Welcome to Erie County NY Connects - your "one-stop" for information about Long-term Care for people who live in Erie County. Finding your way around the Long-term Care system can be challenging. Our goal is to help you identify the best available care options - whether that means staying at home with the right mix of services or finding a place where your needs, or those of your loved one, can be met.

Long-term Care includes a variety of health and other services used by people of any age who need help to function in their daily lives. Long-term care contains a mix of medical and non-medical services that can be provided in various settings. This may include care provided by family members, early childhood intervention, home-delivered meals, adult day care, case management, assisted living, personal care services, nursing, physical therapy and nursing home care.