Some help is now on its way for Nassau County seniors, officials announced.

County Executive Bruce Blakeman was joined by AARP members in Glen Cove to announce an expansion of senior services.

The services include a new service bus and a new liaison office that will help seniors get to useful resources -- such as health care and social service. It is paid for with state and local grant money.

"This will create a more seamless way for people to get a good response to some of their issues," Blakeman says.

The announcement comes after a recent report that found the senior population on Long Island has grown by over 100,000 in the past decade.

Retiree Edda Podleska, of Glen Cove, moved from the Bronx to Glen Cova and says she has had to apply for a lot of senior services and the new services will help. She says even though she is older, she still wants to remain independent and young at heart

Both Nassau and Suffolk counties have special government departments designed to help elderly residents.