In an effort to reorganize, the New York Department of Health (NYDOH) has formed a new Office of Aging & Long Term Care (OALTC), which would oversee long term care and senior living facilities in New York. The OALTC will be led by Adam Herbst, Deputy Commissioner on Aging & Long Term Care. The OALTC will be responsible for long term care functions related to licensure, surveys, and data collection and will develop policies and procedures to meet the needs of older New Yorkers and others who require long term care. The OALTC will work collaboratively with the Office of Health Insurance Programs, the Office of Primary Care and Health Systems Management, and the New York State Office for the Aging. The OALTC will also help develop and execute New York’s Master Plan for Aging (called for in Governor Hochul’s executive budget) to improve the quality of long term care and the recruitment, retention, and training of long term care workers.
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