Please submit your organization's key budgetary, legislative, and regulatory priorities by Fri., Sept. 28^th.

A lawsuit filed by LeadingAge New York and the Empire State Association of Assisted Living in State Supreme Court, Albany County, seeks to hold Governor Cuomo and top agency officials accountable to meet their constitutional and statutory obligations by requiring them to increase funding for the State Supplement Program to meet adult care facilities’ actual costs. A copy of the lawsuit is accessible here.

More than 100 New York residents relying on state support for essential adult care/assisted living services have joined with providers, LeadingAge New York, and the Empire State Association of Assisted Living to sue Governor Andrew Cuomo and several state commissioners claiming they are being denied their civil rights under the New York State and United States Constitutions stemming from a failure to provide basic needs for food, clothing and shelter. Read the text of the lawsuit here.

Campaign asks LeadingAge members to set up conversations with their congressional representatives to discuss the good work they are doing and the challenges their communities face.

Three seminars, to be held throughout the state in August and September, will cover the legislative and budget process and how you can most effectively get your message across, as well as how to leverage social media to bolster your marketing and advocacy efforts.

LeadingAge NY has developed a comprehensive document summarizing all of the health, housing, and long term care legislation that we followed over the course of the 2018 Legislative Session.

Survey is designed to assist the Long Term Care Planning Council in preparing for the “emerging needs of New York State’s growing aging population”; deadline for completion is June 18^th.

Report summarizes provisions in the final 2018-19 State Budget that affect multiple long term care, post-acute care, and senior service lines.