Q&A
Feasibility of creating older adult information and service centers
1:50:55
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Council Member Hudson inquires about the feasibility of creating dedicated older adult information and service centers, referencing a pre-considered introduction for a study on this topic.
- NYC Aging currently does not operate dedicated borough offices for information dissemination
- The department relies on partnerships with Older Adult Centers and other partners for information distribution
- Commissioner Cortés-Vázquez expresses no objection to studying the feasibility of creating such centers
- The commissioner notes that such an initiative would have overhead requirements that need to be considered
- Council Member Hudson clarifies that the proposed legislation is for a study, not immediate implementation
Crystal Hudson
1:50:55
totally in terms of workforce.
1:50:57
Okay.
1:50:57
Great.
1:50:58
Thank you.
1:51:02
Okay.
1:51:02
Does NYC aging currently operate or work out of any existing facilities to provide older adults with information about programming and services provided by or funded by the department?
1:51:14
And this is with regards to pre considered introduction regarding study and report on the feasibility of creating older adult information and service centers?
Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez
1:51:25
Well, so
Crystal Hudson
1:51:26
you're just saying that, like, physical locations, centralized locations.
Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez
1:51:29
I know you're looking for borrow offices or things of that nature.
1:51:34
What I would say to that is other than the partnerships we have with each one of our OACs and each one of our partners, we have we do not object to something worldwide.
1:51:46
I think there was and the year somewhere back there, there were one time borrow offices.
1:51:53
Although we are arranged by borrowers, you know, much of many of our services are looked at by borrowers, so we do have a thorough focus.
1:52:01
That being said, that has a overhead requirement that has to come with that kind of a provision.
