Hudson Valley Senior AdvisorWho runs Hudson Valley Senior Advisor?
Hudson Valley Senior Advisor is an independent, privately owned referral service for families in Dutchess and Orange counties; it has no tie to the Department of Health, either county's Office for the Aging, the ombudsman program or any residence, and it does not own or operate care facilities.
The website is the reference half of the service: New York's license categories, the payment programs families actually use, and the state's own records for every licensed residence and nursing home in the two counties, each figure tied to the agency that published it. The personal half is a conversation with an advisor such as Joanne, who asks what your parent needs, where the family lives and what the budget can carry, then suggests places or services worth seeing.
How does Hudson Valley Senior Advisor get paid?
When a family we introduced moves into a participating residence, that residence pays us a placement fee; families never pay us anything.
We say this up front because the arrangement could tilt advice toward participating residences. Two safeguards push back: the directory shows every licensed adult home, enriched housing program and nursing home in the two counties from state data, with no paid placement, and every suggestion an advisor makes should come with reasons you can check on NYS Health Profiles or Care Compare. Ask for them.
What does the directory include, and what does it leave out?
It includes each licensed residence's certified capacity, ALR, EALR, SNALR and Assisted Living Program beds, inspection reports and enforcement actions, every nursing home's CMS ratings and staffing, and the state's roster of home care agencies, hospices and adult day health programs.
It leaves out ratings of our own, testimonials, review scores, paid listings and brochure copy. Where a number families want does not exist in a public source, such as a Hudson Valley memory care price, the page says so.
How do I reach Hudson Valley Senior Advisor?
Call (845) 498-0550, email advisors@hudsonvalleysenioradvisor.com, or answer the five-question care match on any page and an advisor will follow up; operators who think their state data is shown incorrectly can use the same address.
We are not an emergency service. If someone is in danger, call 911. Suspected abuse of an older adult living at home goes to Adult Protective Services: Dutchess (845) 486-3000, Orange (845) 291-2800. More on our complaints page.
Which part of New York does Hudson Valley Senior Advisor serve?
Dutchess and Orange counties, the Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Kiryas Joel metropolitan area, from Rhinebeck and the Harlem Valley to Beacon, Newburgh, Middletown, Warwick and Port Jervis.
Residences in Ulster, Putnam, Sullivan, Rockland or Westchester follow the same New York rules and an advisor can talk about them, but they are not in our directory.
At a glance
| We are | We are not | |
|---|---|---|
| Role | A free referral and advisory service | A care provider or government agency |
| Data | NYSDOH and CMS records | Reviews or paid rankings |
| Pay | Paid by residences at move-in | Paid by families |
