Contact: For Immediate Release
Mischa Sogut September 18, 2017
(518) 455-4941
SogutM@nyassembly.gov
PRESS ADVISORY
Ensuring Adult Home Safety & Quality:
Assembly Public Hearing Will Review Quality, Oversight,
Funding of Adult Homes
On Tuesday, September 19, the Assembly Committees on Health, Aging, and Social Services will hold a public hearing in New York City on safety and quality of adult homes (“adult care facilities”) A second will be held in Syracuse on September 28 at 11 AM at the John J. Hughes State Office Building.
Adult homes house both aging individuals and those with complex medical or mental health needs, providing supportive services for independent living. They offer services less medical than nursing homes or enhanced assisted living, but more so than senior living. Adult homes are funded largely by Medicaid and the New York State Supplement Program (SSP), which provides financial support to the aged and disabled. Advocates are concerned that the current SSP rate is too low, shortchanging facilities and affecting quality of care.
The hearing will examine the availability and quality of adult home services, including the impact of increased funding for such programs. Witnesses are expected to include adult home residents, advocates, and operators.
What:
NYS Assembly public hearing on adult homes
Who:
-NYS Assembly Committees on Health, Aging, and Social Services
-Adult home residents
-Resident advocates including self-advocates
-Adult home operators
Where:
Assembly Hearing Room
19th Floor
250 Broadway
The hearing will also be webcast live at:
http://assembly.state.ny.us/
When:
Tuesday, September 19
11 AM
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