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Events in February–April 2020

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January 27, 2020
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January 30, 2020(1 event)

STATE BUDGET BRIEFING CALL
10:00 am


January 30, 2020

January 30, 2020. 10:00 AM

Call in numbers: 712-832-8330; 425-436-6260.  Access code 4715203#

Briefing on Aging Issues in the State Budget
Please see analysis:
Budget Chart
Talking Points

January 31, 2020

February

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February 10, 2020(1 event)

NYC Chapter Meeting
1:30 pm


February 10, 2020

NYC Chapter Meeting

Date: Monday, February 10, 2020 Time: 1:30pm– 3:30 pm

NYC Chapter Meeting Notice February 2020

Place: 1199 Retirees Division Office 330 West 42nd Street 9th Floor New York, NY 10036
Presentation: How to Read Your Health Explanation of Benefits Notices (MSN’s & EOB’s)
Presenter: Leslie Sierra, Outreach Counselor, SMP Program New York StateWide Senior Action Council, Inc.
Advocacy- Update
- Lani Sanjek, Member, Public Policy Committee
- Lowell Green, President, NYC Chapter
For more information:
Tel.: (646) 918-6101
Email: lowellg_10467@yahoo.com
Next Meeting: March 9, 2020
NOTE: If NYC School are closed on the days of the meeting due to snow or other emergency situations, please assume that our meeting is cancelled. Safety First!

1199 Retirees Division Office 330 West 42nd Street 9th Floor New York, NY 10036
330 West 42nd Street, 9th floor
NY, NY 10036
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February 18, 2020(1 event)

Telephone Teach in - Community Health Centers Helping Medically Underserved Areas of New York State
10:00 am


February 18, 2020

Date: Tuesday, February 18, 2020 Time: 10:00 am—11:00 am

Speaker: Ray Babowicz, Director of Communications, Government Relations, and Marketing Community Health Center of the North Country

Call in number: 1-605-562-0400; Access code: 4715203#

If you have problems dialing into number listed above try 218-339-7800 or 712-832-8330

Feb 2020 Flyer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

February 19, 2020
February 20, 2020(2 events)

STATE BUDGET BRIEFING CALL
10:00 am


February 20, 2020

Briefing on Medicaid and other (non-Aging specific) issues in the State Budget
Thursday, FEB. 20th, 10 AM
Call in numbers.  712-832-8330, 425-436-6260
Access code 4715203#

Background reading:
Medicaid Matters NY position paper
2020 state budget revenue options
Gotham Gazette article:  Deep analysis of the Medicaid budgeting errors by NYS Division of the Budget led to the crisis.

 

Saratoga Chapter Meeting - Feb 2019
2:00 pm


February 20, 2020

Date: Thursday, February 20
Time: 2:00 to 3:30 pm
Location: Summit at Saratoga; 1 Perry Road, Saratoga Springs
Topic: 2019 Community Health Assessment for Saratoga County: Findings, Activities and Future Efforts"
Presenter: Meg O'Leary, J.D., MPH
Public Health Planner, Saratoga County Public Health Services

Saratoga Chapter Meeting Flyer

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March

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March 9, 2020(1 event)

NYC Chapter Meeting: March 9, 2020
1:30 pm


March 9, 2020

NYC Chapter Meeting Date: Monday, March 9, 2020

Time: 1:30pm– 3:30 pm

Place: 1199 Retirees Division Office 330 West 42nd Street 9th Floor New York, NY 10036

Presentation: Update: MTA Subways Lawsuit: How To Get Involved
Presenter:Emily Seelenfreund, Esq. Staff Attorney, Disability Rights Advocates

Advocacy- Update
o Lani Sanjek, Member, Public Policy Committee
o Lowell Green, President, NYC Chapter

Health Care Corner
o Leslie Sierra, SMP Outreach Counselor
NY StateWide Senior Action Council

For more information:
Tel.: (646) 918-6101
Email: lowellg_10467@yahoo.com
Next Meeting: March 9, 2020
NOTE: If NYC School are closed on the days of the meeting due to snow or other emergency situations, please assume that our meeting is cancelled. Safety First!

March 10, 2020
March 11, 2020
March 12, 2020(1 event)

Census 2020 Discuss & Dine
3:00 pm


March 12, 2020

Please join us for an informative program followed by an optional dinner.
This program is cosponsored by the Area Agencies on Aging from Schenectady, Albany, Rensselaer and Saratoga.
For more information see the event flyer

Cohoes Senior Center
10 Cayuga Plaza
Cohoes, NY
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March 19, 2020(1 event)

Patients Rights Work Group March 19, 2020
10:00 am


March 19, 2020

The New York StateWide Senior Action Council invites you to participate in a phone conference meeting for our Patients Rights work group on March 19 from 10-11 am.

This is a follow up to the December 10 Telephone Teach In we held on patients rights.   We appreciated the great participation from local chapters on that call.

HERE IS THE INFORMATION TO DIAL IN:

Call in number: 605-562-0400

Access code:  4715203#

Other numbers you can use to dial in if the line is busy: 425-436-6260 or 

712-832-8330

We would like each Chapter to have at least one representative participate in the call.  If you cannot participate please try to ask another member to represent your chapter if possible.

The agenda and links to materials are provided below..

Agenda

1.  Patient Information Form--A tool to to help physicians assure access and communication when a patient is referred to a hospital.

2.  Model sympathy card--For practices can use to communicate with families of deceased patients.

3.  Proposals to improve patients rights policies..

4.  Possible Actions for local Chapters to Improve Local Hospital Care:- Patient information forms and sympathy cards

- Hospital caregiver access assessments

- Resources on StateWide's website

Update on statewide and national campaigns that StateWide can partner with to improve patient safety:

-"Better Together Campaign" of the Institute for Patient and Family Centered Care which offers a self assessment tool to help hospitals improve Change their policies to create a patient- and family-centered culture where families are recognized as essential to patients' health and well-being, and where they are respected as allies for quality and safety.

https://www.ipfcc.org/bestpractices/better-together-partnering.html

https://www.ipfcc.org/bestpractices/Better-Together-Self-Assessment.pdf  -”Take Charge Campaign” National Initiative  www.takecharge.care that will kick off in March and run through September to educate patients and caregivers to improve patient safety and empower patients.   Here is a link to a short video about the campaign.

https://www.youtube. com/watch?v=aLxu8LKYgp8&t=1s

-Age Friendly Health Systems is a National and State Initiative started by the Hartford Foundation  to improve care for the elderly using the 4Ms approach.

https://www.johnahartford.org/age-friendly-health-systems-initiative

 

- Community Voices for Health System Accountability (CVHSA)   An alliance of NY consumer advocacy organizations working to raise the voices of communities impacted by major changes such as mergers, down sizing, and closings of hospital systems.

Next Steps:

  • Tool kit
  • Regional forums to discuss problems related to patient rights
March 20, 2020
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March 24, 2020(1 event)

Telephone Teach in - Code Blue Report: NY Hospitals Poor Performance by the New York Public Interest Research Group
10:00 am


March 24, 2020

  • March 24, Code Blue Report: NY Hospitals Poor Performance by the New York Public Interest Research Grp.

 

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March 31, 2020(1 event)

Virtual Townhall Webinar, Tuesday March 31st, 4 PM
4:00 pm


March 31, 2020

Meals on Wheels America and the National Association of Nutrition and Aging Services Programs (NANASP) are teaming up to host a second virtual townhall webinar on Tuesday, March 31 at 4:00 p.m. EDT to provide timely updates on the senior nutrition network’s COVID-19 response. Sandy Markwood, CEO of the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a), and Martha Roherty, Executive Director of ADvancing States will share insights on how their respective organizations are responding. Perhaps more than any other time in our history, it’s crucial that we operate as one, unified Aging Network. Spots will be limited so we encourage you to register now. A recording will be shared following the webinar for those who are unable to attend. You will be asked to share your questions upon registering

To register for free: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/1283443836247610123

April

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April 6, 2020(1 event)

Dealing with a Serious Illness - What You Need to Know
6:00 pm


April 6, 2020

The League of Women Voters of Schenectady will present a panel discussion of information you would wish to have, should you or a loved one face a serious illness.  

When:  April 6 at 6-7:30pm 

Where:  McChesney Room of the Karen B. Johnson Public Library, 99 Clinton Street, Schenectady

Speakers: Dr George Giokas, Palliative Care Partners; Gwen Bondi, President and CEO of Advance  Care Planning Consulting Services; Cathryn Bern-Smith, Manager of Schenectady County Senior and Long Term Care Services; Del B. Salmon, Attorney 

The panel discussion will cover:

  • How to speak with your doctor to best understand treatment options and prognosis
  • How to communicate what is important to you, how to make  sure your wishes are understood and followed by medical caregivers and family
  • Differences  between traditional illness care, Palliative, and Hospice Care
  • Resources available in the community, what gaps exist, what insurance typically covers
  • Legal steps you can take  when healthy, to assure that your wishes are known and how to name a designated person can act for you, if you are not able.

 Join us for this important discussion.

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April 17, 2020(1 event)

Final Budget Negotitions Impact on Programs that Support Older Residents
10:00 am


April 17, 2020

Friday, April 17: Final Budget negotiations impact on programs that support older residents

Time: 10:00 AM

Call in numbers: 712-832-8330 –or-
425-436-6260; Access code 4715203#

 

April 18, 2020
April 19, 2020
April 20, 2020
April 21, 2020(1 event)

Telephone Teach in
10:00 am


April 21, 2020

Date: April 21, Empowering New York Consumers in an Era of Hospital Consolidation.

CVHSA Flyer - April 2020 Meeting

Report: Empowering New York Consumers in an Era of Hospital Consolidation

City Limits Article: Decades of Shrinking Hospital Capacity ‘Spelled Disaster’ for New York’s COVID Response (4/15/2020)

April Teach in Flyer

Time: 10:00 AM

Call in number: 1-605-562-0400; Access code: 4715203#
Other numbers you can use to call in: 425-436-6260; 712-832-8330

April 22, 2020(1 event)

How we can ensure sufficient long term care services for when we may need it in our home
1:00 pm


April 22, 2020

StateWide Albany County Chapter is hosting a showing of the film “CARE" together
with a panel presentation and discussion on the crisis in long-term care and what
needs to be done. Panelists include:
• Deborah Riitano, Commissioner of the Albany County Department for Aging;
• Bryan O'Malley, Executive Director, The Consumer Directed Personal Assistance
Association of New York State;
• Kelly McMullen, Member NY StateWide Senior Action Council's Public Policy
Committee and the Caring Majority Steering Committee.
The film runs one half hour. This event is cosponsored by Bethlehem Neighbors
and the Caring Majority. Call 518-689-1084 with questions.

For more information, See the Flyer.

Bethlehem Library
451 Delaware Ave.
Delmar, NY 12054
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