NY Connects is New York State's Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) network, a free, no-obligation service that helps individuals and families learn about and access long-term care options. In both Nassau and Suffolk counties, the local NY Connects access point runs through the county Office for the Aging: Nassau's information is linked from its Office for the Aging page, and Suffolk's Office for the Aging directly operates its NY Connects, or Choices for Long Term Care, function through its main line, 631-853-8200.
What is specific to this county
Families sometimes come across NY Connects as a separate name in their research and aren't sure whether it's a different agency from the county Office for the Aging they've also heard about; in Nassau and Suffolk, it isn't. Rather than being a standalone office with its own building and staff, NY Connects functions as the local, no-cost information and assistance access point delivered through the existing county Office for the Aging infrastructure, so calling Nassau's Office for the Aging at 516-227-8900 or Suffolk's at 631-853-8200 is, functionally, calling your local NY Connects. There's also a statewide NY Connects directory at nyconnects.ny.gov for finding contact points in other parts of New York, useful if you're coordinating care for a parent who lives outside Nassau or Suffolk but you live locally, or vice versa.
