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New Guidelines Make it Easier to Visit an Adult Care Facility (Assisted Living)
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...
Why Black Aging Matters, Too
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...
StateWide 2020 Virtual Convention
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...
Commentary: Fund Long-Term Care Options by Maria Alvarez
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...