Take Action

• Ensure Access to Assisted Living in SFY 2025-26
• Invest in HCBS to Ensure Access to High-Quality Services
• Support Consumer Choice and Access to High-Quality Managed Long-Term Care
• Support Adult Day Health Care in This Year's Budget
• Oppose an Increase in Nursing Home & LTC Provider Penalties
• Support CCRC Revitalization Legislation!
• Oppose New Unfunded Mandates on Nursing Homes!
• Support Assisted Living Program Rebasing Legislation!
• Oppose an Increase in Penalties for Adult Care Facilities
• Oppose Further Restrictions on Psychotropic Medications in Nursing Homes and ACFs
• Affordable Independent Senior Housing Assistance Program
• Authorize Certified Medication Aides (CMAs) in Nursing Homes!
• Support Role of the Nurse in Adult Care Facilities
• Support Streamlining Medical Evaluations in ALPs!
• Urge Congress to Protect Medicaid in 2025!

  Congress is preparing to pass a budget resolution to move forward on tax and spending priorities. Members are encouraged to write to your members of Congress to urge them not to include Medicaid cuts or harmful changes as part of budget reconciliation or other legislation.

• Urge State Legislators to Fund Resident Assistants in Affordable Senior Housing!

  LeadingAge NY strongly urges members to send our digital advocacy letters to legislators TODAY, asking them to fund Resident Assistants in affordable senior housing. Share these new grassroots advocacy flyers with staff and residents!

• Urge Governor Hochul to Eliminate the Daily HERDS Survey!

  Nursing homes and ACFs have been completing the daily HERDS survey for over four years. LeadingAge NY thanks members for their advocacy thus far and encourages members to send an email to the Governor urging the elimination of this burdensome requirement.

• Urge State Legislators to Invest in Nursing Home Rates and Improve Access to Quality Care!

  LeadingAge NY strongly urges members to send our digital advocacy letters to legislators TODAY, asking them to increase nursing home Medicaid rates by 20 percent and restore harmful cuts to capital reimbursement. Share digital letters with your network of advocates such as board members, staff, families, and volunteers!

• Urge Congress to Oppose Implementation of Federal Nursing Home Staffing Standards!
• Support Nursing Home Rebasing!