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Funding for nurses in Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities
1:01:59
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Council Member Lee raises the issue of funding for nurses in Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (NORCs), which has been provided by the City Council since 2019. She suggests that this cost should be picked up by the administration in the future.
- NORC nurse funding has been provided by the City Council for the past five years
- Council Member Lee advocates for the administration to include this cost in future budgets
- Commissioner Cortés-Vázquez acknowledges the suggestion for further discussion
Linda Lee
1:01:59
As a follow-up with the NORCs that Councilmember Mealy had mentioned.
1:02:02
Because I know that the nurses at NORCs used to be provided for free and I believe the council has been picking that cost up since 2019.
1:02:10
So I just wanted to know if there is any sort of room in the budget in the future for the city agencies and for the mayor's office to pick that back up.
Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez
1:02:21
I think that's a discussion item but currently it's been provided for the last five years
Linda Lee
1:02:28
through the council.
1:02:30
Right.
1:02:30
I think we've been doing that mostly because we see it as a gap that we're trying to fill but I personally think that this is a cost that the administration should pick up.
1:02:40
So if we could advocate together to put that back in the budget I think that'd be great too.
Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez
1:02:45
Thank you.
Crystal Hudson
1:02:46
Thank you councilmember.