Nursing Homes

20 days ago
Nursing Homes Increasing Training Capacity in Statewide Healthcare Facilities: A Strategic Workforce Investment: Applications due by 4 p.m. ET on Oct. 14, 2025.

1 month ago
Nursing Homes NYS Rolls Out Free Community College Program: Program offers opportunity to NYS residents age 25-55 to pursue careers in certain high-demand areas.

1 month ago
Nursing Homes DOH Provides Update on Technical Changes to CHRC System: Members are encouraged to keep us informed regarding any CHRC delays or challenges.

1 month ago
Nursing Homes DOH Surveillance Deputy Highlights Nursing Home Guidance Updates: LeadingAge NY hosted a presentation on July 21^st by Ashley Cokgoren, Deputy Director of DOH's Division of Nursing Home and ICF/IID Surveillance, on the recent updates to the federal nursing home survey guidance.

2 months ago
Nursing Homes New DOH Funding Opportunity for Nursing Homes – Responses Due July 31st: DOH’s Quality of Care Improvement Program 2025 offers civil monetary penalty reinvestment funds to support initiatives aimed at enhancing the quality of care and quality of life for residents in NYS nursing homes.

Nursing Homes Off-Site Staffing in Nursing Homes: CMS Clarifies PBJ Reporting and Licensing Requirements: Facilities must ensure that all PBJ-reported hours reflect direct care or administrative work performed physically within the facility.
20 days ago

Nursing Homes LeadingAge NY Advances Recommendations to Improve Nursing Home Survey Process: LeadingAge New York has made recommendations to the Department of Health (DOH) aimed at improving the nursing home survey process.
26 days ago

Nursing Homes State Provides PDPM Project Update: Nursing homes unlikely to see Medicaid case mix adjustments until late 2026.
26 days ago

Nursing Homes Next Nursing Home VAPAP Application Deadline Is Oct. 1: Program provides nursing homes that are in severe financial distress and meet the established criteria with an opportunity to apply for short-term financial assistance.
26 days ago

Nursing Homes CLIA Goes Paperless: Effective March 1, 2026, laboratories and providers performing laboratory testing, including point-of-care testing under a CLIA Certificate of Waiver, must adopt email-based notifications to receive CLIA fee coupons and certificates.
20 days ago

Nursing Homes State Announces $300M in Statewide Healthcare Transformation Grant Awards: Healthcare providers who applied for two of the three Transformation Grant funding opportunities issued in early 2024 have been notified of the outcome of their application.
26 days ago

Nursing Homes CMS Distributes Nursing Home FY26 VBP Multipliers: Homes can access their SNF VBP Performance Score Reports on iQIES.
26 days ago

Nursing Homes ARPA Funding Quarter Four Reporting for ALPs and ADHCs: DOH outlines quarter 4 reporting for ALPs and ADHCs that received ARPA funding.
26 days ago

Nursing Homes ProCare: For over 20 years, Leading Age NY ProCareSM has provided a wide range of high-quality and state-of-the-art clinical, administrative and financial consulting services to member and non-member nursing homes and other aging services providers.

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.