Survey, Clinical and Quality

Survey, Clinical and Quality State's Minimum Nursing Home Staffing Standards Take Effect Despite Statewide Health Care Staffing Emergency: The Governor extended the health care staffing emergency, but lifted the freeze on enforcement of nursing home staffing mandates. As a result, certain staffing flexibilities were continued, but nurse and aide minimum staffing levels took effect on April 1^st. LeadingAge NY is providing members with resources to respond to the requirements.
April 1, 2022

Survey, Clinical and Quality Barring Renewal, Executive Order Suspending Nursing Home Staffing Will Expire March 31st: Members should be prepared for the possibility that the State may start enforcing staffing levels effective April 1^st.
March 29, 2022

Survey, Clinical and Quality National Academies to Host Webinar on National Nursing Home Quality Report Findings: Webinar to be held on Wed., April 6^th from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
March 28, 2022

Survey, Clinical and Quality Talking Points for Nursing Home Members: LeadingAge NY has developed some key points for nursing home members fielding questions about press coverage.
March 22, 2022

Survey, Clinical and Quality President Biden to Unveil Nursing Home Initiative During State of the Union Address: Members encouraged to read Feb. 28^th White House Fact Sheet on new initiative.
March 1, 2022

Survey, Clinical and Quality Celebrate Social Work Month: LeadingAge NY recognizes the important contributions of social workers to long term care.
February 25, 2022

Survey, Clinical and Quality Nursing Home Reimbursement Update: DOH has finalized 2021 Nursing Home Quality Pool measures; no release date yet for January 2022 Medicaid rates.
February 15, 2022

Survey, Clinical and Quality CMS Extends Its Staffing Focus to Publicly Reported Data on Care Compare: CMS to add five new measures to staffing domain on Care Compare for nursing homes, including data on weekend staffing and staff turnover derived from PBJ data.
January 21, 2022

Survey, Clinical and Quality SNF QRP Preview Reports Available: Providers have until Feb. 14^th to review data that will be posted publicly in April 2022.
January 18, 2022

Survey, Clinical and Quality Turnover, Weekend Staffing Will Impact Quality Measures: CMS to add nursing home staff turnover and weekend nurse staffing to Care Compare.
January 17, 2022