REQUEST FOR LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Description (e.g., Contract Authorization for Information Services):
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Authorization to accept grant funding from New York State Office for Aging and enter a Memorandum of Understanding with Department of Social Services to provide Expanded In Home Services for Elderly Program (EISEP) Services
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Date: 8/12/2026
Department: Aging
Attending Meeting: Emma L. Teague, Commissioner
Submitted By: Patrick Dillon
Title: Dir Programs & Operations
Phone: 518 447 7733
Purpose of Request: Contract Authorization Grant Acceptance
CONTRACT TERMS/CONDITIONS:
Party Names and Addresses:
New York State Office for Aging, Two Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1251
Term: (Start/end date or duration) 4/1/2026 - 3/31/2027
Amount/Raise Schedule/Fee: 1,193,370.67
BUDGET INFORMATION:
Is there a Fiscal Impact: YES
Anticipated in Budget: YES
Spreadsheet attached: NO
Source of Funding - (Percentages)
Federal: 0 County: 25%
State: 75% Local: 0
County Budget Accounts:
Revenue Account and Line: 03781
Revenue Amount: 895,028.00
Appropriation Account and Line: 44425
Appropriation Amount: 1,193,370.67
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Mandated Program/Service: NO
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Request for Bids / Proposals:
Competitive Bidding Exempt: NO
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Apprenticeship Program NO
Previous requests for Identical or Similar Action:
Resolution/Law Number and Date: 319
DESCRIPTION OF REQUEST: (state briefly why legislative action is requested)
The Department for Aging is requesting the Legislature’s approval to accept grant funding and enter into an MOU with the Department of Social Services for EISEP services. EISEP home care services are provided to eligible persons to allow them to remain in their own home, thus precluding or delaying more costly nursing home care.
The purpose of the EISEP program is to provide eligible seniors with assistance with activities of daily living so that they are able to stay at home and be independent as long as they desire to do so. EISEP services are non-medical in-home services meant to address the needs of seniors who are not eligible to receive support from Medicaid or other programs. For many, EISEP services supplement informal family caregiver efforts by providing needed supportive services that allow seniors to continue to live in the comfort of familiar surroundings in their own community. The non-medical in-home services include non-hands on care such as Light Housekeeping; Laundry; Meal Preparation; Escort Assistance; Errands and Shopping, and hands on personal care including Bathing; Grooming; Dressing; Toileting; Transferring and Ambulation; Feeding; Self-Administration of Medication.
Grant funding shall be spent on direct care for seniors: in-home supportive non-medical services will be provided to Albany County residents.
The Albany County Department for Aging will work in coordination with the Department of Social Services to provide:
• An initial screening of individuals eligible for the EISEP program
• An in-home assessment
• Case management
• Individualized care plan development
• The arrangement and coordination of in-home services
• Ongoing client monitoring and follow up
Case management services and assessments will be provided by Department of Social Services staff.