Hear acclaimed speakers discuss best practices in programming and resident care post-COVID at the low registration fee of $169.

The immediate future will include virtual education for ADHC members.

The #LoveThisCareerLTC Social Media Contest is running through Oct. 15^th! If you have not yet promoted this contest to your staff and managers, there is still plenty of time to do so by printing and posting our contest flyer and/or sharing it widely with staff via email attachment. Getting the word out about our contest only takes a few minutes and will allow us to harness the power of social media to empower staff and highlight careers in aging services.

Latest updates for providers of LTPAC and senior services.

For purposes of compliance with COVID-19 infection prevention measures such as routine staff testing requirements in nursing homes, quarantine of exposed residents in nursing homes and ACFs, and work exclusion of exposed staff in all settings, staff and residents will be considered "up-to-date" if they are up-to-date under the prior CDC vaccination guidance through Oct. 15^th. After Oct. 15^th, the new up-to-date definition, which relies on the bivalent booster, will be enforced.

In a new letter, LeadingAge NY urges Governor Hochul to work with us to capture needed COVID-19 data points in a less onerous way than the current HERDS reporting requirements.

DOH has verified that capacity issues exist in both nurse aide training and testing and will be sending a statewide or county waiver to CMS on behalf of those facilities that received approval for a TNA to CNA program under the 1135 waiver and have responded to the weekly Drupal.

At least some providers are scheduled to receive HWB in early October.