Founder, Better Aging & Policy Consulting Focus on aging, policy, long-term care, caregiving, & workforce Formerly at @phinational and @medicarerights
Bronx, NY
Joined November 2011
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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
Allison Cook retweeted
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.
🔗tcf.org/content/commentary/i…
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.
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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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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-…
Allison Cook retweeted
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
Allison Cook retweeted
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…
Allison Cook retweeted
Native women are paid just 60¢ for every dollar paid to white, non-Hispanic men—that’s $24,000 less per year #NativeWomensEqualPay
Allison Cook retweeted
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.
cnn.com/2022/09/26/economy/f…
Allison Cook retweeted
We think next week is a GREAT time for a virtual #TownHall with the Hon. @rontkim! We'll discuss the state of the #Aging sector, the latest #COVID policies, & how New Yorkers advocate more effectively. RSVP - tinyurl.com/26sbdb7e @BPHACaucus @NYCHealthy @NYCSeniors #Ageism
Allison Cook retweeted
MIT CoLab Fellow Adria Powell has co-authored a Non-Profit Quarterly article w/ Ai-Jen Poo on the state of the #CareEconomy and the disinvestment in its workers. From livable wages to access to child care #economicdemocracy #longtermcare #carecantwait #Timefor20 #Fairpay4homecare
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"This is the reality of work for millions of women of color: jobs with low-wages and few benefits or opportunities for advancement.
Yet, families strain to pay the astronomical...costs for caregiving."
We need change for care workers and families. washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
Allison Cook retweeted
New issue brief from @Justiceinaging examines racial disparities in nursing homes and provides 5 recommendations to improve and create a more equitable long-term care system. #HealthEquity #EquityInLTC
justiceinaging.org/issue-bri…
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When we surveyed caregivers who are also employed, we found that 73% of family caregivers had to leave work early or unexpectedly, 70% had to call out from work for one day, 59% had to take two or more days off in a row from work & 52% lost income because they had to miss work.
Allison Cook retweeted
Op-Ed piece by MIT Fellow @aprildverrett & Alum @aijenpoo highlights “420k long-term care workers have left their positions in the past two years.” #healthcare #longtermcare #Caregiver archive.ph/2022.09.20-125636…
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Thrilled to launch this work w/ leaders transforming how public health supports family caregivers like @DR_LJParker! Data makes it clear: caregiving has consequences and public health depts. can help address these impacts. #caregiverpublichealth
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Our Mel King Fellows are constantly in action around how to improve the state of long-term care and the services and policies that affect the long-term care industry. #longtermcare #carecantwait news.mit.edu/2022/envisionin…