The Ontario County Office for the Aging is a human-service agency located at 3019 County Complex Dr. in Canandaigua, New York.  Nestled in the Finger Lakes region, the county houses approximately 110,000 residents. The Office for the Aging serves people 60 years of age and older and their caregivers. The mission of this office is to provide advocacy, information, assistance, assessment, and referral.
 
To learn more about our office please visit our About Us page.

On Friday May 19th The Office for the Aging celebrated our Senior of the Year Awards in partnership with the OFA Advisory Council and Older American’s Month.  Together we honored 15 Older Adult Volunteers from Ontario County.  Our distinguished volunteers have committed countless hours of service to multiple organizations and civic groups throughout our county; all with the simple goal of helping others and the desire to give back.  With deep gratitude we thank these individuals for their commitment and devotion to Ontario County and its residents.

Front Row:  Nancy Linehan

Second Row:  Joan Trost, Nancy Parsons, Karen Hansen, Joan Muto, Bob Muto, Pamela Roberts, Mina Drake

Third Row:  Bob Good, Ted Fafinski, Mike Parsons, Tom McClure, John O’Connor, Al Titus

Absent:  Laura Hecker

NOW HIRING

Ontario County OFA Bus Driver - Part Time

Please visit link below and select "apply" near job title

https://ontario-portal.mycivilservice.com/

Households can now order a total of four rapid Covid tests for free at CovidTests.gov

2023 Medicare 101 Workshops

Computer Classes for Seniors

2023 Course Listing

"Fuel for the Future"

March 2023 Nutrition Education Schedule

New York Seeks Your Input on First-Ever Comprehensive Survey of Older Adults

 

The Ontario County Office for the Aging  seeks your feedback. We are partnering with the New York State Office for the Aging (NYSOFA) on NYSOFA’s Community Assessment Survey for Older Adults.

If you are 60+, please respond today to help inform future state policies. The survey is anonymous and only takes 10 to 15 minutes of your time. Please take the survey here: https://polco.us/ny23op.

Survey results will help inform state priorities for older adults as NYSOFA prepares its four-year plan to the federal government – a document which guides service delivery and policy development for aging services programs that support New York’s 4.6 million older adults.

Under the direction of Governor Kathy Hochul, New York is developing a comprehensive Master Plan for Aging. The Master Plan for Aging is designed to ensure that older adults and individuals of all ages can live healthy, fulfilling lives while aging with dignity and independence. The community assessment survey results will also provide further information to support the goals of the Master Plan for Aging.  

The survey is anonymous and only takes 10-15 minutes of your time.

For questions, please contact NYSOFA@aging.ny.gov.

WHAT IS BLOOMING HEALTH?

It is a service being used by the Office for the Aging to communicate with our constituents quickly regarding upcoming programs and services, program reminders, surveys and emergency announcements.

For example: You may receive a message reminding you that you signed up for a Medicare 101 class on Friday or you may get a message saying the meal program is closed due to bad weather.

You will receive a Welcome Call from Blooming Health.  

If you prefer, you can choose to get an email or text message instead of phone calls. You can also opt out by calling 

888-660-2449.

You can also call OFA at 585-396-4040 or email us at onofa@ontariocountyny.gov to let us know you want to opt out or if you prefer to receive messages by email or text instead of a

 phone call.

Please call OFA if you have any questions!

988 offers 24/7 access to trained crisis counselors who can help people experiencing mental health related distress including thoughts of suicide, mental health or substance abuses crisis, or any other kind of emotional distress. 

Call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org for themselves or if they are worried about a loved one who may need crisis support.