Age Justice
Senior Services Start to Feel the Pain of City’s Budget Cut
Roshan Abraham |
The 2021 left out $15 million in previously promised money, and advocates are just now getting a look at what the reduced funds will mean.
Age Justice
Snags Seen in Pandemic Policies for Senior Centers and Home Meals
Roshan Abraham |
Providers expressed frustration with the Department For The Aging (DFTA) and the mayor’s office, who they say made abrupt changes with little input from the aging services sector.
Age Justice
Crisis Led to Shift in Senior Meals that’s Raising Concerns
Roshan Abraham |
New enrollees in NYC’s home-delivered meals program for seniors are being diverted to the city’s emergency food program—which advocates say doesn’t deliver the same quality or support.
Coronavirus
COVID-19 at the Mitchel Houses: Communication Issues, Cleaning Delays and a Farewell to Mr. Mercado
Roshan Abraham |
Cleaning is now being done in earnest, residents say, but delays in basic maintenance have been the norm for years.
Health and Environment
State Budget Squeezes Long-Term Care Programs
Roshan Abraham |
A series of far-reaching changes to NY state’s long-term care programs will limit enrollment in a program that is meant to give people with disabilities independence and which allows seniors to age at home.
Health and Environment
Senior Centers Scramble to Aid Clients Amid Coronavirus Shutdown
Roshan Abraham |
Senior center directors have been thinking of ways to help seniors cope, to prevent residents from becoming too socially isolated and depressed.
Age Justice
High Risk Seen in City’s Proposed System for Feeding Seniors
Roshan Abraham |
Department for the Aging is being criticized by providers and some advocates for adding an array of new requirements to its program without additional funding.
Age Justice
Many NYC Seniors Still Face the Threat of Evictions
Roshan Abraham |
The city uses a patchwork of social services and subsidies to keep elders aging in place, but they can be difficult to qualify for and their funds are limited.
Age Justice
Confusion and Tension Over Budget Gap and Cuomo’s Proposed Medicaid Changes
Roshan Abraham |
It is unclear who is on the governor’s task force to redesign Medicaid (again), or exactly what is driving the cost spike that created a multibillion-dollar budget gap.
Age Justice
City and State Budgets Pose Challenges for Aging New Yorkers
Roshan Abraham |
Responding to a budget gap driven largely by Medicaid costs, the governor and mayor are both proposing spending plans that ask more of or do less for seniors.
