Nursing Homes

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Nursing Homes Health Equity Impact Assessment Requirements Reviewed by PHHPC: The Public Health and Health Planning Council discussed the HEIA requirements and received updates from the Office of Aging and Long-Term Care and the Nursing Home CON Ad Hoc Committee.

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Nursing Homes 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 new digital advocacy letters are now available. Please contact the Governor today – it only takes a few clicks!

8 days ago
Nursing Homes Commissioner Declares Influenza Prevalent in NY: Declaration triggers certain actions for certain DOH-regulated entities.

1 month 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.

2 months 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.

Nursing Homes Commissioner Declares Influenza Prevalent in NY: Declaration triggers certain actions for certain DOH-regulated entities.
8 days ago

Nursing Homes Register Now for Jan. 7th Webinar: Empowering Older Adults with Technology for Healthy Aging: This webinar will help senior living providers explore how to move residents beyond initial curiosity toward meaningful, sustained use of digital tools that support healthy and productive aging. Free to LeadingAge NY members.
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Nursing Homes Safety and Violence Education Training Webinar Available: Jan. 13^th webinar will focus on both young adults and older adults in community settings.
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Nursing Homes CMS Releases Updated MDS 3.0 Quality Measures User's Manual v18.0 Effective Jan. 1, 2026: Changes include the respecification of the Long Stay Antipsychotic Measure and a risk adjustor modification to the function measures based on the removal of item O0400 from the MDS version 1.20.1 and the SNF QM User’s Manual V7.0 effective beginning Oct. 1, 2025.
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Nursing Homes Home Care Minimum Wage Increases Jan. 1, 2026: Wages increase by $0.55 per hour for home care aides upstate and downstate.
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Nursing Homes Former ADHCC Leader Passes: Christine Fitzpatrick, former executive director of ADHCC, was a fierce advocate for ADHC programs.
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Nursing Homes Nursing Home Capital Review Ends Tomorrow: Providers have until Wed., Dec. 3^rd to request corrections to the State’s calculation of their 2026 Medicaid capital rate.
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Nursing Homes Medicare ACCESS Model Seeks to Expand Technology-Supported Care: The new model seeks to expand access to technology-supported care for chronic conditions through an outcome-based payment arrangement. Applications are due April 1^st.
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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.

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 new digital advocacy letters are now available. Please contact the Governor today – it only takes a few clicks!
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.
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!