On Thursday, a coalition of seniors and advocates of these groups came to the town hall to demand action on these issues and to better tackle the challenges associated with aging in the most densely populated city of the country.
“New York City is unable to meet the needs of the aging population, in which hundreds of thousands of away as a result of policy and system errors that result in years of waiting lists for basic facilities, a chaotic and confusing care system and life-threatening social isolation. Our elderly communities deserve better, “says Allison Nickerson, executive director of Liveon NY, according to the reporting.
The New York city council Member Crystal Hudson, chairman of the aging committee, joined Nickerson to explain what the groups and advocates hope to achieve.
“One in five New Yorkers is older than 65 years, and they earn everything, from very affordable housing and well -equipped centers for the elderly to community programming and every day of the week delivered to your home or joint meals,” Hudson explained. “Although my Age in Place legislation package lays the foundation for many of these initiatives, we need robust financing to ensure that every older adult gets access to the services he or she needs.”
Another councilor, Mercedes Narcisse, also spoke at the event and emphasized the important role that older citizens play in their neighborhood.
“Older New Yorkers form the backbone of our houses and neighborhoods, and we have to do everything we can to ensure that they have access to the housing, healthy food and the services they have earned and deserve,” she said.
On her website, Liveon NY explains that the city council has done that A number of unsolved shortcomings It must tackle to meet the needs of older New Yorkers. This includes insufficient budget assignments for the aging services of the city, as well as the need to tackle the shortage of housing stock.
“More than 500,000 older adults are on waiting lists for affordable housing, while homelessness among seniors is increasing,” the organization said. “The city must expand affordable housing and rental support for older adults.”
