LeadingAge New York supports this bill which would encourage nursing homes in upstate regions to collaborate on the quality of nursing home care, while ensuring appropriate program safeguards to prevent anti-competitive practices.

LeadingAge New York supports this bill which would enable hours of care provided by therapy staff to be counted toward nursing home minimum staffing standards.

LeadingAge New York strongly support this legislation which would authorize existing assisted living programs (ALPs) to expand their bed capacity by nine or fewer beds under an expedited approval process.

LeadingAge New York supports this legislation which would create a Senior Housing Task Force to assess and report on senior housing needs and to review innovative approaches that have been successfully implemented in New York State and other states.

LeadingAge New York opposes this legislation, which requires nursing homes and hospitals to conduct a workplace safety and security assessment, develop a safety and security plan that addresses workplace violence threats and hazards, and adopt security measures and policies to prevent or minimize identified threats or hazards.

LeadingAge New York supports this legislation which will provide CHHA services with an updated episodic rate methodology to account for increased costs. 

LeadingAge New York opposes this legislation which would require nursing homes to develop and submit to the Department of Health (DOH) a designated location for the storage of bodies of deceased persons who pass while living in a nursing home.

LeadingAge New York supports the goal of this legislation which is to further reduce the inappropriate use of antipsychotic medications in nursing homes.