LeadingAge New York Adviser Winter Vol. 1 | Page 4

Greetings
A Unique Fingerprint
A baby unable to breathe independently due to prematurity. A teen with
terminal cancer. An adult in need of specialized bariatric care. A 50-year old
women in need of specialized memory care. A person with developmental
disabilities whose parents are no longer able to provide care due to age. A
returning veteran with special needs.
They all are part of the continuum of long term care but they often don’t fit
within mainstream models or payment structures.
For many LeadingAge New York members, serving a non-aging-specific or
special needs population within long term care is their everyday business and
sometimes the focus of their mission. In this issue of LeadingAge New York
Adviser, a series of articles and interviews illustrates the themes, challenges
and success of providing for people’s needs that fall outside of the traditional
definition of long term care.
Three providers of long term care services to children – Elizabeth Seton
Pediatric Center, St. Mary’s Healthcare System for Children and St. Margaret’s
Center – explore how mission keeps pace with the
changing landscape of healthcare, the challenges of
For many LeadingAge New York members, serving
a changing and uncertain payment structure, and
a non-aging-specific or special needs population
highlight the purpose of their missions through
amazing success stories.
within long term care is their everyday business

and sometimes the focus of their mission.

Several other members talk about their forays into
specialty populations including People, Inc., Cobble
Hill Health Center and Livingston County Center
for Nursing and Rehabilitation. Finally, a series of articles contributed by the
Hospice and Palliative Care Association of New York State explores the many
different populations that are served by hospice and palliative care.
In the Spotlight feature you are introdu