Founder, Better Aging & Policy Consulting Focus on aging, policy, long-term care, caregiving, & workforce Formerly at @phinational and @medicarerights
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On Tuesday, hear from experts at #NYC Aging on what we're doing to support older adults.
The discussion is being organized with @AgefriendlyNYC and taking place in @CBurdenNetwork Covello OAC in East Harlem.
Sign up to join here: on.nyc.gov/3YIKVUW
#JoinUs #agingisageless
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On Tuesday, hear from experts at #NYC Aging on what we're doing to support older adults.
The discussion is being organized with @AgefriendlyNYC and taking place in @CBurdenNetwork Covello OAC in East Harlem.
Sign up to join here: on.nyc.gov/3YIKVUW
#JoinUs #agingisageless
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Join EmergingAging and @NYCAging on 3/21 at 5:30pm for an exciting in-person event!
RSVP today at: forms.gle/eD5Ed6dYVF1zjC8i9
#aging #workforce #caregiving
Join EmergingAging and @NYCAging on 3/21 at 5:30pm for an exciting in-person event!
RSVP today at: forms.gle/eD5Ed6dYVF1zjC8i9
#aging #workforce #caregiving
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The Women Working To Solve The Home Health Caregiver Crisis @ForbesWomen @Forbes forbes.com/sites/amyshoentha… Thanks @AmySho for highlighting these issues and the research that me and my colleague, @MeganJShenPhD, are doing to try to tackle them. #HomeCare #PatientCare #Caregivers
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Using investments from the ARPA, states were able to provide child care for thousands of families, increase pay for home care workers, advance progress and inclusive family and medical leave, and much more.
Time to make these investments permanent.
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ALT ARPA funds included unprecedented-yet temporary-resources to: - stabilize the child care sector - increase funding for home and community-based services - enable states and localities to support paid leave Read more in "Investing in the Care Economy Works: Learning from the American Rescue Plan" at TCF.org.
Wouldn't it be great to have a program that covers #LTSS for nearly everyone?
My latest report for @MITCoLab provides guidance for stakeholders exploring how to structure a new LTSS social insurance program.
#LTC #caregiving #LTCI #longtermcare
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"When you see quality of care decline after an ownership change, the question needs to be asked: What's going on with the #finances?" -@elderjusticeny @jordanrau via @KHNews @NPR #NursingHomes #aging
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"It’s tempting to see Marcus and his mother as a sad, isolated story, a patch of bad luck that could befall anyone, but won’t befall most. But caring for a family member with a long-term illness or disability is neither rare nor exceptional." #caregiving
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CDPAANYS is thrilled to announce a new career opportunity. We are hiring a full-time Program Manager for a new project, the Consumer Resource Center.
For details, including benefits and pay, please view the full listing at our website & share!
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As the year winds down, I am reflecting on pieces I've written. One piece that seems to have resonated with readers is "The Cycle of Care: How Generational Caregiving Disproportionately Impacts Black Women" written for @ASAging's Generations in August.
generations.asaging.org/how-…
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BREAKING: @GovKathyHochul signed statewide salary transparency law requiring employers w/ 4 or more employees to disclose pay range in job postings! TX to bill sponsors and champions @Senator@jessicaramos AM@JoinJoyner @LegalMomentum @CWALocal1180 @NELA_NewYork @_JohnTOMalley
A huge thank you to @rontkim, @electnikkilucas, and others on the NYS Assembly Committee on Aging for inviting my testimony earlier this week. It's time to create a better way to pay for #LTSS in New York! @NYSA_Majority @GrayPanthersNY @AARPNY
"Because the nation’s roughly 28,900 assisted living communities are regulated by states & there are no federal standards, practices vary widely and generally there are fewer protections for residents than are found in nursing homes." #LTSS #aging @KHNews khn.org/news/article/assiste…
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In response to worsening shortages of HCBS workers, nearly all states increased their payment rates, but many increases are time-limited. We examined these issues in our 20th survey of Medicaid HCBS programs in all 50 states and DC. kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief…
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Native women are paid just 60¢ for every dollar paid to white, non-Hispanic men—that’s $24,000 less per year #NativeWomensEqualPay
Excited that @GovKathyHochul signed an executive order today to create a Master Plan for Aging! #aging #olderadults #LTC #OlderNewYorkersDay governor.ny.gov/news/governo…
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Census Bureau data: As of 2020, 40% of Americans ages 56-64 don’t have retirement accounts. For women and non-whites: 56.5% of working-age women, 63.2% of Black working-age Americans & 71.7% of Hispanic working-age Americans don’t have retirement accounts.
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"Research into salary disclosure laws that have been implemented elsewhere, including in Denmark, has shown that they help narrow the pay gap between men and women." #payequity @nytimes nytimes.com/2022/10/28/nyreg…