Advocacy

2 days ago
Advocacy LeadingAge NY Urges Governor to Create and Fund Senior Housing Resident Assistance Program in SFY 2027 Executive Budget: The program would allow more affordable senior housing properties to engage a staff person to help older adults understand and access the resources they need to remain independent. Use our new digital action letter to add your support today!

2 days ago
Advocacy State Recognizes High-Quality Nursing Homes: 75% of homes identified by the State as top-quality performers over a multi-year period were LeadingAge NY members.

16 days ago
Advocacy Update: Governor Acts on 2025 Priority Legislation: LeadingAge NY provides a status update on all priority bills passed by the Legislature in 2025.

16 days ago
Advocacy Governor Signs Bills to Protect Workers and Authorize Nursing Home Equity Withdrawals, Vetoes Bill Banning For-Profit Hospice: Bills signed include legislation to prohibit exploitative training reimbursement agreements and prevent workplace violence, to authorize enhanced withdrawals of equity from certain nursing homes, and to dedicate nursing home staffing fines to recruitment and safety grants. The Governor vetoed a bill banning new and expanded for-profit hospice programs.

17 days ago
Advocacy Governor Hochul Approves CCRC Oversight Reform Measures: The new law will shift the CCRC Council to an advisory role and allow DOH to update the priority reservation fee limit.

Advocacy 2026 Advocacy Day: Registration is open for LeadingAge NY's 2026 Advocacy Day. Please register to join us on Feb. 3, 2026 – we need your voice in Albany!
1 month ago

Advocacy Public Affairs Council: View resources and updates from LeadingAge New York's new Public Affairs Council here.
3 years ago

Advocacy Legislative Action Center: View LeadingAge New York's advocacy materials and connect with your lawmakers.

Advocacy 2025-26 State Budget Materials: View the 2025-26 State Budget materials here.
11 months ago

Advocacy Legislative Bulletin: Did you miss an issue of the Legislative Bulletin? Current and past issues are posted here.

Advocacy Advocacy and Public Policy News: Keep up to date on the latest budgetary, legislative, and political developments in New York State.

Take Action

Urge Governor Hochul to Fund the Resident Assistant in Affordable Senior Housing Program
Use this digital letter to contact the Governor, asking her to create and fund a Resident Assistant program for affordable senior housing in the SFY 2027 budget. Share the link with your colleagues!
Take Action to Ensure Access to Quality Nursing Home Care for Older Adults!
LeadingAge NY is gearing up for the SFY 2026-27 budget fight, and digital advocacy letters are now available. Please contact the Governor today, and share links with board members, staff, family members, and more!
Support Restriction on For-Profit Hospice
Reject Proposed Cuts to Home Health Care and Support Strong HUD Funding
LeadingAge National provides several important advocacy alerts, including alerts urging CMS to rescind proposed cuts to home health Medicare FFS payment rates, urging Congress to support strong HUD funding, and urging Congress to support foreign-born workers in aging services. Please take action today using these simple links!
Urge Congress to Protect Medicaid in 2025!
Congress is moving through the budget reconciliation process, which aims to reduce federal spending by approximately $1.5 trillion over the next 10 years. Given the significant amount of savings being sought, Medicaid is a highly likely source of cuts (potentially up to $880 billion). Write to your members of Congress today to urge them not to include Medicaid cuts or harmful changes as part of budget reconciliation bills or other legislation.
Oppose ACF Violations Bill & Request Additional Amendments
Oppose Electronic Monitoring Legislation!
Support CCRC Revitalization Legislation!
Oppose New Unfunded Mandates on Nursing Homes!
Oppose Requiring Written Consent for Antipsychotic Medications in Nursing Homes
Expand Access to Assisted Living Programs & Services
Affordable Independent Senior Housing Assistance Program
Oppose an Increase in Nursing Home & LTC Provider Penalties
Support the Inclusion of Therapy Staff in NY Nursing Home Staffing Standard!
Support Assisted Living Program Rebasing Legislation!
Support Nursing Home Rebasing Legislation!
Authorize Certified Medication Aides (CMAs) in Nursing Homes!
Support Role of the Nurse in Adult Care Facilities
Support Streamlining Medical Evaluations in ALPs!
Summer Advocacy Toolkit – Connect with Legislators in the District
LeadingAge NY offers a new set of materials to support conversations and help schedule district visits with state legislators.