Announcing our NEW Virtual Resident Family Action Council

Our first council meeting took place on Tuesday, August 10, 2021: View the Powerpoint Presentation on NURSING HOME VISITATION* This information indicates that outdoor visitation at a nursing home is always allowed.  To clarify: outdoor visitation at a nursing home is...

Senior Action Council continues advocacy through pandemic

By Jessica Wickham | on April 28, 2021; Tompkins Weekly (click HERE to view article)  The Tompkins County chapter of the New York StateWide Senior Action Council was in its infancy — just 2 years old — when the pandemic hit last year. But members continued carrying...

Another Voice: Relief Plan will Strengthen Health Coverage in New York

The Buffalo News; Maria Alvarez, Nora OBrien-Suric    We are relieved to see that last month’s passage of the American Rescue Plan Covid relief package has brought the Affordable Care Act to full strength after years of attacks and weakening. The ARP is a huge...