ECMC Community Resources: Patient

HandoutsBy

Ali Thompson

D’Youville College

Community Practice

May 9th 2016

Table of Contentso Adaptive Equipment Loan Programs............................................1

o Boxed Meal Delivery

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o Grocery Delivery

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o Higher Education

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o Job Readiness

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o Medication Delivery

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o Services/Day Programs for Youth with Traumatic Brain

Injury

o Home Care Help

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*Please Note that this is a collection of common community resources. There may be additional resources available that are not on the list. I hope this is helpful.

Grocery DeliveryUse your computer to order groceries online and have them delivered right to your door!

Dash’s Delivers Dash’s partners with Rosie You can order groceries online and have them ready for in store pick-up or delivered to your door. It is $2.99 for in store pick-up and $4.99 for the in home delivery. With Rosie, it is always $4.99. (716) 204-0386http://www.dashsmarket.com/dashs/onlineshopping.jsp

Grocery Express (716) 863-2725Open Monday- Saturday 10:00am-8:00pm. Delivery rates vary. See the “Delivery Zone Map” listed under pricing for details. The highest delivery fee amount is $12 as far as Orchard Park and the least is $5 in Amherst and Clarence. http://grocerydeliverybuffalo.com/Home_Page.html

Boxed Meal DeliveryWhen ordering from boxed meal delivery companies,

ingredient and recipe cards are sent to your front door!

They way it works: 1. Pick original recipes you like from the website2. Choose the number of people in your family3. Name any accommodations to your dietary and delivery

scheduling preferences4. There is an easy to follow recipe card w/in 35 minutes prep time 5. Each meal is between 500-700 calories6. AND They deliver weekly

Blue Apron: Grocery Delivery, Menu Planning (6 meals $59.94 w/ free shipping)www.blueapron.com

Hello Fresh: Fresh ingredients delivered (Classic Box $69.99- 6 meals) www.hellofresh.com

Home Chef Meal Delivery (6 plates $59.70) https://www.homechef.com/cook-well-live-well?gclid=CjwKEAiA1o-zBRDomsWasvKh4S8SJADSlZkqTxmcBSSh3TGMGkD_iA74smkTB8_tptqUNkbvfU-fmhoCnHTw_wcB

Other companies that deliver refrigerated food: Five Star Home Foods: Meat & produce

Schwans: Nationally recognized specialty foods

Medication Delivery CVS will deliver prescriptions to our door. Some

require a signature of an adult over 21. Locations vary.

GetMyRX delivery is a free phone app that delivers to your door. www.getmyrx.com

Familymeds.com Online pharmacy that will mail your prescriptions to your door. www.familymeds.com

Reliant Medication fills, and delivers medication to be delivered to your door. https://www.reliancerxsp.com (716) 929-1000

Buffalo Pharmacies- Free delivery for prescription medication including specialty compounded, durable medical equipment and veterinary prescriptions. http://buffalopharmacies.com

Mobile Pharmacy Solutions- Offers Same or next day delivery, courtesy refills, competitor price match, 24/7 answering services, medical compounding, in-home consultation, immunizations, insulin pump dispensing & training. (716) 247-5300http://mpswny.com

Pill Pack- Prepackages medications according to day and time for the cost of your co-pay with free delivery. (855) 745-5725 www.pillpack.com

Walgreens ships prescriptions for free www.walgreens.com Locations vary. Contact your local pharmacy

Walmart ships for free and deliver $10/90days www.walmart.com Locations vary. Contact your local pharmacy.

Adaptive Equipment Loan Programs

ARISE- Allows you to borrow or test walkers, wheelchairs, and other various items for 2 weeks to 3 months. www.ariseinc.org/advocacy-accessibility/medical-equipment-loan-closet/ (check closest county)

Baker Victory’s Adaptive Equipment Lending program allows children with developmental disabilities to borrow various types of equipment for up to 6 months. www.bakervictoryservices.org/services-developmentally-disabled/equipment-lending/ (716) 828-9485

Center for Assistive Technology- loaned equipment for 6-8 weeks. www.cat.buffalo.edu/ (716) 836-1350

Hamburg Loan Closet donates and loans medical equipment to people of all ages through Red Cross. (716) 648-4400http://www.redcross.org/news/article/ny/buffalo/Thanks-Hamburg-Loan-Closet-Volunteers-for-30-Years-of-Service

Independence Foundation Loan Closet offers individuals with disabilities with wheelchairs, hospital beds and ramps. www.theindependencefoundation.org/programs/equipment-loan-closet/ (716)-685-3976

The Independent Living Center- has wheelchairs, walkers, canes, crutches, shower benches, raised

toilet seats, portable ramps, etc. for loan. www.wnyil.org/ilc.html (716) 836-0822 ext. 126

Home Care HelpNOTE: An Underlined service provider means they offer skilled nursing services

Not underlined service providers means that they offer companion services

*** Use Home Health Care Agencies helpful website to help you locate and choose a home health care service that is conveniently close to you. http://www.homehealthcareagencies.com/directory/ny/buffalo/

o Catholic Health Home Care Nursing and aid services. (716) 706-2112http://www.chsbuffalo.org/Facilities/CatholicHealthHomeCare

o Elder Care Solutions- Short-term care needs and assisted living planning (716) 823-1476http://www.eldercarewny.com/default.html

o Health Force - Provides home nursing, health/personal care aid or companion services to chronically ill, recent strokes or surgeries and new mothers. (716) 855-2273http://www.healthforcewny.com/services/home-health-care.aspx

o Home Instead Senior Care offers all types of home care but has special training in and for families in dementia.https://www.homeinstead.com (800) 640-3914

o Homefirst (Elderplan) –Managed Long Term care. Stay at home with a personal care worker (866) 390-1220

o Interim Home Health Care offers a free online Independent Living Assessment as well as personal care and support, respite for families, and skilled home health care services. http://www.interimhealthcare.com/buffalony/home (716) 852-5900

o Kaleida Health offers an array of skilled medical and non-medical services https://www.kaleidahealth.org/services/display.asp?s=85 (716) 630-8000

o Maxim Healthcare Services offers Skilled Medical Care Private Duty Intermittent Care Therapy Respite Care Care for people with

disabilities

Companion Care Personal Care Daily Light Activities Sitter services Household services

http://www.maximhomecare.com/Buffalo_Homecare_261.aspx 716-881-2800

o Touching Hearts at Home provides non-medical home care services. Staff is trained for Alzheimer’s and dementia care. https://www.touchinghearts.com 716-898-8566

o Willcare provides in-home skilled nursing, aide, rehab, nutrition, medical social work, disease and case

management service. They also offer services in fall risk reduction.www.willcare.com (800) 945-5227

Services/Day Programs for Youth with Traumatic Brain

Injury Headway TBI Waiver: Support and advocacy agency

through Medicaid helps qualifying individuals 18-65 get the following per-approved services: Service Coordination Home and Community

Support Services Independent Living

Skills Training Environmental

Modifications

Assistive Tech Community Integration Counseling

Structured Day Program

Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports

Social Transportationhttp://www.headwayofwny.org/services/tbi_waiver/index.html (716) 408-3100

Health Force provides structured day programs as well as programs Independent living

skills training and development

Substance Abuse Intense Behavioral

Community Integration Counseling

Home and Community Support Services

Environmental Modifications

Respite Care Assistive Tech

Social Transportation Community Transition

Services

http://www.healthforcewny.com/services/tbi-waiver-services.aspx (716) 855-2273

Baker Victory’s – Transitional Services include: tutoring, job counseling, job-readiness training, crisis intervention, life-skills workshops, and career exploration.The WAY of Life Program, for 14-21 year olds, to helps to become more independent and a contributing member of society.

The Brain Injury Association of New York State offers wonderful written resources on topics such as: Employment after TBI Returning to work after a bring injury, adult career &

continuing education services & vocational rehab, The 55-B workers with disability program, U.S. Office of Personal management resources, and regionalhttp://bianys.org/resources/community-re-entry/

Higher Education Buffalo State College collaborates with Buffalo Public Schools

and Peoples Inc. to create the Young Adult Life Transitions (YALT) Program for people aged 18-23 who are interested on advancing their

Independent life skills Social Skills Leisure and Recreational

Skills

Community Access Self Advocacy Career Exploratio

Students may audit courses with the support of staff and peers at Buffalo State College, Erie Community College South (ECC) and Niagara County Community College (NCCC). Programs are also available at Canisius, Daemen College, and the University at Buffalo (South Campus). (716) 817-7400http://www.people-inc.org/disabilities_services_home/day_programs/young_adult_life_transitions_program_yalt/YALTApplication.pdf

Career Internship Program (CIP) offers 2-4 year degrees in

12 locations listed on their webpage with 1:1 support. (716)-839-2620http://cipworldwide.org/cip-amherst/amherst-overview

Canton SUNY provides free tutoring services to students with developmental delays as well ESL services. www.canton.edu/accommodative_services

Edinboro University’s Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) focuses on promoting confidence and independence in their students. They have wonderful accommodations for people with disabilities including:

Academic Aide System Attendant Care Program Meal Aides Occupational Therapy

Tactile Laboratory Van Transportation Wheelchair

Maintenancehttp://www.edinboro.edu/directory/offices-services/osd (814) 732-2462

New York State Education Department has a wonderful website of resources for individuals with disabilities and adult learners http://www.acces.nysed.gov

Transitional Youth Services

Career Training Schools Distance Learning High School Equivalency/

TASC

Literacy Programs Professional

Development Independent Living

Centers

Job Readiness Baker Victory’s Transitional Services include Work-

Based Learning & CDOS Commencement Credential, Bridges to Health & Wrap AroundServices, and Student Employment, Training Program, which are programs designed to individually prepare students aged 14-21 for work, post-secondary education, independent living or vocational training programs(716) 828-7003 www.bakervictoryservices.org/education-services/way-program/

Baker Victory’s Supported Employment offers programs such as, Pathway to Employment, Employment Training Program, Supported Employment, and Situational Assessments to individuals. A trained vocational specialist will work individually on Job Coaching Job Development Job Readiness Training Life Skills Workshops

Career Exploration and Vocational Evaluations through several different programs

(716) 828-7003 www.bakervictoryservices.org/education-services/way-program/

Brain Injury Association of New York offers literature on employment after TBIhttp://bianys.org/resources/community-re-entry (518) 459 7911

Buffalo Ergonomics OT services offers Functional Capacity Evaluations, work conditioning, and work injury prevention and management. https://buffaloergonomics.org

Career Internship Program (CIP) offers 2-4 year degrees in 12 locations listed on their webpage with 1:1 support. (716)-839-2620http://cipworldwide.org/cip-amherst/amherst-overview

The New York State Education Department offers interactive literature for adult learners and persons with disabilities on Transition and Youth

Services Career Training Schools Professional Development

Career Training Licensing www.acces.nysed.gov/

NY State Education Department Acces- Vocational Rehab: Professionals will work to create individualized plan for employment (IPE), which is a “roadmap to employment” 1-800-222-5627 http://www.acces.nysed.gov/vr/vocational-rehabilitation-services