Tompkins County Office for the Aging

214 West Martin Luther King Jr. / State Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
Phone: (607) 274-5482
Website: https://www.tompkinscountyny.gov/cofa
Online Contact Form: https://www.tompkinscountyny.gov/cofa/email
Office Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:30AM-4:30PM

County Served: Tompkins
The Tompkins County Office for the Aging provides objective and unbiased information regarding the array of services available for older adults and their caregivers. Our mission is to assist older adults and persons with long term care needs to live independently in their homes and communities with quality of life and dignity.

Services Include:             

• Services: https://www.tompkinscountyny.gov/cofa/services
  • NY Connects-Long Term Care Services: http://tompkinscountyny.gov/files2/cofa/NYC%20Connects%20brochure%20Feb%202016.pdf
  • Personal Emergency Response System (PERS): https://www.tompkinscountyny.gov/cofa/pers
  • Health Insurance Counseling: https://www.tompkinscountyny.gov/cofa/cofa-9
  • Information, Referral and Counseling: https://www.tompkinscountyny.gov/cofa/cofa-10
  • Caregiver's Resource Center and Alzheimer's Support Unit: https://www2.tompkinscountyny.gov/cofa/cofa-11
  • Project CARE Friendly Visiting: https://www.tompkinscountyny.gov/cofa/services/ProjectCARE
  • Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP): https://www.tompkinscountyny.gov/cofa/cofa-12
  • Long Term Care Ombudsman Program: https://www.tompkinscountyny.gov/cofa/cofa-13
  • Falls Home Safety Assessments: https://www.tompkinscountyny.gov/cofa/services/homesafetyassessments
  • Yard Work & Snow Shoveling: https://www2.tompkinscountyny.gov/cofa/yardworksnowshoveling
  • Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program: https://www2.tompkinscountyny.gov/cofa/farmersmarketcoupons
  • Gadabout Transportation Program: https://www.tompkinscountyny.gov/files2/cofa/Flyer_0.pdf
• Family Caregiving Resources: https://www.tompkinscountyny.gov/cofa/caregiver-services-alzheimer-support
  • Information, Referral, Counseling: https://www2.tompkinscountyny.gov/cofa/care
  • Support Groups: (607) 274-5486
  • Newsletter: https://www.tompkinscountyny.gov/cofa/newsletters
  • Workshops & Classes: (607) 274-5486
  • Alzheimer’s Support Unit:
  • Caregiver Respite and Support through Project CARE: https://www2.tompkinscountyny.gov/cofa/services/ProjectCARE
  • NYS Office for the Aging Statewide Partnerships
    • Trualta: https://www.tompkinscountyny.gov/cofa/trualta
    • ARCHANGELS: https://www.tompkinscountyny.gov/cofa/archangels
  • Caregiver Instructional Videos: https://www.tompkinscountyny.gov/cofa/cofa-6
  • LGBTQ Resources: https://www2.tompkinscountyny.gov/cofa/lgbtq-resources
  • Advance Care Planning Resources: https://www2.tompkinscountyny.gov/cofa/advance-care-planning
  • Age-Friendly Ithaca and Tompkins County: https://www.tompkinscountyny.gov/cofa/age-friendly
  • Local Resources for Older Adults: https://www.tompkinscountyny.gov/cofa/local-resources
  • Frauds and Scams: https://www.tompkinscountyny.gov/cofa/cofa-3
  • Newsletters: https://www.tompkinscountyny.gov/cofa/newsletters
  • Survey and Facts about Tompkins County Seniors: https://www.tompkinscountyny.gov/cofa/surveysfacts
  • Volunteers: https://www.tompkinscountyny.gov/cofa/volunteers
  • Calendar: https://www.tompkinscountyny.gov/cofa/calendar