The New York State Office for the Aging (NYSOFA) is seeking public input on its proposed Four-Year Plan to the federal government during a series of public information forums across the state outlining NYSOFA’s goals and objectives to assist older residents, their families, and caregivers.
The session in Rochester is May 25 at 12:15 p.m. at Monroe Community Hospital, Auditorium A, 435 East Henrietta Road. Parking is in Lot 3, and the Main Visitor Entrance is located on the canal side. The session will be led by a presenter from NYSOFA’s leadership team and co-hosted locally by community partners.
During the session, NYSOFA will also be sharing the results of its recent Community Assessment Survey of Older Adults – the most comprehensive survey of its kind in New York State, offering responses from over 26,000 older adults. The survey assesses core age-friendly principles, including overall community quality and belonging, availability of information, productive activities, health and wellness, community design and land use, and more. These results, along with input provided at the community forums, will help inform NYSOFA’s final Four-Year Plan due to the federal government later this year.
More about the Four-Year Plan
As the state’s designated unit on aging, NYSOFA is responsible for developing and administering a multi-year State Plan on Aging that provides goals and objectives related to assisting older residents, their families, and caregivers. The federally required Four-Year Plan is submitted to the Administration on Community Living (ACL) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), outlining how NYSOFA and its network will address federal priorities for older adults in several focus areas:
•Long term care reform
•Continuing to address COVID-19
•Targeting and equity – supporting individuals of greatest social and economic need
•Building system capacity
•Caregiving supports
In addition to the public forums, NYSOFA encourages public input to the Four-Year Plan by writing to its dedicated mailbox at FourYearPlan@aging.ny.gov. For further details, see https://aging.ny.gov/four-year-plan.
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