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The commissioner of the city’s Department for the Aging writes: ‘One thing is clear: We share the same unwavering commitment to supporting older New Yorkers as they age in place…

ByLorraine Cortés-Vázquez 1Comment

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Apr 2019

Government

When Homecare Doesn’t Make House Calls: Concerns About Oversight of Services for Seniors

A hearing revealed that Councilmembers struggle with how to oversee a convoluted system where the state has taken on a dominant role.

ByRoshan Abraham 0Comments

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Mar 2019

Government

Report Sees Economic Hit from Cuts to Medicaid Program for Aides

The more than 600 fiscal intermediaries statewide allows elderly and disabled people to hire and manage personal assistants. Critics say the governor’s executive budget would cut that number by at…

ByRoshan Abraham 0Comments

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Feb 2019

Government

A Snapshot of Poverty Among Older NYers Shows Pockets of Deep Need

While the poverty rate among older New Yorkers declined slightly, a massive surge in the over-65 population meant more people were living in poverty. In some areas, the poverty problem…

ByAngely Mercado

ByRoshan Abraham 0Comments

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Dec 2018

Uncategorized

Do NYC’s Seniors Need More Mental Health First Aid?

The city offers a menu of mental-health services for seniors. But funding and services are uneven at the city’s senior centers and neighborhood resources can determine what mental-health care seniors…

ByRoshan Abraham 2Comments

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Oct 2018

Education In Depth Investigations

Older New Yorkers Have Huge and Growing Need for English Classes

The city is aging, and its older population includes many thousands of people who have never learned English, posing a large challenge to society that current resources are ill-equipped to…

ByDorian Block 1Comment

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Sep 2018

Uncategorized

Work, Drama, Love and Struggle: A Day in the Life of the Aging Bronx

A team of students from the Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY spent a day talking to senior citizens in the Bronx, where—as in the rest of the city—a…

ByCUNY Street News Team 1Comment

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Jul 2018

Uncategorized

Sensing ‘Single Payer’ is Possible, a Call to Include Long-Term Care

‘To be truly universal, the system must also include a new long-term care benefit that meets the needs of older adults and people with disabilities.’

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

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Apr 2018

Opinion

CityViews: It’s Time for New Yorkers to Take a Stand for Age Justice

‘Imagine if everyone, young and old alike, came together to protest the way older adults are treated.’

ByAlice Fisher

ByBobbie Sackman 1Comment

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Apr 2018

Economy In Depth Justice

Older Workers are Organizing to Fight Ageism on the Job

Age discrimination complaints are hard to litigate. So older workers in New York City and elsewhere are turning from the court of law to that of public opinion to press…

ByNicole Javorsky 8Comments

Opinion: City’s Commitment to Diverse Seniors is Unprecedented

When Homecare Doesn’t Make House Calls: Concerns About Oversight of Services for Seniors

Report Sees Economic Hit from Cuts to Medicaid Program for Aides

A Snapshot of Poverty Among Older NYers Shows Pockets of Deep Need

Do NYC’s Seniors Need More Mental Health First Aid?

Older New Yorkers Have Huge and Growing Need for English Classes

Work, Drama, Love and Struggle: A Day in the Life of the Aging Bronx

Sensing ‘Single Payer’ is Possible, a Call to Include Long-Term Care

CityViews: It’s Time for New Yorkers to Take a Stand for Age Justice

Older Workers are Organizing to Fight Ageism on the Job

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