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8 September 2025

What Aging Really Looks Like In New York – And Why This Moment Matters

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Aging in New York doesn't begin with a policy memo. It begins when a parent falls. When a diagnosis lands on your kitchen table. When the home health aide doesn't show up.
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Aging in New York doesn't begin with a policy memo. It begins when a parent falls. When a diagnosis lands on your kitchen table. When the home health aide doesn't show up.

Suddenly, what felt like a distant worry becomes a full-time job – and a full-blown crisis.

I've seen that crisis from every angle. As a lawyer. As a policymaker. As the former Deputy Commissioner of the New York State Department of Health, where I cochaired the state's Master Plan for Aging. And most personally, as a son and a husband, trying to hold things together when the systems meant to support us fell short.

Here's the truth: aging isn't a personal failure. But it often feels like one – because we've built systems that treat it as a private burden instead of a shared responsibility.

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Originally published by The Buffalo News.

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