Aging, Office for the

Agency Web Site: http://www.aging.ny.gov/

Mission

The State Office for the Aging is responsible for promoting, coordinating and administering State, Federal and local programs and services to the elderly aged 60 and older and the families or other caregivers. The Office provides leadership and direction to 59 Area Agencies on Aging and various other local programs and providers that comprise the networks of services to the elderly.

Budget Highlights

The FY 2017 Executive Budget recommends $257.2 million for Aging. This is a decrease of $0.9 million from the FY 2016 budget. This change is the result of a planned cost-of-living increase for certain aging service providers ($0.4M) offset by the discontinuation of one-time legislative adds ($-1.2M).

Budget initiatives include:

• Better targeting funding for the Naturally Occurring and Neighborhood Naturally Occurring Retirement Community programs; and
• Recognizing the shift of certain contract costs from State to Federal funding.

The Executive Budget recommends a workforce of 95 FTEs for the Agency which remains unchanged from FY 2016.

For more information on this agency's budget recommendations located in the Executive Budget Briefing Book, click on the following link:

Briefing Book – Health Care (PDF)

Note: Most recent estimates as of 01/13/2016

Click for additional detailed appropriation tables