QUESTION
What is the average waiting time and how many people are waiting for services from the NYC Department for the Aging?
1:08:42
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45 sec
Commissioner Lorraine Cortes-Vasquez acknowledges a decrease in average waiting times but does not provide specific data; however, she reveals there are 776 people waiting for full assessment services.
- The NYC Department for the Aging has prioritized reducing waiting times due to dedicated funding.
- Commissioner Cortes-Vasquez commits to providing the average wait time later, as she lacks the information at the moment.
- Currently, 776 individuals are awaiting full assessments, having already undergone preliminary assessments.
- The decrease in waiting times reflects the department's focus on addressing waitlists as a priority.
Crystal Hudson
1:08:42
And so How long are those people waiting on average, would you say?
Lorraine Cortes-Vasquez
1:08:56
It's it's really decreased over the years because you've put we've put a a waitlist as a priority.
1:09:03
You funded us for wait list, and we've put it as a priority.
1:09:07
I can get you what the average amount is.
1:09:08
I don't have that with me.
Crystal Hudson
1:09:09
Okay.
1:09:10
Do you know how many people are waiting?
Lorraine Cortes-Vasquez
1:09:12
Right now, we have 776 people waiting for the full assessment.
1:09:22
Which means that they've already been assessed, you know, through through the preliminary assessment.
Crystal Hudson
1:09:27
Okay.
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