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NORC programs budget and staffing concerns
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Councilmember Mealy inquires about the budget for Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (NORCs) and potential program closures. The discussion then shifts to staffing retention issues, particularly for nurses in NORCs.
- The NORC initiative is budgeted at $5,200,000 for 2025
- Commissioner Cortés-Vázquez assures that no NORC programs have recently closed
- The Commissioner states she's unaware of major retention issues for nurses in NORCs
- General staffing challenges in the human services sector are acknowledged
Darlene Mealy
0:50:03
Okay then.
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Citywide NORC's initiatives is budgeted at 5,200,000.0 for 2025.
0:50:13
Has any of the NORC programs recently closed?
0:50:19
No.
0:50:20
No?
0:50:20
No.
0:50:21
Do you see any anything in the budget that can possibly have any of these programs closed?
Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez
0:50:33
I'm gonna I I know I I don't wanna be a broken record here, but the conversation has been that there will be no current service levels will not be impacted
Darlene Mealy
0:50:44
at all.
0:50:45
I'm sorry.
0:50:46
I heard that.
0:50:47
I just wanna make sure with this, budget going forward, how does New York City Agent plan to address the staffing retention issues with nurses?
0:51:01
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Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez
0:51:05
That is I don't know that there is a a an issue if not I'm not aware of a major issue with the retention of nurses.
0:51:15
But if that were an issue, if there is an issue, it is dealt with by the provider of that NORC.
0:51:22
But I have not heard that we have a wholesale retention issues with the nurses at the NORC's.
Darlene Mealy
0:51:29
At all?
0:51:29
You haven't heard of any.
0:51:31
So what about the staffing?
Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez
0:51:34
I think I think staffing is a critical issue for all human service.
0:51:41
We have we have a paucity of people.
0:51:44
It's and it's retention as well as recruitment has been an issue for the overall human service network.