This bill would clarify that individuals living in senior housing have the right to access and obtain the same services that they would if they were an individual residing in the community, from the provider of their choosing. These services include personal care, home care, case management, technologies, and other community services that support them to live independently in the community. LeadingAge NY supports this legislation.

LeadingAge New York strongly opposes A.3397/S.5177, which would repeal the Emergency or Disaster Treatment Protection Act [Public Health Law Article 30-D, the “Act”]. This critically important legislation provides health care providers and professionals with reasonable immunity from liability during the COVID-19 pandemic emergency.

Establishes an Affordable Senior Housing and Services Program with its own rules and scoring criteria and provides for optional basic healthy aging services for senior housing residents.

LeadingAge New York supports this legislation, which would authorize the integration of individuals with traumatic brain injuries (TBI) sustained after age twenty-one into certified developmental disabilities (DD) programs.

LeadingAge NY raises concerns about this bill, which would require a hospital, nursing home or diagnostic and treatment center seeking any type of CON approval would be required to submit a health equity impact assessment with its application that demonstrates how the project would address health care access and disparities. 

The bill would require nursing homes and the Department of Health (DOH) to prominently post Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) 5-star ratings on their respective websites, and require nursing homes to prominently display their 5-star ratings onsite at the facility for residents and the public.

This bill would create parity for New York's two Integrated Residential Communities as it relates to billing for services provided to people with developmental disabilities. LeadingAge NY supports this legislation.

This bill would enact the "Safe Staffing for Quality Care Act," mandating nurse staffing ratios in hospitals and nursing homes. LeadingAge NY opposes this legislation.