Table 1.

Description of funded linkage communities

NORC-SSP site	NORC community	Staffing	NORC health care partner (existing)	Linkage focal point (new)
Mid-Manhattan	A coalition of a public housing complex and a moderate-income cooperative on Manhattan’s Upper West Side where more than 800 of the approximately 3200 residents are seniors. Senior residents are primarily Black and Hispanic (76% combined). NORC-SSP established in 2000	Two and a half full-time social workers, one full-time nurse	Local hospital	Emergency Department of local hospital partner, and local pharmacies
Lower Manhattan	A public housing project on Manhattan’s Lower East Side with 27 buildings, 3000 residents, 860 of whom are seniors. The senior population is diverse: 59% Hispanic; 22% Asian; 14% White; 5% Black. NORC-SSP established in 1993	Four full-time social workers, one part-time nurse (3 day/week)	Certified home care agency	Local primary care clinic
Queens	A moderate income garden apartment cooperative in northeast Queens, home to more than 4000 residents, 1000 of whom are seniors. Senior residents are overwhelmingly White. NORC-SSP established in 2000	Two full-time social workers, and a 75% time nurse (4 days/week)	Local hospital	Community physicians affiliated with local hospital partner
Brooklyn	A large, primarily low-income rental housing complex in an isolated part of southern Brooklyn, with 46 buildings, 14,000 residents, 2700 of whom are seniors. The senior population is diverse: 44% Black; 41% White; 15% Hispanic and a growing Russian population. NORC-SSP established in 2000	Three full-time social workers, one full-time nurse	Local hospital	Community physicians