New York Stakeholders Meet, Define Pathways to Create a Successful Master Plan for Aging
The New York State Master Plan for Aging (MPA) Stakeholder Advisory Committee, a group of more than two dozen experts representing various interests related to aging services, senior care, public policy, and community planning, met with State officials for the second time on Feb. 22nd to continue their work to inform a final MPA that will ensure that the opportunity for healthy aging remains available to all New Yorkers now and in years to come.
Led by New York State Department of Health (DOH) Deputy Commissioner Adam Herbst, State officials offered a “roadmap” for the work of topic-specific subcommittees and workgroups to issue a preliminary report of their findings by July 2023, with an official advisory report of the Committee’s recommendations due in early 2024 and the final MPA expected to be adopted later next year.
Initially suggested subcommittees outlined by State officials include three required by the executive order (EO) that established the MPA (long term care services and supports, community-based services, and caregivers), as well as health and wellness, housing/community development, economic security, and safety and security. Subcommittees will be comprised of members of the Stakeholder Advisory Committee, other advocates and stakeholders selected by State officials, and representatives from relevant State agencies.
Members of the Stakeholder Advisory Committee explored potential oversights within this framework, as well as possible overlap of issues and best practices for ensuring a cohesive and effective outcome for the Committee’s reports. State officials emphasized the continued opportunity for stakeholder feedback in determining the scope of focus for each subcommittee and its workgroups, as well as the intent to continue regular, full Committee meetings to avoid siloed conversation and facilitate collaboration.
Subcommittee assignments will soon be finalized, and subcommittee meetings will take place throughout March to determine the final structure of the more narrowly focused workgroups that will drive the subcommittees’ work. The entire Stakeholder Advisory Committee will then gather on April 20th to review the goals and challenges that have been identified thus far.
LeadingAge NY will continue its work to bolster the development of an effective MPA by identifying opportunities to coordinate with and support its members serving on the Stakeholder Advisory Committee, to provide feedback to the issue-focused subcommittees, and to participate in the complementary Association Resource Committee.
The recorded second meeting of the Stakeholder Advisory Committee can be viewed here, and additional information on the structure of the MPA, including presentations provided by the State during previous meetings, is available here.
Contact: Annalyse Komoroske Denio, akomoroskedenio@leadingageny.org, 518-867-8866