Nursing homes across the state of New York must now abide by a new law that requires facilities to meet minimum staffing levels after Gov. Kathy Hochul lifted a three-month pause on Friday. Hochul originally delayed implementation of the mandates, citing the industry’s staffing challenges made worse by the omicron variant. The law requires the […]
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More than 250 New York nursing homes and three major industry trade groups recently filed a lawsuit to block a new state law set to go into effect on Jan. 1 that would create stricter rules and regulations on how nursing homes can spend their revenue. But at least for the next 30 days the […]
Embroiled in an ongoing scandal about the state’s handling of COVID-19 in nursing homes, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced reform legislation that would require full disclosure of facility ownership and place caps on both profits and executive pay. “Facilities have put profits over care for far too long and as we look forward, we […]