REGISTRATION IS OPEN for LeadingAge NY's 2024 Advocacy Day! Join us in Albany on Jan. 30, 2024 for an in-person coordinated effort to advocate for the needs of LTC providers and the people you serve. Anyone can be an advocate, and LeadingAge NY is here to support you every step of the way!

The Assembly Standing Committees on Health, Mental Health, People with Disabilities, Higher Education, and Labor held a joint legislative hearing on the status of the state’s health care workforce on Tues., Dec. 19^th at Hunter College in NYC. The hearing was invitation only, but fortunately LeadingAge NY was offered the opportunity to weigh in.

The Department is focusing on training resources for providers.

MPA team seeks input from general public on their long term care needs and preferences; members are encouraged to share with individuals they serve.

Effective Dec. 20^th, all HCS Coordinators will be required to use Multi-Factor Authentication.

Providers should use the most current version that is available on the eMedNY website.

In a webinar held on Dec. 13^th, DOH staff clarified that nursing home infection prevention audit surveys will be due annually on facility-specific due dates. A recording of the webinar is available here.

DOH also provides guidance on addressing appeals filed by prior owners.