Topic: Learn About the Newly Established State Independent Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Ombudsprogram

Speakers: Flor Ramirez – Supervising Attorney, and Rachel Schuman – Training and Outreach Manager, Community Services Society of New York

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Title: “Improving Wellness Among Seniors: Setting a Standard for the American Dream”

Listen to Maria Alvarez’s testimony at the US Senate Special Committee on Aging Hearing. (Jan. 15) Her testimony can be viewed from 30:10 to 37:05.

We extend our gratitude to Senator Gillibrand for inviting StateWide to participate as a witness. Please tune in to support and learn about critical discussions on senior wellness and advancing the American dream for older adults. 

February 2025: Complaining about Hospital Care to the NYS Department of Health; Speakers: Lori Schillinger, RN, Deputy Director and Stephanie Shulman, DrPH, MS Director, Division of Hospitals and Diagnostic & Treatment Centers, NYS Department of Health

January 2025: The Role of the NYS Justice Center in
Protecting Vulnerable Populations; Speaker: Kara Clark, Advocacy Specialist, Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs

November 2024: Finding Information on Long Term Services and Supports How to Use NY Connects No Wrong Door; Speakers: Theresa Munford & Amber Goodrich, New York State Office for the Aging (NYSOFA)

Sen. Schumer toured the state last week to make sure Medicare enrollees know about changes to improve their drug coverage that were adopted in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).  At each stop, StateWide members joined him to celebrate.

Photo: StateWide’s Maria Alvarez joined US Senator Charles Schumer and other Albany officies to promote the Medicare out of pocket drug savings