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AGENCY TESTIMONY
Caregiver support programs and their importance
3:05:23
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74 sec
Commissioner Cortés-Vázquez highlights the importance of caregiver support programs in supporting older adults and their families. She emphasizes the cost-effectiveness of these programs compared to institutional care.
- An estimated 1.3 million New Yorkers function as caregivers for older adults.
- The caregiver program offers options for respite care through home care and participation in social adult day care.
- Caregiver support is crucial for those who have full-time jobs in addition to their caregiving responsibilities.
- The average cost of community care services is $32,000 per person per year, compared to $160,900 for institutionalized care.
- Funding for the caregiving program is projected at $9.2 million for FY 2026.
Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez
3:05:23
There's no need to leave them out of necessary pay increases for critical aging services.
3:05:29
Many older adults are caretakers for their aging parents.
3:05:32
Many are caregivers who also have full time jobs.
3:05:36
The caregiver program offers options for respite care through home care and participation in social adult day care.
3:05:43
There are estimated 1,300,000 New Yorkers who function as caregivers.
3:05:48
Without the support for care for daily living activities and respite care, many of these caregivers caretakers, I'm sorry, would not have the financial means or ability to leave the care receiver in someone else's care while they take a needed break from their caregiving responsibility.
3:06:05
We know the cost of maintaining an older adult in institutionalized care is far higher when compared to the cost of these community care options such as supporting caregivers.
3:06:17
On average, the cost is $160,900 to house an older adult in an institution.
3:06:25
While the average of community care service is 32,000 per person per year.
3:06:31
In FY '26, funding for the caregiving program is currently projected at 9,200,000.0.