Senior Citizens

This month, the United Way of Greater New Haven organized its fifth annual “senior prom” for senior citizens at Chatham Place at Mary Wade, an assisted living home in New Haven. For residents, the event was a chance to reminisce and look forward to all the love they have yet to give.

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), a member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging and the Senate Committee on Agriculture, wants Congress to spend more than $1.8 billion on food for elderly Americans this winter.

The bills, which include 36 legislative pieces, prohibit nursing homes from putting more than two residents in a room, increase agency oversight and require more staff training.

A bipartisan bill to protect aging Connecticut residents has won approval in the state House of Representatives. The bill includes a provision that requires more state oversight for home care workers.

The bill includes more oversight of CT home care workers and create a way to speed up the process for accessing Medicaid, among other things.

A survey released by AARP New York on Thursday found that most Long Islanders caring for their aging loved ones are feeling the financial burden and want state relief. However, Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed budget cuts for the 2024 fiscal year spells further financial strain on these families.

CT lawmakers will weigh home care worker protections, elder care safeguards and expanding Medicaid for people without permanent legal status.

Ads that ran in newspapers, as well as on the radio and on television in late November and early December, claimed that people eligible for Medicaid and Medicare could unlock extra health benefits through a special plan. But according to U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), the plans are not advantageous.

A study from the Alzheimer's Association estimates one in eight Long Island seniors has Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia.

Current estimates show depletion of the fund for old age and survivors insurance in the 2030s, and Connecticut Democrats want to expand benefits.