Provides for the establishment of a senior care choices program to give care and services at home to senior citizens; sets criteria for such program; directs application for a federal waiver. / Sponsor: Englebright Committee:

Establishes the home delivered meal assistance program. / Sponsor: DIAZ Committee: AGING

Relates to the elderly abuse education and outreach program; amends certain definitions and adds a financial outreach & education aspect to such program. / Sponsor: VALESKY Committee: AGING

Establishes the New York certified retirement community program within the office for the aging; provides for certification by the director of the office for the aging that a community is advantageous for retirees to live and that such community encourages retirees to reside therein; provides that upon certification, the office for the aging shall provide assistance to the community. / Sponsor: DIAZ Committee: AGING

Authorizes certain county operated NY Connects: Choices for Long Term Care programs to participate in a universal assessment demonstration program funded pursuant to chapter 53 of the laws of 2011; targets those as potentially in need of respite, home delivered meals, and in-home services provided by the aging network and licensed home and community services and nursing home level of care. / Sponsor: Dinowitz Committee:

Enacts the New York State Senior Housing Opportunities Partnership Act and establishes the New York state senior housing opportunities partnership authority; provides that such authority will finance or collaborate in the financing of senior housing opportunities facility projects. / Sponsor: DIAZ Committee: AGING

Enacts the Senior Anti-Violence and Enforcement Act (SAVE); establishes a central registry for access to reports of maltreatment of seniors; creates a council on elder abuse; establishes penal provisions regarding offenses against the elderly and disabled. / Sponsor: Crespo Committee:

Enacts the Senior Anti-Violence and Enforcement Act (SAVE); establishes a central registry for access to reports of maltreatment of seniors; creates a council on elder abuse; establishes penal provisions regarding offenses against the elderly and disabled. / Sponsor: DIAZ Committee: AGING

Establishes a senior dental services grant program; authorizes the director to establish the program and, upon the availability of appropriations, provide grants to eligible elderly persons who are in need of such services. / Sponsor: DIAZ Committee: AGING

Directs the office for the aging to create a shared housing program in consultation with the division of housing and community renewal and to maintain a registry for senior citizens who seek to find housing with seniors; requires references and an acknowledged statement as to whether they have been convicted of certain crimes. / Sponsor: Englebright Committee:

Increases the income limits on the elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage program to $37,500 for single and $65,000 for married couples. / Sponsor: STAVISKY Committee: AGING

Expands supportive services to the elderly in naturally occurring retirement communities by enlarging target group through eliminating head of household requirement, and including more such communities by reducing the number of elderly needed to qualify. / Sponsor: VALESKY Committee: AGING

Establishes the bureau of the senior tenants' advocate within the state office for the aging; provides that the senior tenants' advocate shall assist senior citizen tenants in resolving complaints they may have with the New York state division of housing and community renewal, landlord disputes, rent increases, and other housing related matters; provides that the governor shall appoint the senior tenants' advocate to a term of four years. / Sponsor: Crespo Committee:

Expands supportive services to the elderly in naturally occurring retirement communities by enlarging target group through eliminating head of household requirement, and including more such communities by reducing the number of elderly needed to qualify. / Sponsor: Millman Committee:

Provides for the creation of a drug guide for seniors regarding the drugs commonly used by people over 62 years of age; provides that such guide will include functions and drug interactions. / Sponsor: GOLDEN Committee: AGING

Establishes the capital infrastructure improvement and development for older New Yorkers grant program. / Sponsor: Dinowitz Committee:

Requires the provision of guides containing best practices for retaining employees who are informal caregivers; provides that such guide shall be available on the websites of the state office for the aging, the department of labor and the department of state. / Sponsor: Dinowitz Committee:

Establishes a senior housing task force for the purposes of conducting a state-wide assessment of senior housing needs taking into consideration the various geographical areas and different needs of the seniors in those areas and resources available in those different areas. / Sponsor: DIAZ Committee: AGING

Establishes the Senior Center Council to provide a forum for the discussion of challenges facing senior centers. / Sponsor: PERKINS Committee: AGING

Enacts the New York State Senior Housing Opportunities Partnership Act and establishes the New York state senior housing opportunities partnership authority; such authority will finance or collaborate in the financing of senior housing opportunities facility projects. / Sponsor: Dinowitz Committee: