Nutrition Services

Nutrition Education and Counseling

45 Veterans Lane    
Plattsburgh, NY 12901    
Tel: (518) 561-8320    
Fax: (518) 561-7908    
Contact: Jo Dragoon Morse, R.D.    
E-mail: jomorse@mail.com

 

A registered dietitian assists the elderly in making informed decisions about their diets by providing nutrition education. Group presentations are given at the congregate sites on topics of general interest to participants. Nutrition information is also provided on the back of the monthly menus distributed to congregate and homebound participants. Nutrition counseling is provided as needed to homebound participants and is also available on a one-to-one basis at congregate sites.

Clinton County Nutrition Program for the Elderly

45 Veterans Lane    
Plattsburgh, NY 12901    

Phone: (518) 561-8320    
Fax: (518) 561-7908    
Contact: Debbie Alexander    
E-mail: scccccongregate@gmail.com

ALL senior citizens age 60 and over and their spouses, regardless of age, are welcome at any of our Senior Dining Centers. Enjoy delicious food that is specially prepared with you in mind. The activities are as varied as the menu – musical entertainment, bingo, exercise class, storytelling, birthday and holiday celebrations, blood pressure screening, senior benefit forums, 50/50 drawings, card playing, and chatting with friends. Each site serves a nutritious midday meal along with socialization, education, and recreational opportunities. Reservations one day in advance are required and we suggest a donation of $3.00; however, we do not deny anyone a meal due to inability to contribute. Visitors under 60 are charged a guest fee for lunch. Car pooling may be arranged. Sites are open Monday through Friday, unless otherwise noted, excluding holidays, at the locations listed under the Congregate Site/Adult Centers tab.  You can access the list by clicking the link above.

Congregate Sites / Adult Centers

Ellenburg Adult Center    
St. Edmund’s Church Hall    
5538 Route 11    
Ellenburg, NY    
Open Monday – Friday  9 a.m. - 1 p.m.    
Lunch served at 11:00 a.m.    
Tel: (518) 594-7311    

Plattsburgh Beekman Towers    
Nutrition Site    
Beekman Towers    
50 Truman Avenue    
Plattsburgh, NY    
Open Monday - Friday 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.    
Lunch served at 11:00 a.m.    
Tel: (518) 561-5360    

Plattsburgh Lakeview Towers Nutrition Site    
Lakeview Towers    
34 Flynn Avenue    
Plattsburgh, NY    
Lunch served at noon Monday - Friday    
Tel: (518) 561-8696    

Plattsburgh Senior Center    
5135 North Catherine Street    
Plattsburgh, NY    
Open Monday – Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.    
Lunch served at noon    
Tel: (518) 561-7393    

Rouses Point Nutrition Site    
St. Patrick’s Parish Center    
9 Liberty Street    
Rouses Point, NY  12979    
Lunch served at 11:30 a.m.    
Tel: (518) 297-7361    

Dannemora Village Community Center    
40 Emmons Street    
Dannemora, NY 12921    
Open Tuesday & Thursday 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.    
Lunch served at 11:30 a.m.    
Tel: (518) 310-9089 v

Home Delivered Meals Program

Home Delivered Meals Program (HDM)    
Clinton County Nutrition Program for the Elderly    
45 Veterans Lane    
Plattsburgh, NY 12901    
Tel: (518) 561-8320    
Fax: (518) 561-7908    
Contact: Terry Lemieux    
E-mail scccchomedeliveredmeals@gmail.com    

Home Delivered Meals delivers meals five days a week to the homebound throughout Plattsburgh and most of Clinton County. A frozen meal is provided for Saturdays and all holidays. This program is more than a meal. Clients are visited daily by the meal transporters and program staff contact them regularly.

Referrals are made by physicians, discharge planners, visiting nurses, family and friends or the senior in need. Home assessments are made to determine the appropriateness of the referral and monitor the status of clients.

Physicians may prescribe one of five diets: regular, no added salt, no concentrated sweets, mechanical soft, and pureed.

HDM suggests a donation of $3.00; however, no one is denied a meal due to their inability to contribute.