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History
- Referred to aging
- Returned to senate
- Died in assembly
- Referred to aging
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 58–0
- Ordered to third reading cal.1005
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Reported and committed to finance
- Referred to aging
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S5122
Title of bill
An act to amend the elder law, in relation to requiring the director of the office for the aging to develop materials on social adult day care programs and provide such information to hospital discharge coordinators
Purpose
This legislation amends elder law to require the NYS Office for the Aging to develop and provide information to hospitals about social adult day care programs.
Summary of provisions
Section 1: Amends section 215 of the elder law to add a new paragraph (d).
Justification
According the New York State Office for the Aging website, Social adult day services (SADS) are an important component of the community-based service-delivery system that helps to delay or prevent nursing home placement and the need for other very costly services, while providing vital assistance to the older person with cognitive and/or physical impairments and supporting their informal caregivers. Research demonstrates that caregivers who experience stress and burden are more likely to "burn out" and, thus, place their loved ones in an institution, directly impacting Medicaid spending for skilled nursing home care. SADS can help to ease the burden of caregivers by providing them with time to take care of other needs and address other priorities; the service also allows many caregivers to continue to work. At the same time, it addresses the basic needs of the individual needing care in a safe, nurturing, and stimulating environment.
Currently, when a patient is discharged from a hospital, they or their caregiver may not know that there are social adult day programs available in their area. This bill seeks connect the State Office for the Aging with hospital discharge planners in order to help patients and their caregivers receive current information regarding the myriad of Social Adult Day Care programs throughout the State.
Legislative history
New Bill.
Fiscal implications
None. All information is available electronically on the State Office for the Aging website.
Effective date
Immediately.
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