630 FREE TRIPS FOR SENIORS RESIDING IN MANHATTAN COMMUNITY DISTRICTS #1 - #8 BETWEEN JULY 1, 2020 AND JUNE 30, 2021. DETERMINED TO PROVIDE NECESSARY TRANSPORTATION WHILE DFTA CURTAILED VAN TRIPS DUE TO COVID-19, BETWEEN JULY 1, 2020 AND APRIL 4, 2021 PROJECT CART PROVIDED 5,076 FREE PRIVATE CAR SERVICE TRIPS, 4,660 TO AND FROM MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS AND FOOD SHOPPING AND 416 TO AND FROM VACCINATION SITES. WHEN VAN TRIPS RESUMED BETWEEN APRIL 5, 2021 AND JUNE 30, 2021, PROJECT CART PROVIDED AN ADDITIONAL TOTAL OF 3,554 TRIPS, 2,067 VAN TRIPS AND 1,487 PRIVATE CAR SERVICE TRIPS. (ALTHOUGH PROJECT CART'S ANNUAL CONTRACT GOAL REQUIRED THE PROVISION OF 40,500 FREE TRIPS, DFTA HAS RECOGNIZED THAT THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASED RIDERSHIP DURING THE 2020-2021 FISCAL YEAR.) WITH A MAXIMUM OF ONLY THREE RIDERS ALLOWED IN EACH OF PROJECT CART'S SIX VANS AT ALL TIMES DUE TO COVID RESTRICTIONS, BETWEEN JULY 1, 2021 AND OCTOBER 31, 2021 PROJECT CART PROVIDED 5,277 TRIPS, INCLUDING 3,505, VAN TRIPS AND 1,772 FREE PRIVATE CAR SERVICE TRIPS. DFTA HAS ADVISED THAT "GIVEN THE CHALLENGES POSED BY THE PANDEMIC, ALL FLEXIBILITY AND REASONABLENESS WILL BE AFFORDED REGARDING THE NUMBER OF TRIPS PROVIDED DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR". BETWEEN JULY 1, 2020 AND JUNE 30, 2021, NEW YORK CONNECTS PROVIDED INFORMATION REFERRAL ASSISTANCE FOR 4,713 MANHATTAN RESIDENTS OF ALL AGES, INCLUDING THOSE LIVING WITH DEVELOPMENTAL ABILITIES TO HELP THEM MAKE INFORMED CHOICES ABOUT MEDICAL, NON-MEDICAL AND LONG-TERM CARE SERVICES AND/OR ASSISTED THEM BY DIRECTLY LINKING THEM TO THOSE SERVICES. THE INFORMATION AND REFERRAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDED FOR THOSE 4,713 MANHATTAN RESIDENTS INCLUDED: 325 IICAP/MEDICARE, 945 AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPTIONS OF WHICH 130 REFERRALS WERE FOR HOME SHARING, 1,948 BENEFITS AND ENTITLEMENTS, 204 LEGAL RESOURCES, 156 NURSING HOME INFORMATION/COMPLAINTS, 45 ADULT DAY SERVICE RESOURCES, 218 HOME CARE RESOURCES, OF WHICH 29 REFERRALS TO THE FOUNDATION'S RESPITE CARE PROGRAM AND 13 TO ITS HOME ATTENDANT PROGRAM, 414 CAREGIVER/CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, AND 458 OTHER SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. BETWEEN JULY 1, 2021 AND OCTOBER 31, 2021, NEW YORK CONNECTS PROVIDED THE SAME TYPES OF INFORMATION AND REFERRAL ASSISTANCE FOR 1,664 MANHATTAN RESIDENTS OF ALL AGES, INCLUDING THOSE LIVING WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES TO HELP THEM MAKE INFORMED CHOICES ABOUT MEDICAL, NON-MEDICAL AND LONG-TERM CARE SERVICES AND/OR ASSISTED THEM BY DIRECTLY LINKING THEM TO THOSE SERVICES. THE INFORMATION AND REFERRAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDED FOR THOSE 1,664 MANHATTAN RESIDENTS INCLUDED: 29 HIICAP/MEDICARE, 392 AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPTIONS (INCLUDING 39 TO FOUNDATION HOME SHARING PROGRAM), 729 BENEFITS AND ENTITLEMENTS, 67 LEGAL RESOURCES, 54 NURSING HOME INFORMATION/COMPLAINTS, 7 ADULT DAY SERVICE RESOURCES, 88 HOME CARE RESOURCES (INCLUDING 8 TO FOUNDATION RESPITE CARE PROGRAM), 125 CAREGIVER/CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES AND 173 OTHER SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. SINCE GEORGE DALY HOUSE OPENED ON FEBRUARY 15, 1994, THROUGH OCTOBER 31, 2021, A TOTAL OF 3,737 HOMELESS ELDERLY CLIENTS HAVE BEEN PLACED AS FOLLOWS: SRO (SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY) 1,280, OWN APARTMENT 846, FRIENDS/FAMILY 281, HOME SHARING 17, SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM 112, HOSPITAL 284, TRANSITIONAL HOUSING 30, NURSING HOME/ADULT HOME 60, TOTAL POSITIVE DISCHARGES 2,910, DROPPED OUT/DISCHARGED TO SHELTER 827, TOTAL 3,737. BETWEEN MAY 24, 2017 AND NOVEMBER 2, 2020, THE FOUNDATION'S DSRIP CARE TRANSITION TEAM PREVENTED THE RE-HOSPITALIZATION OF 837 OF THE 1,047 OR 80% OF THE QUEENS HOSPITAL DISCHARGES THEY HAVE SERVED. DSRIP'S TEAM'S CURRENT CASELOAD INCLUDES 47 NEW QUEENS HOSPITAL DISCHARGES. AS OF NOVEMBER 2, 2020, 21 DISCHARGED PATIENTS WHO WERE RECOVERING FROM COVID-19 AND SERVED BY THE FOUNDATION'S DSRIP TEAM HAVE COMPLETELY RECOVERED AND SIX WERE CONTINUING TO RECOVER. NINETY-TWO PERCENT OF THE DSRIP TEAM'S CLIENTS WHO WERE SCHEDULED FOR PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN APPOINTMENTS DURING THEIR 30-DAY POST-HOSPITAL DISCHARGE PERIOD ATTENDED THOSE APPOINTMENTS. AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2021, THE FOUNDATION'S GENERATIONSCONNECT HAS CAREFULLY SCREENED, TRAINED AND CONNECTED 25 TEENAGE VOLUNTEERS WITH 25 SENIORS VIA TELEPHONE AND FACETIME, INCLUDING 12 RESIDENTS OF FOUR FOUNDATION SPONSORED BUILDINGS AND 5 MEMBERS OF ITS THREE SENIOR CITIZEN CENTERS, 1 FROM MOTT STREET, 2 FROM LAGUARDIA AND 2 FROM DYCKMAN SENIOR CENTERS, AND 8 HOME SHARING PARTICIPANTS. AS SUCH, GENERATIONSCONNECT HAS BEEN HELPING THESE SOCIALLY ISOLATED SENIORS PREVENT FEELINGS OF LONELINESS AND DEPRESSION. SOME OF THE TEEN VOLUNTEERS, WHO SPEAK MANDARIN, CANTONESE AND SPANISH, ARE COMMUNICATING WITH THE SENIORS IN THEIR NATIVE LANGUAGES. SINCE JUNE 2020, THE FOUNDATION'S GENERATIONCONNECTS, IN COORDINATION WITH THEATER DEVELOPMENT FUND, HAS PRESENTED A TOTAL OF 31 ENTERTAINMENT VIDEOS HELD VIA ZOOM FOR THE FOUNDATION BUILDINGS' RESIDENTS, SENIOR CENTERS' MEMBERS ALONG WITH TEEN VOLUNTEERS. THEREAFTER, THE TEENS HAVE FACILITATED THE SENIORS IN DISCUSSIONS REGARDING THE PERFORMANCE. SINCE MARCH 2021, THE FOUNDATION'S INTERNATIONAL PEN PAL PROGRAM HAS SUCCESSFULLY MATCHED 86 OLDER ADULT PEN PALS WHO LIVE IN FOUR DIFFERENT COUNTRIES AND HAVE BEEN CORRESPONDING WITH EACH OTHER BETWEEN THE ISLE OF SHEPPEY, ENGLAND, WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND, ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA AND PORT HARCOURT, NIGERIA. A SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCY IN OSAKA, JAPAN RECENTLY JOINED THE PROGRAM AND IS CURRENTLY INTRODUCING THE PROGRAM TO OLDER ADULTS LIVING IN OSAKA WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN BECOMING PEN PALS.