Community-Based Home Care Workgroup's Statement on Governor Hochul’s State of the State Address
COMMUNITY-BASED HOME CARE WORKGROUP
BHRAGS Home Care Corp • CABS Home Attendants Service, Inc. •
Chinese-American Planning Council Home Attendant Program, Inc. • JASA Care • New York Foundation for Senior Citizens Home Attendant Services, Inc. • RAIN Home Attendant Services • RiseBoro Home Care • Rockaway Home Attendant Services • Selfhelp Community Services • St. Nicks Alliance Home Care • Sunnyside Community Services
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For Immediate Release Contact: Wayne Ho, President & CEO
January 7th, 2022 Chinese-American Planning Council
(212) 941-0920 x 143 | who@cpc-nyc.org
Statement on Governor Hochul’s State of the State Address
New York, NY – The Community-Based Home Care Workgroup is pleased that Governor Hochul emphasized the importance of home care in her State of the State Address and committed to invest in the workforce and community-based care so that older adults and disabled New Yorkers can receive care with dignity in their homes. We urge the Governor to include Fair Pay for Home Care (S5374 May/A6329 Gottfried), fully funding 24-hour care (A3145A Epstein/S359 Persaud), and lifting the Medicaid Global Cap in her FY23 Executive Budget, as well as key investments in innovation, training, and oversight. Full funding for these critical investments will meet the bold vision that she outlined for a more caring New York.
About the Community-Based Home Care Workgroup
The Community-Based Home Care Workgroup consists of 11 nonprofit home care agencies. Collectively, we serve nearly 11,000 community members a year across the five boroughs of New York City and surrounding counties, employing nearly 14,000 New Yorkers.
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