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Senior citizens can learn how they can save money on utility/heating, prescriptions, medicare costs, rent, property taxes, and minor home repairs in the 2009 Financial Savings & Benefits Guide. Other publications and studies are provided to assist the caregiver, senior citizen, or any member of the household with taking care of the elderly.

Additional resources include the Millennium Aging Project (part 1) (part 2), promotion of community partnerships, an informative caregiver newsletter and bulletin listing upcoming events and activities.
Westchester County’s only official newspaper for baby boomers and older adults, Generations offers news on health, money matters, travel and entertainment as well as profiles of celebrities and other county residents. Sign up for a free subscription.
This online news bulletin will provide timely updates to senior advocates and agencies. Sign up to have future bulletins forwarded directly to your e-mail address.
Your guide to saving money on utility/heating, prescriptions, medicare costs, rent, property taxes, and minor home repairs. Includes a useful directory of phone numbers. In Spanish.
Click the headline above for a Benefits CheckUp brochure to learn about benefits for people aged 55 and over and younger people with Medicare. Then go to the Web site and complete a questionnaire.
A 30-page booklet filled with practical how-to advice for the caregiver.
A 37-page guide to respite services and caregiver support groups in Westchester County to assist the caregiver of an older adult.
A newsletter for the family caregiver, this periodic publication includes tips, resources, upcoming events, benefts and more.
Westchester County Directory of Residential and Health Care Facility options.  Includes adult homes, assisted living, enriched housing and retirement residences.
 
Fact sheets on Environmental Health from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Italian, Spanish, Chinese and Japanese among other languages.
Because of illness or injury, you may be unable to talk to a doctor and make decisions about your treatment. You may wish to plan in advance to help make sure that your wishes about treatment will be followed if you become unable to make those decisions.
Information about money saving home repair and energy assistance programs available to eligible county residents age 60 and over.
Información en español para Personas Mayores del Condado de Westchester.
This valuable guide assists consumers and their families in obtaining information on available mental health programs and services in Westchester County.
Caregivers, family and friends frequently don’t know where to turn when they are worried about the safety of an older driver. Fortunately, the Department of Senior Programs and Services has a program that can help.
Westchester County’s Safe Centers for Seniors helps older people who need assistance as well as their caregivers who may feel overwhelmed.
This booklet has been prepared by the Westchester County Department of Senior Programs and Services to acquaint you with the wealth of services and benefits available to you as a senior citizen in Westchester. All the services are listed alphabetically to make it easy to browse topics. In Spanish.