Nursing Homes

15 days ago
Nursing Homes CMS "TEAM" Model Offers Opportunities for Nursing Homes and Residents: New guidance on the Transforming Episode Accountability Model details the availability of a waiver of SNF three-day stay requirements.

22 days ago
Nursing Homes Q&A and Revised Deadline for Increasing Training Capacity in Statewide Healthcare Facilities RFA: New deadline is Oct. 24^th by 4 p.m.

29 days ago
Nursing Homes PHHPC Ad Hoc Committee Tackles Nursing Home Transfers of Ownership: New Ad Hoc Committee will make recommendations related to the evaluation of applications to acquire and operate nursing homes.

1 month ago
Nursing Homes Updates on COVID Vaccine Guidance: The NYS Health Commissioner has issued standing orders for all four of the 2025-26 COVID vaccines. Medicare will cover the vaccines under Part B.

1 month ago
Nursing Homes Hochul Executive Order Seeks to Maintain Access to COVID Vaccine: The executive order and accompanying guidance respond to the FDA's more limited approval of the 2025-2026 COVID vaccines. CDC guidance on the updated vaccines is not yet available.

Nursing Homes Quantifying How the 2025 Reconciliation Law Will Affect the Uninsured Rate in NYS and Beyond: KFF brief highlights the Congressional Budget Office’s estimate of additional uninsured people in the U.S.
28 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.