Three intersecting crises we are living through right now â a struggling economy, rampant unemployment, and the breakdown of our long-term care system â share one elegant solution:
a bold investment in the home health care workforce. By raising the minimum annual salary for home care workers, New York can generate hundreds of thousands of well-paying jobs and revitalize local economies, while fulfilling the growing demand for safe and dignified home care.
Congregate care facilities like nursing homes play a vital role in long-term care, but the pandemic has laid bare their shortcomings when it comes to infection control, safe staffing, and resident isolation. Even before the pandemic, seniors were increasingly choosing the path of aging at home, where they can stay embedded in their communities while getting the assistance they need.
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Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., addresses next steps of action involving New York governor undercounting the number of coronavirus deaths in elder care facilities.
Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik called on New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul to stop hiding as sexual harassment allegations mount against Gov. Andrew Cuomo and amid what she called multiple criminal scandals plaguing his administration.
Stefanik, R-N.Y., has been critical of Cuomo and his administration as several women have come forth leveling allegations of sexual harassment against him, and amid investigations into his handling of the coronavirus pandemic specifically his policy which led to thousands of COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes across the state.
A proposed agreement between the village of Potsdam⢠and the owner of Market Square Mall would benefit both parties.
The plan calls for parcels of land to be swapped. This would remove some obstacles for the Downtown Riverwalk Trail project and create a new street in Potsdam.
âVillage Administrator Gregory Thompson detailed the proposal during [the Feb. 22] Village Board meeting. He noted that Market Square Mall owner Brooks Washburn expressed interest in exchanging a number of small parcels of land adjacent to the complex with village-owned property, which would improve traffic flow and grant the village riverfront property needed for its ongoing Riverwalk project without the need for an easement,â according to a story published Thursday by the Watertown Daily Times. âThe village would also take responsibility for a tract of land in the mallâs existing parking area, which would connect the existing Depot and Raymond streets from the north and south. The pr
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