716-753-4471
Dunkirk
716-363-3865
Toll Free
800-342-9871
Jamestown
716-661-8940
Primary Services
In Person Reassurance/Monitoring Programs, Telephone Reassurance
Description
Also known as the Are You OK Program, this is a collaborative effort between the Office for the Aging and the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Department in which the Sheriff's Department maintains a computerized system to contact elderly or disabled people at prearranged times. When there is no response, the Sheriff's Department notifies a designated contact person to check on the individual. Clients can arrange to cancel the call on a particular day in the event that they won't be home or the contact person won't be available.
Hours
Monday-Friday, 8:30am-4:30pm.
Eligibility
Open to Chautauqua County residents who are frail, elderly, or disabled.
Intake Process
Call NY Connects to register with the Office for the Aging.
Program Fees
Free.
Handicap Accessible?
No
Date of Official Change
Aug 26, 2020