Assisted Living and Adult Care Facilities

1 day ago
Assisted Living and Adult Care Facilities DOH Provides ACFs Flexibility with New EQUAL SFS Verification Requirement: Spending plans are due Jan. 19th.

4 days ago
Assisted Living and Adult Care Facilities DOH Issues SSI COLA DAL for ACFs: New levels are effective Jan. 1, 2026.

7 days ago
Assisted Living and Adult Care Facilities DOH Issues ACF Dietary Regulations Interpretive Guidance: Resources are a product of workgroup convened by DOH, which LeadingAge NY participated in.

7 days ago
Assisted Living and Adult Care Facilities DOH Activates ACF QSIR on HCS: All ACFs and assisted living providers must submit the Quarterly Statistical Information Report by Jan. 31^st.

18 days ago
Assisted Living and Adult Care Facilities EQUAL Award Letters, Ongoing ACF Survey Issues Discussions, and More: LeadingAge NY continues to work with DOH to provide clarity on various policy issues for ACFs.

Assisted Living and Adult Care Facilities DOH Activates ACF QSIR on HCS: All ACFs and assisted living providers must submit the Quarterly Statistical Information Report by Jan. 31^st.
7 days ago

Assisted Living and Adult Care Facilities DOH Provides Updates on MOLST, MFP Progress, NHTD Waiver, and POC Webinar for Home Care: Recent DOH meeting yields various updates for providers throughout the continuum.
18 days ago

Assisted Living and Adult Care Facilities Deadline for LHCSA and ALP LHCSA Statistical Report Completion Is Dec. 31, 2025: This is a hard deadline; penalties will be imposed upon late submitters.
19 days ago

Assisted Living and Adult Care Facilities Update: Governor Acts on 2025 Priority Legislation: LeadingAge NY provides a status update on all priority bills passed by the Legislature in 2025.
19 days ago

Assisted Living and Adult Care Facilities CMS Announces Rural Health Transformation Program Awards: NYS awarded $212,058,208 for the first year of the five-year grant.
11 days ago

Assisted Living and Adult Care Facilities EQUAL Award Letters, Ongoing ACF Survey Issues Discussions, and More: LeadingAge NY continues to work with DOH to provide clarity on various policy issues for ACFs.
18 days ago

Assisted Living and Adult Care Facilities State Announces Awardees for Direct Caregiver Flexibility Training Centers: The Centers will provide regional HHA, PCA, and CNA training, as well as wrap-around supports.
19 days ago

Assisted Living and Adult Care Facilities Governor Signs Bills to Protect Workers and Authorize Nursing Home Equity Withdrawals, Vetoes Bill Banning For-Profit Hospice: Bills signed include legislation to prohibit exploitative training reimbursement agreements and prevent workplace violence, to authorize enhanced withdrawals of equity from certain nursing homes, and to dedicate nursing home staffing fines to recruitment and safety grants. The Governor vetoed a bill banning new and expanded for-profit hospice programs.
19 days ago

Reject Proposed Cuts to Home Health Care and Support Strong HUD Funding
LeadingAge National provides several important advocacy alerts, including alerts urging CMS to rescind proposed cuts to home health Medicare FFS payment rates, urging Congress to support strong HUD funding, and urging Congress to support foreign-born workers in aging services. Please take action today using these simple links!
Urge Congress to Protect Medicaid in 2025!
Congress is moving through the budget reconciliation process, which aims to reduce federal spending by approximately $1.5 trillion over the next 10 years. Given the significant amount of savings being sought, Medicaid is a highly likely source of cuts (potentially up to $880 billion). Write to your members of Congress today to urge them not to include Medicaid cuts or harmful changes as part of budget reconciliation bills or other legislation.