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NYS Lawmakers Move To Strengthen Nursing Home Oversight From Care, To Complaints And More

Advocates for nursing home residents today praised state lawmakers for passing legislation to strengthen New York’s nursing home oversight program.Continue reading

Third Age Discrimination Roundtable Brings Together State Lawmakers, Experts To Combat Stereotypes And Bias

During a lively virtual roundtable discussion this week, key lawmakers and advocates for older New Yorkers from Harlem to the Hudson called for a societal shift in how aging is perceived in the workforce and highlighted legislation that would combat age discrimination.Continue reading

Poll: More, More, More, NY’s Top Voting Bloc Wants More Home Care Services & Nursing Home Oversight, Caregiver Tax Credit

New York State’s most powerful voting bloc wants better wages for home care workers, more access to services that help older adults age in their own homes.Continue reading

Money, Not Study, For Nursing Home Oversight; Advocates Urge $20M In State Budget for Ombudsman Program

Advocates for the aging are calling on Governor Kathy Hochul to better fund—rather than further study—the State’s independent nursing home oversight program in the wake of over 15,000 nursing home COVID deaths so far during the pandemic.Continue reading

From Harlem To Hollis Most Small Businesses Support Strengthening NY’s Retirement Savings Program

About four in five small businesses in New York (79%) agree on legislation to empower as many as 2.5 million private-sector workers.Continue reading

Non-Parent Relatives & Family Friends Caring For Children Gain Legal Standing In NYS

Non-parent relatives and family friends – disproportionately African American and mostly grandparents.Continue reading

Seven Tips For Having Your Car Towed

Our cars make it convenient to get wherever we need to go. Continue reading

Pandemic Stress Puts Renewed Emphasis On Inner Health And Self-Care Among Black And Latina Women

AARP announced today the results of its annual survey, Mirror/Mirror: Women’s Reflections on Beauty, Age and Media™.Continue reading

AARP, Organizations Of Color Urge Overdue Boost In NYS Funding For Non-Parent Relatives Raising Children

Non-parent relatives raising children in New York – disproportionately African American and mostly grandparents – face multiple disparities while performing an already tough task.Continue reading

For The Third Year In A Row, AARP Named One Of The World’s Most Ethical Companies

AARP, the nation's largest nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to empowering people from Harlem to Hawaii to choose how they live as they age, has been recognized by Ethisphere.Continue reading

7 Facts Nursing Home Residents & Families Should Know As COVID Infections Rise During Holidays

As COVID-19 infection rates rise during this holiday season.Continue reading

Six NY State Organizations Awarded With Community Grants As Part Of Nationwide Program

Today, AARP announced six New York organizations will receive 2020 Community Challenge grants – part of the largest number of grantees to date with more than $2.4 million awarded among 184 organizations nationwide. Continue reading

AARP’s Finkel, Issues Statement Regarding Nursing Home Immunity

AARP New York State Director Beth Finkel issued the following statement today regarding nursing home immunity from Harlem to The Hudson:Continue reading

Families Who Have A Loved One In Nursing Home Need To Ask These Six Questions Now

The NYS Department of Health (DOH) strongly encourages nursing homes and other adult care facilities to implement communication protocols for both residents and their families during the COVID-19 pandemic including when the facility learns of a suspected or confirmed case of COVID-19. Continue reading

AARP Report Claims Age Discrimination Still Widespread In The Workplace From Harlem to Hollywood

Turning 50 means getting a solicitation in the mail to join AARP and having to be on the lookout for age discrimination in the workplace. Both, it appears, are part of getting older.Continue reading