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Articles Profile The Effects Of The Aging Population On The Health Care System
The following four articles from The Business Review highlight how the rapidly aging population will affect the healthcare workforce, development of senior care communities, and various aspects of the health care system.
Aging Buildings, Populations Stir Building Boom For Seniors
The Business Review article highlights how the aging population has created a rising demand for residential housing options for seniors.
Operators Alter Game To Address Aging Population
Senior living providers discuss how innovative offerings can better serve baby boomers and save money for the state by keeping seniors out of nursing homes longer.
Aging Population Will Put Strain On Health Care Workforce
The aging population is increasing demand for those in senior care roles, but a variety of other factors including strained budgets and shifts in the way seniors are cared for are reshaping the healthcare workforce.
CEO Discusses Changes In The Way We Care For Seniors
JoAnn Costantino, CEO of The Eddy, highlights her predictions for the elder care industry in an article appearing in The Business Review.
Save the Date: NY ALFA’s Advocacy Day
NY ALFA’s annual advocacy day will be held on June 3-4, 2013 in Albany, NY. We will kick off the event with a cocktail reception at Taste restaurant in downtown Albany on the evening of June 3rd. Again, this year we will hold a pre-advocacy day webinar to review our agenda. Online registration will begin in mid-April. We look forward to your participation at this important event!
Ginger Lynch Landy Highlights New York State Progress
Ginger Lynch Landy, Co-Director, NY ALFA was quoted in a recent ALFA Update article discussing the barriers certain state’s regulations create that limit assisted living providers from participating in federal healthcare reform. She highlighted NY ALFA’s role in the progress New York State has made over the last several years with respect to assisted living policy and how it supports ACA objectives.
Update on Medicaid Redesign Team’s Affordable Housing Work Group
Ginger Lynch Landy, Co- Director, NY ALFA has been appointed to the Medicaid Redesign Team’s Affordable Housing Work Group.
Assisted Living Architectural Work Group Update
NY ALFA, represented by Ginger Lynch Landy, Co- Director, has been an active participant in the Department of Health’s Assisted Living Architectural Work Group.
Learn more about the Assisted Living Architectural Work Group meetings.
Falls, Eye Test May Give Clues to Alzheimer’s
A new ABC News article presents recent studies on new ways to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease. The research indicates that examining vision, balance, and gait problems may be effective and less intrusive methods for diagnosing individuals with the disease.
New York Times Addresses Senior Living Issues
The New York Times has run a couple relevant editorials within the past week. Two recent New York Times’ articles: “Moving Murray” discusses the decision making process that the author’s own father went through, when deciding whether to move into an assisted living community, and “Our Irrational Fear of Forgetting” describes a nationwide intense fear of getting Alzheimer’s.
Let us know what you think by commenting on these articles below.
NY ALFA Supports Consumer Disclosure Legislation
The New York Chapter of the Assisted Living Federation of America (NY ALFA), representing 47 professionally managed assisted living providers and over 4,100 senior residents throughout New York State, is in full support of S.188/A.3883. This bill would require residential health care facilities, adult day health care programs, and continuing care retirement communities that advertise themselves as providing Alzheimer’s and dementia special care to disclose the form of care or treatment provided that distinguishes it as being especially suitable for persons diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia.
Alzheimer’s Disease and dementia are devastating illnesses that often make it difficult for families to continue to care for their loved ones at home. There are numerous housing and supportive services options available in New York, and it can be a challenging and confusing process for families to determine which programs and options will best suit their needs. This bill will ensure that clear, reliable information is available to consumers that will help them make informed decisions with respect to the care they or their family members require.
Currently, assisted living residences that provide Alzheimer’s and dementia care, known as special needs assisted living residences, are required to disclose the form of care they provide to their residents. This bill will ensure that consumers have access to uniform disclosures across the long term care continuum and to necessary information with respect to the various housing and supportive services options available in New York State.
Therefore, NY ALFA is in full support of S.188/A.3883 and urges the Legislature to pass the measure as soon as possible.
If you have any questions, please contact Nancy Hodes or Ginger Landy at 518-465-8303 at your convenience.
