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Who: Senator Jeff Klein, five centenarian residents of the Hebrew Home for the Aged at Riverdale; Dan Reingold, CEO, and staff and faculty of the Hebrew Home for the Aged at Riverdale, representatives of local 1199, representatives of the Continuing Care Leadership Coalition.

What: Five centenarian residents of the Hebrew Home for the Aged at Riverdale will speak about how they – and countless other aged residents in nursing homes across New York State – will be affected by Governor Paterson’s proposal to cut Medicaid by 10%.   They will be joined by Senator Jeff Klein, representatives of 1199/SEIU, staff of the Hebrew Home for the Aged at Riverdale, and representatives of the Continuing Care Leadership Coalition (CCLC), an association of more than 100 not-for-profit and publicly-sponsored long term care organizations in New York, who stand with them in calling for the elimination of the devastating proposed cuts.

“While I understand our state is in dire need of a budget deficit reduction plan, I do not believe the health care industry should shoulder the burden of cutting the budget. The health care industry is constantly evolving and growing, employing millions of workers every year. We cannot scrap funding from one of the biggest employment producers in the state,” said Senator Klein.

Under the Governor’s proposed budget cutting plan, nursing homes in New York would lose close to $250 million in the four and a half months between November 15, 2009 and March 31, 2010.  The Hebrew Home for the Aged would lose an estimated $1,680,000 during the same period.  “Over the years Medicaid funding has been cut dramatically.  However the forthcoming budget proposes cuts to Medicaid that are so severe it will be impossible to maintain the quality of life necessary for our residents.  These cuts will hurt the most vulnerable of our citizens and its disastrous effect will force us and other nursing homes to further reduce services and staff,” said Daniel Reingold, president and CEO of the Hebrew Home at Riverdale.

Where: Hebrew Home for the Aged at 5901 Palisade Avenue, Riverdale 10471

When: 1:00 pm on Friday, November 6

Diane J. Barrett

Manager of Government Relations and Public Affairs

Continuing Care Leadership Coalition (CCLC)

Office: 212-259-0741

Fax: 212-258-5331

Email: dbarrett@cclcny.org

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Abby Ross
Communications Director
Deputy Majority Leader Jeff Klein
New York State Senate
3612 E. Tremont Ave.
Bronx, NY 10465
718-822-2049
479-283-3505 (cell)
abbynews@gmail.com

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