Our services
One membership. The whole day, both ways.
There is no menu to choose from and nothing is billed separately. What follows is simply what happens when somebody joins.
Getting here and home
A driver collects members from their own front door in the morning and walks them back inside at the end of the day. Not the curb, the door.
The vans take wheelchairs and walkers. Drivers are the same people every day, which matters more than it sounds: they learn which house has the awkward step, who needs an arm, and who will insist they are fine and then need one anyway.
[REPLACE] Confirm the pick-up radius and whether there is a distance limit.
Lunch, and the rest of the food
Coffee, tea and something light when people arrive. A hot meal at noon, served at laid tables over a proper hour and a half. An afternoon snack before the vans go out.
Tell us about diabetes, blood pressure, swallowing difficulties, kosher, halal, vegetarian or a simple lifelong hatred of fish, and the kitchen works around it. Nobody gets a different-looking plate for the sake of it.
Something to do all day
Chair exercise mid-morning, taken at whatever pace suits. Then a choice: art, trivia, a discussion group, cards, dominoes, or a visitor with something to show everybody.
Afternoons are lighter. Bingo most days, live music on [REPLACE Thursdays], and every holiday marked properly. Birthdays get a cake and an audience.
An eye kept on health
Blood pressure and weight checked on a schedule. Medication reminders at the right hour. Staff who notice when a person is off their food or unsteadier than last week, and who tell the family the same day.
We are a social program, not a clinic. What we provide is attention and a fast phone call, which is often what actually catches a problem early.
[REPLACE] Confirm exactly which health services are offered, and by whom.
A break for the family
Caring for a parent is a job people do on top of another job. Six hours in which the person you love is safe, fed, busy and somebody else’s responsibility is not a small thing.
We will also sit down with you about how many days actually help, what it will cost, and what happens as needs change. We would rather tell you honestly that we are not the right fit than take a member we cannot look after.
Paying for it
We are private pay, and that has its advantages
We do not bill Medicaid or Managed Long Term Care plans. You pay us directly, at a flat daily rate. It is worth being plain about what that means in both directions.
One rate, per day
A flat daily rate covering everything on this page, transportation and lunch included. Come two days a week or six. You pay for the days you use. [REPLACE] Add the rate, and say whether there is any registration fee.
You can start next week
No plan enrollment, no eligibility assessment, no waiting on an approval that takes months. This is the real advantage of paying privately, and for a family in the middle of a crisis it is often the only thing that matters.
If you are on a plan
If your relative already has an MLTC plan covering day care, we are not the cheapest way to use it, and we will say so. Call us anyway and we will tell you honestly whether paying privately here makes sense for you.
Easiest by far is to call. (516) 990-4244
Questions
What people ask on the phone
If yours is not here, ask it. Nothing on this list embarrasses us.
How much does it cost?
We are a private pay agency, so there is a flat daily rate that you pay us directly. It covers the whole day including transportation and lunch, and you only pay for the days your relative attends. We will quote you over the phone without any of the usual runaround. [REPLACE] Add the actual daily rate, and any registration fee.
Do you take Medicaid or an MLTC plan?
No. We are a private pay agency and we do not bill Medicaid or Managed Long Term Care plans. Families pay us directly. The upside is that nobody waits months for an eligibility decision before their mother has somewhere to go. [REPLACE] Confirm, and say whether long-term care insurance or a veterans benefit can be used.
Do we have to come every day?
No. Most members come three or four days a week. Some come twice, some come every day we are open. You can change the pattern as things change.
What if my mother has dementia?
Many members have some degree of memory loss and do well here, because the routine is the same every day and the staff are familiar. Come and talk to us about where she is, and we will give you an honest answer about whether this is the right place. [REPLACE] Confirm what level of cognitive need can be supported.
She says she does not want to go.
Almost everybody says that. We suggest coming for a look with no commitment, then trying a couple of days. The usual pattern is resistance, then tolerance, then irritation at any suggestion of missing a Thursday.
What about wheelchairs and walkers?
Both are fine. The building and the vans are accessible, and there is help getting in and out. [REPLACE] Confirm accessibility details for the Union Turnpike building, including step-free entry and any elevator.
Do you speak other languages?
[REPLACE] List the languages spoken by staff. This is one of the most common questions in this part of Queens and worth answering specifically.
Want the hour-by-hour version?
The activities page has the whole week laid out.
Visit us
Come and have a look
Drop in any weekday morning. You will get a tour, a cup of coffee, and a straight answer to anything you want to ask. No appointment, no obligation.