Last week, Governor Hochul acted upon seven bills that were passed by the Legislature and that LeadingAge NY has been tracking. Here, LeadingAge NY provides a report of the actions that were taken on priority bills.

DOH provides updates on their staffing, data trends, long-awaited COVID guidance, and more.

FAQ relaxes COVID-19 restrictions for providers.

LeadingAge National reports that Walgreens is offering to provide vaccination clinics in long term care facilities, in an effort to increase vaccine uptake among nursing home staff.

Members are encouraged to consider participating in this free program.

The regulations requiring nursing homes to maintain a 60-day supply of PPE had been implemented on an emergency basis, and the deadline for permanent adoption expired before the adoption process was completed. Facilities have been advised to continue to follow the expired regulations.

The guidance provides practices that should be considered when COVID and influenza are co-circulating. It may also be applied in assisted living settings.

A number of sepsis resources and education tools are available for all levels of the health care continuum.