About Us

Options for Independent Living, Inc. was founded in 1998 by a group of health care professionals who saw a need in the Central New York community for better in-home elder-care services. Our combined experiences, ranging from nursing to health care administration and medical practice management, bring a wealth of health care knowledge and expertise to the organization.
Options for Independent Living is managed by a team of professional nurses committed to provide the highest quality elder care and to eliminating the loneliness and fear often associated with old age. This team manages the care of each clients, assessing their needs, finding just the right caregivers, and following up to make certain the care provided is exactly the care that's needed. Our philosophy is simple: "We care for each client as if they were our own loved one." Isn't that what you would want?

Options supports independence and dignity in the aging process by providing companion care and live-in services, allowing elders to remain in their own homes and maintain a higher quality of life and as much autonomy as possible.

Options provides care for clients who need supervision, maintenance care, or companionship, but who are medically stable. We provide access to short-term recuperative, rehabilitative and preventive services, and work with health-related services, when needed.

Options brings relief and peace of mind to families who may care deeply for their elders, but find the realities of that care overwhelming, or who may be simply too far away to provide it themselves.

According to numerous studies, and older person's health and well-being decline dramatically when placed in an institutional setting earlier than is medically necessary. Although nursing homes are the only solution for some, and will be an eventual reality for many more, they aren't the only alternative. The solution is reliable, quality home care.

You do have Options.