ABOUT US

Falls Free Long Island is a consortium of healthcare and community partners committed to providing falls prevention education, resources, and programming to support our older adult communities across Long Island.

Stony Brook Medicine 2022-2025 ACL Falls Prevention grantees
This website is supported by the Administration for Community Living (ACL), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $546,737 with 100 percentage funded by ACL/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by ACL/HHS, or the U.S. Government.

Stony Brook University Hospital

Website:https://trauma.stonybrookmedicine.edu/falls_programs
Contact: fallsfree@stonybrookmedicine.edu

County Served: Suffolk County
Virtual Programs offered

Programs Offered:

  • Tai Chi for Arthritis and Falls Prevention
  • Otago Exercise Program
  • A Matter of Balance
  • Stepping On

Stony Brook Southampton Hospital

Website:https://southampton.stonybrookmedicine.edu/
Contact:fallsfree@stonybrookmedicine.edu

County Served: Suffolk County
Virtual Programs offered

Programs Offered:

  • Tai Chi for Arthritis and Falls Prevention
  • A Matter of Balance
  • Otago Exercise Program

Good Samaritan University Hospital

Website:https://www.catholichealthli.org/good-samaritan-university-hospital/community-health
Contact: Stacey Pinto (Stacey.Pinto@chsli.org, 516-241-0906)

County Served: Suffolk County
Virtual Programs offered

Programs Offered:

  • A Matter of Balance
  • Tai Chi for Arthritis and Falls Prevention
  • Stepping On

PACE CNY

Website:https://pacecny.org/
Contact: Orion Roeder (oroeder@lorettosystem.org, 315-413-3330)

County Served: Onondaga County
Virtual Programs offered

Programs Offered:

  • Tai Chi for Arthritis and Falls Prevention

Washington County Health Center

Website:https://www.washingtoncountyny.gov/292/Public-Health-Nursing
Contact: estjohn@washingtoncountyny.gov

County Served: Washington County

Programs Offered: Tai Chi for Arthritis and Falls Prevention

OLA of Eastern Long Island

Website: https://www.olaofeasternlongisland.org/  

County Served: Suffolk County 

Programs Offered:

  • A Matter of Balance, and Tai Chi for Arthritis.
  • *Programs offered in Spanish

Niagara County Department of Health

Website:https://www.niagaracounty.com/departments/m-r/nursing/tai_chi_for_arthritis_and_fall_prevention_program.php
Contact: Cathy Hoy-Patterson at cathy.hoy-patterson@niagaracounty.com

County Served: Niagra County

Programs Offered:

  • Tai Chi for Arthritis and Falls Prevention

Oasis Rehabilitation and Nursing

Website:https://oasisrehabandnursing.com/
Contact: Amy Mahnken at (631) 655-9928,  Amahnken@liaisonrehab.com

County Served: Suffolk County

Programs Offered: Otago Exercise Program

Long Island Community Hospital

Contact: Hayle.Boyle@nyulangone.org

County Served: Suffolk County

Virtual Programs Offered:

  • A Matter of Balance
  • Otago Exercise Program
  • Stepping On