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New Plan Can Save New York Billions

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Tuesday, November 17, 2009   

ALBANY, N.Y. - New York lawmakers are trying today to deal with a huge budget deficit, and some experts say there is a way for the state to save billions of dollars. That's because New Yorkers 85 and older make up the state's fastest-growing population segment, and many are likely to end up in expensive nursing homes.

Mimi Fahs with the Brookdale Center for Healthy Aging and Longevity says New York could save billions simply by doing some advance planning and providing daily money management services to its most vulnerable seniors. She says missing rent and utility payments is a big reason older people must go into nursing homes.

"In 20 years, we're going to have almost a half-million people in New York state that are 85 or older; we estimate that, if daily money management service were in place, we could save approximately $2 billion."

Right now, AARP is running pilot daily money management programs in New York City and Utica and the State Department of Aging is looking into ways to extend these services to the rest of the state.

Beth Finkel with AARP-New York says the same people who help older New Yorkers keep their finances in order will also be on the lookout for other signs of trouble.

"You're going to notice if maybe she is not getting the right nutrition that she needs. You might notice if she has no food in her refrigerator, and you're right at the front line to be able to call a social service provider and say, this woman needs some help. "

Finkel says Massachusetts and Delaware are among the states that currently fund statewide money management programs for their elderly populations. She says a new AARP survey indicates more than half of statewide service providers in New York would offer the service, if the funding were available.

The AARP survey is available online at:
www.aarp.org


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