Advocacy Alert! Contact Your Lawmakers Today

February Fridays are back! With budget season in full-swing it’s time to start connecting with lawmakers once again, urging their support in protecting aging services. So far, we have developed two letters that are located below and on our Legislative Action Center to send to your lawmakers. Please take five minutes out of your day today and urge your colleagues and those you serve to join in on this crucial advocacy initiative.

• Support Funding for Affordable Senior Housing! Urge your lawmakers to support funding initiatives that are proposed in this year’s budget proposal, and educate them about the need for additional senior housing in New York.
   
• Protect New York’s Nursing Homes! Urge your lawmakers to adjust the Medicaid Global Cap and reject the standard wage mandate and CMI cap.

While we are focusing this week's efforts on budget issues impacting nursing homes and senior housing, this coming Fri., Feb. 14, advocacy letters will focus on home care, managed long term care and assisted living.

Contact: Alyssa Lovelace, alovelace@leadingageny.org, 518-867-8383