The Coalition of Institutionalized Aged and Disabled (CIAD) is a non-profit, grassroots organization run by and for adult home and nursing home residents and resident councils. Established in 1973 to bring pride, purpose and self-determination to residents of long term care institutions, CIAD is dedicated to protecting the rights of residents and improving the quality of their life and care.
CIAD is governed by a Board of Directors, the majority of whom are residents of adult homes and nursing homes throughout the New York City area.
What's New
At the February 6, 2008 Adult Home Resident Speak Out, Dennis Whalen, the Governor's Deputy Secretary for Health and Human Services, announced the revitalization of the Adult Home Work Group. One hundred seventy-five residents from New York City, Long Island, Rensselaer and Dutchess Counties attended the event in Albany. Read about it in the Legislative Gazette's February 11, 2008 article.
The New York Times covers The People's Waiting List Campaign: Go to the December 30, 2007 story, "They Have Beds, But Not The Ones They Want".
CIAD's Resident Media Team has won the Association for Community Living's 2007 Advocacy Award for the video, Looking For a Home. The Media Team documents the critical need for mental health housing by filming the Campaign for Mental Health Housing's January 2007 rally in Albany and interviewing consumers, providers and advocates. The Resident Media Team and the videos it produces are projects funded by the New York Community Trust and the Manhattan Neighborhood Network's Community Media Grant.
Resident Food Committees are now required in adult homes as a result of adult home resident advocacy. Contact us if your resident council wants help in forming a Food Committee.
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