Assisted Living and Adult Care Facilities

10 days ago
Assisted Living and Adult Care Facilities LeadingAge Needs Data From Assisted Living Members ASAP for Possible Funding: Data needed for possible funding considerations by July 31^st.

10 days ago
Assisted Living and Adult Care Facilities LeadingAge NY Discusses ACF and AL Concerns with DOH: Discussion included many COVID-19 issues, as well as an update on other issues of interest to members.

24 days ago
Assisted Living and Adult Care Facilities DOH Issues Long-Awaited Visitation Guidance for ACFs, SNFs, and Pediatric SNFs: Limited visitation can only begin after multiple conditions are met and plans are submitted.

1 month ago
Assisted Living and Adult Care Facilities DOH Issues Revised Guidance on Return to Work After COVID-19 Exposure or Infection: Guidance applies to all health care settings and home care, except nursing homes.

1 month ago
Assisted Living and Adult Care Facilities FAQs Issued and New States Added to Travel Advisory: FAQs provide more details on essential worker exemptions, and three new states are added to advisory list.

Assisted Living and Adult Care Facilities DHSES Officials Describe Process for Seeking FEMA Public Assistance Reimbursement: Officials with the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services presented to LeadingAge NY members on the FEMA Public Assistance Program, which offers reimbursement of eligible emergency response expenses to nursing homes and other senior services providers.
12 days ago

Assisted Living and Adult Care Facilities July 21st COVID-19 Update: Latest updates for providers of LTPAC and senior services.
17 days ago

Assisted Living and Adult Care Facilities Next Home Care Cost Report Outreach Session Set for July 29th: Providers are encouraged to start working on the report now.
18 days ago

Assisted Living and Adult Care Facilities CMS Extends Deadlines for HCBS Settings Rule: Compliance deadline extended by one year to March 17, 2023.
19 days ago

Assisted Living and Adult Care Facilities DOH Provides Preliminary Plans for Implementation of MRT 2 Initiatives: In a meeting with representatives of MLTC plans, DOH described initial plans for implementing independent assessment and independent physician reviews and the 30-month transfer of asset lookback for community-based long term care.
12 days ago

Assisted Living and Adult Care Facilities New CDC Return-to-Work Guidance Differs from DOH Guidance: Providers are required to comply with DOH guidance, which differs from the CDC's recommendations. However, the CDC's recommendations may be informative, especially where they are more stringent than State requirements or cover areas not addressed by the State.
17 days ago

Assisted Living and Adult Care Facilities 2020-21 Budget Implementation Measures On Deck Regarding Home Care: Department moving ahead on changes to HCBS lookback, independent assessment for personal care and CDPAS, wage parity, and more.
18 days ago

Assisted Living and Adult Care Facilities HHS Distribution of Tests Raises CLIA-Waived Testing Questions: The federal government announced last week that it would be distributing rapid point-of-care diagnostic test instruments and tests to nursing homes in COVID-19 hotspots. Nursing homes in New York State are not likely to be prioritized for distribution but may nevertheless wish to add the point-of-care tests to their New York State Limited Service Laboratory Registration.
19 days ago