{"id":110390,"date":"2019-12-31T11:02:05","date_gmt":"2019-12-31T16:02:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=110390"},"modified":"2019-12-31T11:02:05","modified_gmt":"2019-12-31T16:02:05","slug":"aarp-names-senator-rachel-may-a-capitol-caregiver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=110390","title":{"rendered":"AARP names Senator Rachel May a Capitol Caregiver"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Senator Rachel May<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Senator Rachel May (D-Onondaga, Madison, Oneida) is among 70\nstate legislators and three governors from 30 states whom AARP has selected to\nhonor as a 2019 \u201cCapitol Caregiver.\u201d The sixth annual class of honorees focuses\non legislators and policymakers who have worked together to advance policies\nthat help support older Americans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AARP lauded May, chairwoman of the Senate Committee on\nAging, particularly for her leadership in securing enhanced funding for home\nand community-based services for older New Yorkers. This funding has helped\narea agencies on aging clear waiting lists of clients\u2014some in their 90s\u2014in need\nof vital home-based services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am honored to be recognized by AARP as a \u2018Capitol\nCaregiver,\u2019\u201d May said. \u201cSeniors comprise the fastest-growing segment of our\nstate\u2019s population, and we have to ensure we have the services and resources to\nsupport them in their daily living.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis funding helps fill a tremendously important need among\nthose who, with some key support, have the capacity and desire to remain in\ntheir homes rather than having to move into a publicly funded, and much\ncostlier, nursing home. It makes good economic sense\u2014and it aligns with the\nwishes of a vast majority of seniors.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

May also has sponsored a bill creating a tax credit for\nunpaid family caregivers and co-sponsors a package of bills designed to rein in\nprescription drug costs, all of which are endorsed by AARP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAARP is grateful to Senator May for supporting New York\u2019s\n2.5 million family caregivers, including by successfully fighting for an\nhistoric increase in this year\u2019s state budget for home and community-based\nservices for older New Yorkers\u2014which provide respite and relief for\ncaregivers,\u201d said AARP New York State Director Beth Finkel. \u201cFamily caregivers\nspend nearly $7,000 a year on average out of their own pockets to help their\nloved ones age at home with dignity – about 20 percent of their income. We are\nhonoring Senator May because she recognizes that supporting family caregivers\nis the right and humane thing\u2014and protects a New York industry worth $31\nbillion, the value of the unpaid care family caregivers provide.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AARP created its annual \u201cCapitol Caregivers\u201d designation six\nyears ago as a way to call attention to and rally support for the approximately\n41 million U.S. citizens who provide care for an aging loved one or child with\na disability. About 60 percent of these caregivers also hold full- or part-time\njobs and often struggle to save for their own retirement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

May represents New York\u2019s 53rd Senate District, encompassing\nmuch of Syracuse and Onondaga, Madison and Oneida counties.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Senator Rachel May (D-Onondaga, Madison, Oneida) is among 70 state legislators and three governors from 30 states whom AARP has selected to honor as a 2019 \u201cCapitol Caregiver.\u201d The sixth annual class of honorees focuses on legislators and policymakers who have worked together to advance policies that help support older Americans. AARP lauded May, chairwoman […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":97264,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23810,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-110390","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wellbeing","category-top-story"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110390","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=110390"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110390\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/97264"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=110390"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=110390"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=110390"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}