The CAN Care Team Services

The CAN Care Team in Medical Situations: 
If you need supportive help following an injury or while recuperating after hospitalization, contact one of the CAN Care Coordinators to arrange for volunteers to help you with grocery shopping, other supports, and, as needed arrange for a certified driver to take you to medical appointments. As you scroll down this page you will find more about help from the Care Team.

Mary Loughran is the Chair of the CAN Care Team.

CAN Care Coordinators:

        Dorothy Whitton at c: 845-323-5171 or at dwhitton@earthswisdom.com 
        Marie Thorpe at c: 845-367-1328 or h: 845-398-3522 or at marietthorpe@gmail.com
CAN Care Specialists
The Care Specialists work under the supervision of the CAN Care Coordinators. If you are injured or are recuperating from an illness, a Care Specialists can work with you to lend a helping hand. For the list of Care Specialist, click on the button.
Find a CAN Certified Driver
If you need a Certified Driver who can drive you to medical appointments in Rockland or northern New Jersey, click of the button. This page will also show you which drivers are trained Medical Note-takers.
Find the CAN Do Cooks
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If you are ill or injured and would appreciate having one or more meals prepared for you while you recover, click on the button.
Finding a Medical Note-Taker
These are CAN members who are trained to accompany you into the doctor's office and serve as your note-taker.
Find a Medical Professional
Medical Providers Recommended by Members  The medical professionals on this list were recommended by individual members of Creative Aging in Nyack. CAN has not vetted these professionals. Additional recommendations or revisions should be sent to Ann Morgan's email, CreativeAgingNyack@gmail.com.