LeadingAge New York supports this legislation, which would allow certified nurse aides (CNAs) to receive advanced training and become certified medication aides (CMAs) to better serve residents in nursing homes.

LeadingAge New York supports this legislation’s intent to ensure that providers participating in collaboratives under section 2805-X of the Public Health Law are subject to the same requirements and oversight as other providers with the same type of license.

LeadingAge New York supports this bill which would increase the SSI enhanced residential care monthly rate by ten percent or approximately five dollars per day.

LeadingAge New York strongly supports this bill which would codify in statute quality incentive programs for the state’s Medicaid Managed Care (MMC) and Managed Long Term Care (MLTC) programs.

LeadingAge New York supports this legislation, which would prohibit the establishment of new for-profit hospices and any increase in the capacity of existing for-profit hospices.

LeadingAge New York supports this legislation, which would modify Articles 46 and 46-A of the Public Health Law in a way that would eliminate various barriers to the development, expansion, and efficient operation of Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs) in New York State.

LeadingAge New York opposes this legislation which would require nursing homes to develop and submit to the Department of Health (DOH) a designated location for the storage of bodies of deceased persons who pass while living in a nursing home.

LeadingAge New York supports this bill which would ensure that the assisted living program (ALP) Medicaid reimbursement is more consistently updated to better meet current day costs.