Aug 20, 2020
All across the country, advocates will be calling for federal action on Improved Medicare for All. Here in New York, StateWide Senior Action Council is part of a group planning action – and because we want everyone to be safe – you can take action from...
Aug 18, 2020
Topic: COVID-19: Things You Need to Know from a Knowledgeable Elder Law Attorney Meeting Recording Presentation: Elder Law Update & New Medicaid Home Care Rules August 2020 FLYER Date: Tuesday, Aug 25 Time: 10:00 am—11:00 am Speaker: Ronald Fatoullah, ESQ., CELA,...
Aug 11, 2020
Crain’s New York, Aug 11, 2020 The New York Caring Majority is calling for an expansion of home care to keep seniors out of nursing homes, especially in light of the Covid-19 crisis. Members of the advocacy group testified about the need during the second round...
Aug 5, 2020
The NYS Legislature will be holding hearings to review New York State’s rate of infection and mortality due to COVID-19 in residential health care facilities on August 10. There will also be a hearing on hospital care during the pandemic on August 12. More...
Jul 28, 2020
The Healthy Neighborhoods Program (HNP) is a FREE program committed to creating healthier neighborhoods one home at a time by reducing environmental health and safety issues in the home. HNP provides in-home safety visits with FREE safety supplies for qualifying...
Jul 16, 2020
By Nick Reisman City of Albany PUBLISHED 4:54 PM ET Jul. 14, 2020 For 15 years, Mary Pritchard was a nursing home ombudsman in Schenectady in the early days of the program meant to protect residents in communal care. “We were not advocating for the...
