New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 18 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter II - Regulations of the Department of Social Services
Subchapter C - Social Services
Article 5 - Adult and Family Services
Part 459 - Community Senior Citizens Centers
Section 459.4 - Program requirements
Universal Citation: 18 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 459.4
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024
(a) A senior citizen center shall be eligible for reimbursement for the following services:
(1) information and referral
services, including:
(i) assessment of the
individual situation and problems of the senior citizen who requires or seeks
information or advice with respect to his needs, especially health, consumer
information, employment, housing and protective services;
(ii) liaison with agencies providing services
in order to make them available to individuals using the centers; and
(iii) effective coordinative relationship by
voluntary senior citizen centers with local social services
districts;
(2) nutrition
(congregate meals): at least one hot meal per day provided during five days per
week with consideration being given to the nutritional and health requirements
of individuals;
(3) counseling
services, including short-term counseling by qualified staff to improve social
functioning;
(4) employment
counseling: matching of individuals looking for work to specific employment
opportunities;
(5) group
activities, including recreational programs, educational programs,
opportunities for self-improvement through group activities and
community-oriented projects;
(6)
transportation to and from user's home and facilities, as well as to other
services provided in the community;
(7) health maintenance services, including
blood pressure checks, annual physical examinations, referrals for visual or
hearing impairment, and interpretation of effects of drugs;
(8) community service volunteer
opportunities: provision of opportunities to participate in volunteer and paid
service roles with various community agencies and organizations;
(9) leadership development: developing an
individual's group leadership skills and personal effectiveness in dealing with
others;
(10) facilitation of other
agencies' services by maintaining effective liaison with other public and
private community agencies in order to make their services more accessible to
the individuals at the senior centers;
(11) advocacy: insuring receipt of
entitlements by those eligible for them; and
(12) outreach: public information through
direct contact with potential users to advise them of available services; and
dissemination of information to promote individual and community awareness, and
usage of center services by eligible nonparticipants.
(b) A senior citizen center shall be required initially to provide as a minimum:
(1) one
meal per day; and
(2) the following
services as defined in subdivision (a) of this section:
(i) information and referral;
(ii) group activities;
(iii) counseling; and
(iv) outreach.
(c) Each annual contract entered into with a senior citizen center shall have a plan which will delineate such center's efforts toward progressive implementation of the additional program requirements specified in subdivision (a) of this section. Such implementation may be contingent on the availability of additional public or private funds to the center.
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