Alert: Raise the Personal Needs Allowance: 40 years at $50 is not enough

Written By North Country Center for Independence

Tell New York representatives that nursing home residents need more than a $40/month allowance by signing this petition! You can cut/paste this into your email or send a personal note to Amy Gehrig, the LTC Ombudsman at North Country Center for Independence. Her email is amy@ncci-online.com.

Petition to Increase Personal Needs Allowance

 

For people who live in nursing homes, all of their income except for $50 a month goes to the nursing home to pay for their care. This $50, called a Personal Needs Allowance (PNA) has not been increased in almost 40 years; 1988. $50 is not a livable amount of money and has not kept pace with inflation or the rising cost of everyday goods.

 

I’m a resident / a concerned Family member / Friend / concerned citizen; The financial hardship forced upon our elders who live in nursing homes by the $50 PNA is not acceptable. They should not struggle to afford basic comforts of living, for example, clothing, toiletries, personal phone, favorite food, birthday cards, and more.

 

Federal law allows New York State to set the PNA up to $200 per month. Prior attempts have been made to increase the PNA. Those attempts have failed as they have not made it into the New York State Budget.

 

The time is now to advocate and call on New York State to include a substantial increase in the PNA along with annual adjustments for inflation!

 

Voice your support to increase the PNA by signing this petition:

 

Name:             ______________________________________________________________

 

Address:          ______________________________________________________________

 

                        ______________________________________________________________

 

Zip Code:        ______________

 

Nursing Home: ______________________________________________________________

 

Please return to: amy@ncci-online.com

Contact: Amy Gehrig, LTC Ombudsman

 

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