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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.

ByRoshan Abraham 11 minRead time

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Jun 2020

Uncategorized

Snags Seen in Pandemic Policies for Senior Centers and Home Meals

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.

ByRoshan Abraham 7 minRead time

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Jun 2020

Uncategorized

Crisis Led to Shift in Senior Meals that’s Raising Concerns

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.

ByRoshan Abraham 12 minRead time

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May 2020

Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations NYCHA

COVID-19 at the Mitchel Houses: Communication Issues, Cleaning Delays and a Farewell to Mr. Mercado

Cleaning is now being done in earnest, residents say, but delays in basic maintenance have been the norm for years.

ByRoshan Abraham 22 minRead time

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Apr 2020

Uncategorized

State Budget Squeezes Long-Term Care Programs

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…

ByRoshan Abraham 21 minRead time

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Mar 2020

Uncategorized

Senior Centers Scramble to Aid Clients Amid Coronavirus Shutdown

Senior center directors have been thinking of ways to help seniors cope, to prevent residents from becoming too socially isolated and depressed.

ByRoshan Abraham 9 minRead time

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Mar 2020

Government

High Risk Seen in City’s Proposed System for Feeding Seniors

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.

ByRoshan Abraham 14 minRead time

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Feb 2020

Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

Many NYC Seniors Still Face the Threat of Evictions

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.

ByRoshan Abraham 26 minRead time

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Jan 2020

Government

Confusion and Tension Over Budget Gap and Cuomo’s Proposed Medicaid Changes

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.

ByRoshan Abraham 9 minRead time

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Jan 2020

Government

City and State Budgets Pose Challenges for Aging New Yorkers

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.

ByRoshan Abraham 14 minRead time

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Senior Services Start to Feel the Pain of City’s Budget Cut

Snags Seen in Pandemic Policies for Senior Centers and Home Meals

Crisis Led to Shift in Senior Meals that’s Raising Concerns

COVID-19 at the Mitchel Houses: Communication Issues, Cleaning Delays and a Farewell to Mr. Mercado

State Budget Squeezes Long-Term Care Programs

Senior Centers Scramble to Aid Clients Amid Coronavirus Shutdown

High Risk Seen in City’s Proposed System for Feeding Seniors

Many NYC Seniors Still Face the Threat of Evictions

Confusion and Tension Over Budget Gap and Cuomo’s Proposed Medicaid Changes

City and State Budgets Pose Challenges for Aging New Yorkers

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