Nursing Homes

6 days ago
Nursing Homes Criminal History Record Check Requirements and Best Practices: DOH issues updated CHRC DAL highlighting requirements and best practices.

11 days ago
Nursing Homes State Lawmakers and Nonprofit Nursing Home Providers are Sounding the Alarm on Growing Funding Crisis: LeadingAge New York members, along with Senate and Assembly lawmakers, hosted a press conference on March 19^th spotlighting the growing nursing home funding crisis and its direct impact on families across New York State.

14 days ago
Nursing Homes LeadingAge NY Calls for Fixes to Staffing Penalties, Labor Shortage Determinations: The association recommended changes in the nursing home staffing penalty framework and pointed out fundamental flaws in the methodology for determining acute labor shortage areas.

28 days ago
Nursing Homes Your Feedback Requested: Opportunities for NYS Regulatory Reform Affecting Senior Housing, Care: As Governor Hochul has launched the EXPRESS NY online portal to collect stakeholder feedback, LeadingAge NY wants to hear from members how state regulations, policies, and practices are impacting their ability to house and serve older adults.

1 month ago
Nursing Homes LeadingAge NY Comments on Proposed LNHA Regulations: The proposed regulations provide welcome updates. Additional reforms would help to expand the field.

Nursing Homes NHSN HCP Flu Vaccination Status Reporting Due May 15th: Nursing homes should ensure data accuracy and timely submission by reviewing staffing records, confirming vaccination documentation, and coordinating with infection prevention and quality teams well in advance of the May 15^th deadline.
1 day ago

Nursing Homes ACTION ALERT: Bring Your Advocacy to Social Media for Final Days of Budget Fight!: A key method to capture legislative leaders’ attention over the next few days will be through social media. Please join LeadingAge NY in a social media campaign urging the State to “Stop the Crisis and Fully Fund Long-Term Care!”
5 days ago

Nursing Homes NHSN Now Requesting Geolocation: The CDC has implemented a geolocation feature to help improve mapping of providers; they have confirmed that nursing homes’ ability to report data to comply with CMS requirements for reporting COVID-19 data and COVID-19 and flu vaccination uptake among residents and staff will not be impacted.
7 days ago

Nursing Homes Nursing Homes: Requests Related to Q1 2024 Staffing Compliance Letters Due March 30: Please note that recently updated FAQs provide insight into how DOH evaluates staffing penalty reduction requests.
7 days ago

Nursing Homes COVID‑19 "Up to Date" Definition Remains the Same for NHSN Quarter 2: Under the current definition, individuals aged 65 and older are considered up to date for COVID-19 vaccination if they have received two doses of the 2025-2026 vaccine or one dose within the past six months, and individuals under age 65 are considered up to date with one dose of the 2025-2026 vaccine.
1 day ago

Nursing Homes Criminal History Record Check Requirements and Best Practices: DOH issues updated CHRC DAL highlighting requirements and best practices.
6 days ago

Nursing Homes Supreme Court to Hear Haitian TPS Case with Workforce Implications for Long-Term Care Providers: TPS for Haitians remains in place for now; new I-9 instructions issued.
7 days ago

Nursing Homes Registration Open: Join ADHCC for ADHC Director and Staff Training: ADHCC will be presenting both in-person and virtual options this year.
7 days ago

Nursing Homes ProCare: For over 20 years, Leading Age NY ProCareSM has provided a wide range of high-quality and state-of-the-art clinical, administrative and financial consulting services to member and non-member nursing homes and other aging services providers.

Take Action to Ensure Access to Quality Nursing Home Care for Older Adults!
LeadingAge NY is gearing up for the SFY 2026-27 budget fight, and digital advocacy letters are now available. Please contact the Governor today, and share links with board members, staff, family members, and more!
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.