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Impact of Community Care Plan on institutional care avoidance and quality of life improvements

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      Commissioner Cortés-Vázquez discusses the impact of the Community Care Plan on institutional care avoidance and quality of life improvements for older New Yorkers. While exact numbers are not provided, the Commissioner highlights trends and comparisons.

      • There are approximately 41,000 people in nursing homes in New York City
      • NYC Aging serves over 220,000 older adults with their services
      • The Community Care Plan is believed to be preventing institutionalization as the number of older adults in nursing homes has not grown proportionally to the increasing older adult population
      • The department is looking at trends such as elder abuse rates and pedestrian fatalities for older adults, which have shown decreases
      • A new needs assessment will be conducted to evaluate quality of life issues