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Minimum Staffing Requirements

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.

March 17, 2026

Minimum Staffing Requirements

DOH Issues Next Round of Staffing Compliance Letters

Nursing home providers should download their Q1 2024 letters at their earliest convenience.

March 17, 2026

Minimum Staffing Requirements

Nursing Home Members: Watch for Staffing Compliance Letters

DOH forecasts that letters indicating compliance or non-compliance with State staffing requirements for Q1 of 2024 will be posted to the HCS soon.

March 10, 2026

Minimum Staffing Requirements

More on Nursing Home Staffing Penalties

DOH webinar clarifies new methodology that the Department is using to assess nursing home staffing penalties and provides insights on their formulaic approach to penalty reductions.

February 24, 2026

Minimum Staffing Requirements

DOH Posts 2024 Nursing Home Acute Staff Shortage Area Determinations

Determinations will impact nursing home staffing penalty reduction requests for calendar year 2024.

February 17, 2026

Minimum Staffing Requirements

DOH to Host Webinar on Nursing Home Minimum Staffing Standards and Penalties

DOH will host a webinar on Fri., Feb. 20th to review the requirements and implementation of the NYS minimum nursing staffing standards for nursing homes.

February 17, 2026

Minimum Staffing Requirements

State Begins Levying Nursing Home Staffing Penalties

DOH has issued nursing home staffing penalty letters to 20 providers and intends to issue others on a rolling basis.

February 10, 2026

Minimum Staffing Requirements

DOH Preparing Next Round of Nursing Home Staffing Letters

Compliance letters covering the first quarter of 2024 may be posted as early as this week.

January 13, 2026

Minimum Staffing Requirements

Federal Minimum Staffing Standards Repealed

NY's nursing home staffing standards remain in effect.

December 9, 2025

Minimum Staffing Requirements

Nursing Home Staffing Responses Due Oct. 9th

Homes wishing to submit redetermination or penalty reduction requests for staffing compliance letters issued on Sept. 25th should do so by Thursday.

October 7, 2025
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