As of September 2025, Taconic Resources for Independence, Inc. no longer houses the NYAIL programs until further notice. Services for Dutchess County residents are still available through other ILCs. You can request a referral by speaking with our front desk staff: 845-452-3913
The Transition Center helps people living in nursing homes and intermediate care facilities receive home and community-based services. This includes giving you information about the services and supports that are available where you live. There are transition specialists at various Independent Living Centers in counties all over New York State.
Transition specialists will meet with you and/or your family members to identify what services you will need and help you get those services. Those services may include:
Community Preparedness Education to make sure that you have the information and skills you need as soon as you return to the community. Identifying specific services to meet your individual needs;
finding affordable housing that meets your needs.
Open Doors Transition Specialists help you create a plan to meet your needs to help you move successfully into the community.
Peer Support is a component of Open Doors, which aims to provide seniors and people with disabilities with peer support during the transition process. Peer Advocates are people who have lived in institutional settings and then moved to home and community-based settings, who have received services and support where they live. Peer Advocates visit nursing homes and intermediate care facilities to share their experiences with residents and support people who want to move to the community.
For more information about the program, please contact:
NYAIL: New York Association on Independent Living
PHONE: (844) 545-7108
Website: www.ilny.org