QUESTION
How is support provided to older immigrant adults with disabilities or chronic illnesses in NYC?
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The New York City Department for the Aging offers personalized support for older adults, especially immigrants with disabilities or chronic illnesses.
- Each client receives individualized support based on their unique needs.
- All centers are compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
- Staff undergo cultural competency training to address diverse needs sensitively.
- The department's approach is case-by-case, ensuring appropriate referrals and assistance are provided.
- There is confidence in the department's staff and partners to address and assist with specific needs as they arise.
Rita Joseph
1:34:51
you that we help older adults integrate, especially with disabilities as council member brewer brought up in those with chronic illnesses, and I'm gonna stop here.
Anya Herasme
1:35:01
Sorry.
1:35:01
Your question was just in general.
1:35:02
How do we help older adults with chronic disorder.
Rita Joseph
1:35:05
Older adults with especially our immigrant.
1:35:07
Today's the hearings about immigrant, older adults.
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How do we support them with disabilities, chronic illnesses?
Anya Herasme
1:35:12
So with any client, we we meet them where they're at.
1:35:14
Right?
1:35:14
And and everybody, every immigrant, every older adult has different needs.
1:35:17
They're, you know, they're part of a group, but that doesn't mean that they have the same things.
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All of our centers are ADA compliant.
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We have trained our staff and cultural competency.
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So that they can be sensitive to the needs.
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So it really just it it depends on each case, but but we are very confident in our partners.
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And our staff that when they get when there is a need that they make the appropriate referral or assist them with whatever the the issue is.
Rita Joseph
1:35:44
Thank you, Cheers.
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