LeadingAge NY Updates

LeadingAge NY Updates Nursing Homes in Micro-Cluster Zones Subject to New Staff Testing and Visitation Restrictions: Nursing homes in red, orange, and yellow micro-cluster zones must test staff twice weekly, and those in red and orange zones must suspend visitation.
November 17, 2020

LeadingAge NY Updates Nov. 10th COVID-19 Update: Latest updates for providers of LTPAC and senior services.
November 10, 2020

LeadingAge NY Updates Point-of-Care Test Result Reporting Update: New York State has extended the deadline for reporting COVID-19 and flu POC test results from 3 hours to 24 hours. The federal government will provide webinars on Nov. 12^th and Nov. 13^th on NHSN reporting of nursing home POC test results.
November 10, 2020

LeadingAge NY Updates Sign up ASAP to Receive Free Training and a Stipend Through Project ECHO!: LeadingAge NY and the New York Academy of Medicine to offer training starting soon.
November 10, 2020

LeadingAge NY Updates LeadingAge NY Releases Issue Brief on Risk Mitigation Strategies for Off-Site Holiday Visits: The issue brief is intended to help nursing homes, adult care/assisted living facilities, and senior housing to identify the relevant regulations and guidance applicable to off-site social visits during the COVID-19 pandemic and the steps that organizations may choose to take to mitigate the infection risks of off-site visits, while honoring resident rights to access the community.
November 9, 2020

LeadingAge NY Updates Nov. 3rd COVID-19 Update: Latest updates for providers of LTPAC and senior services.
November 3, 2020

LeadingAge NY Updates DOH Addresses Questions on Micro-Cluster Visitation and Visits by External Health Care Professionals: In a weekly call with nursing home association representatives, staff from DOH and the Governor's Office addressed several questions related to visitation and offered infection prevention recommendations.
November 3, 2020

LeadingAge NY Updates Oct. 27th COVID-19 Update: Latest updates for providers of LTPAC and senior services.
October 27, 2020

LeadingAge NY Updates Rapid Molecular COVID-19 Test Is Focus of New DOH Guidance: The new guidance addresses the Abbott ID NOW rapid molecular test for COVID-19 and the need for confirmatory testing under certain circumstances.
October 26, 2020

LeadingAge NY Updates Oct. 20th COVID-19 Update: Latest updates for providers of LTPAC and senior services.
October 20, 2020