Public-Private Partnership between New York State Office for the Aging, BellAge, Inc., and Association on Aging in New York CV19 CheckUp Tool Developed by BellAge Offers Individualized Support Options to Help Reduce Risk and Enhance Quality of Life for High Risk New...
Emergency Allotments (EA) for SNAP recipients were authorized by Congress under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) previously approved NYS’s plan to distribute EA...
Visits to adult care facilities can now resume once there have been 14 days without a new case of COVID-19, if the facility has filed a visitation plan with the NYS Dept. of Health and meets other criteria. Facilities were shut down to visitors this spring, and when...
Mardell Reed, who lives in Pasadena, California, volunteers for Advocates for African American Elders — an organization that helps Black seniors in Los Angeles advocate for their health and mental health needs. (Heidi de Marco/KHN) This story also ran on CNN. This...
Please view our 2020 Convention documents below. If you would like to become a StateWide member or to renew your membership, CLICK HERE. Speakers and Bios Convention Schedule 2021 DRAFT FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES 2021 DRAFT STATE LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES SLATE OF...
OPINION Times Union, by Maria Alvarez, Aug. 25, 2020 When the first American deaths were reported in Seattle nursing homes, I feared the worst. We knew that COVID-19 would most threaten the lives of seniors and people in congregate settings. With an average age...
