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Alert: LTCCC Urges New York to Withdraw Proposal to Lower Nursing Home Standards

Five Years After COVID Pandemic Ravages Nursing Homes, State Issues Plan to Reduce Nurse Aide Training by 25%

Contact: Richard Mollot, richard@ltccc.org or 212-385-0356

NEW YORK, NY, July 14, 2026 — The Long Term Care Community Coalition (LTCCC) today called on the New York State Department of Health (DOH) to withdraw its plan […]

New LTCCC Resource: Unsafe Nursing Home Discharge Complaint Form

Inappropriate nursing home resident discharges have been a major problem for years. Too many nursing homes maximize profits by inappropriately discharging residents when they become less profitable or are “difficult.” In addition to severe emotional trauma, an inappropriate transfer could put a resident’s well-being and life at risk, especially when they are sent to a […]

LTCCC Alert: Increase the Personal Needs Allowance for New York Nursing Home Residents

Give Nursing Home Residents the Basics They Deserve—Raise the PNA

March 6, 2026 – The Personal Needs Allowance (PNA) in New York has been stuck at $50 per month for over three decades. The dignity of our elders and individuals with disabilities should never be compromised by financial hardship, yet for too […]

Dementia Care Toolkits

The Long Term Care Community Coalition’s Dementia Care Toolkits are designed to support quality, person-centered care for individuals living with dementia—whether in a nursing home or in the community. Use the links below to explore fact sheets, care cards, and other resources tailored to different care settings: Nursing Homes and

LTCCC Alert: Increase the Personal Needs Allowance for New York Nursing Home Residents

Give Nursing Home Residents the Basics They Deserve—Raise the PNA

March 8, 2025 – The Personal Needs Allowance (PNA) in New York has been stuck at $50 per month for over three decades. The dignity of our elders and individuals with disabilities should never be compromised by financial hardship, yet for too […]

LTCCC Alert: New Multilingual Family Council Resources Available at NursingHome411

When families and friends of nursing home residents join together, they can be a powerful force for improving care and ensuring dignity.

Today, LTCCC is releasing family council resources in English, Spanish, Haitian Creole, Korean, and Simplified Chinese to better serve diverse communities.

About the Resources

Family councils play a crucial role in ensuring quality care […]

疗养院投诉的联邦联系方式

州调查机构(通常是州卫生部门)负有主要责任,确保疗养院住户全年(每天 24 小时)的安全和尊严。然而,州立机构常常无法有效监控设施或回应有关护理的投诉。如果您所在州对有关住户护理的投诉(包括确保良好生活质量和有尊严的治疗的服务)反应不够充分,您可以通过以下电子邮件地址之一直接向联邦医疗保险和医疗补助服务中心的地区办公室提出投诉。

  • ROATLHSQ@cms.hhs.gov:阿拉巴马州、佛罗里达州、佐治亚州、肯塔基州、密西西比州、北卡罗来纳州、南卡罗来纳州和田纳西州。
  • RODALDSC@cms.hhs.gov:阿肯色州、路易斯安那州、新墨西哥州、俄克拉荷马州和德克萨斯州。
  • ROPHIDSC@cms.hhs.gov:特拉华州、哥伦比亚特区、马里兰州、宾夕法尼亚州、弗吉尼亚州、西弗吉尼亚州、纽约州、新泽西州、波多黎各、维尔京群岛、康涅狄格州、缅因州、马萨诸塞州、新罕布什尔州、罗德岛州和佛蒙特州。
  • ROCHISC@cms.hhs.gov:伊利诺伊州、印第安纳州、密歇根州、明尼苏达州、俄亥俄州、威斯康星州。
  • ROkcmSCB@cms.hhs.gov:爱荷华州、堪萨斯州、密苏里州、内布拉斯加州。
  • DenverLTC@cms.hhs.gov:科罗拉多州、蒙大拿州、北达科他州、南达科他州、犹他州、怀俄明州。
  • ROSFOSO@cms.hhs.gov:阿拉斯加州、爱达荷州、俄勒冈州、华盛顿州、亚利桑那州、加利福尼亚州、夏威夷州、内华达州和太平洋地区。

我们强烈建议个人尽可能准确地记录其顾虑的性质;它造成临床、身体或心理社会伤害的程度(如果有);以及之前在何时、向谁提出过投诉。请访问学习中心,获取有用的表格、有关护理标准的情况说明书以及其他资源。有关州/联邦监督的更多信息,请参阅:CMS,“各州有义务根据 1864 年协议全面调查医疗保险和医疗补助健康与安全要求”,QSO-22-12-ALL(2022 年 2 月 9 日),https://www.cms.gov/files/document/qso-22-12-all.pdf

Contactos Federales Para Presentar Quejas Sobre Geriátricos

Las agencias estatales de encuestas (generalmente el departamento de salud del estado) tienen la responsabilidad principal de garantizar la seguridad y la dignidad de los residentes de geriátricos las 24 horas del día, todos los días del año. Sin embargo, con mucha frecuencia, las agencias estatales no supervisan eficazmente los centros ni responden a las […]

연방 양로원 불만 사항 보고 연락처

주 조사 기관(일반적으로 주 보건부)은 매일 24시간 내내 양로원 거주자의 안전과 존엄성을 보장할 일차적 책임을 부담합니다. 하지만 주 기관은 효과적으로 시설을 감시하거나 관리에 대한 불만에 대처하지 못하는 일이 잦습니다. 해당 주가 양질의 생활과 존엄성을 보장한 대우와 같은 거주자 서비스에 대한 불만에 충분히 대처하지 않은 경우, 아래 이메일 주소 중 한 개를 통해 연방 Centers for […]

Kontak Federal pou Konplent nan Mezon Retrèt

Ajans sondaj Leta yo (anjeneral depatman sante eta a) gen responsablite prensipal pou asire sekirite ak diyite rezidan mezon retrèt yo 24 èdtan pa jou, chak jou nan ane a. Sepandan, twò souvan, ajans leta yo pa byen kontwole enstalasyon oubyen reponn a plent konsènan swen. Si eta ou a pa reponn ase a yon […]

Fact Sheet: Tips For Providing Input on Your Nursing Home’s Staffing Assessment

To help address persistent and widespread nursing home problems, the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a rule on April 22, 2024, requiring, for the first time, that nursing homes provide minimum numbers of nursing staff time per resident. In addition, the rule requires that facilities implement an “efficient process for consistently […]

Inappropriate Transfer or Discharge of Nursing Home Residents

The inappropriate transfer or discharge of nursing home residents has been a longstanding concern for residents, their families, and policymakers. Far too often, residents are pushed out of their nursing home – which is their home – for inappropriate and illegal reasons. This can have a devastating impact on the resident and their family.

To address […]

LTCCC Alert: Increase the Personal Needs Allowance for New York Nursing Home Residents

Take Action and Contact Your Legislators

February 15, 2024 – The New York State legislature has introduced a bill, sponsored by Senate Disabilities Committee chair John Mannion, to increase the amount of money New York nursing home residents can keep of their income to use for personal items. The Personal Needs Allowance (PNA) in […]

Speak Out in Support of a Safe Minimum Staffing Standard

President Biden has promised to reform nursing homes by setting a national minimum staffing standard. Though nursing homes have been required to have “sufficient staff” to meet each resident’s needs, this is the first time that a president has proposed setting a numerical standard for the minimum number of nurses and aides that a facility […]

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Federal Contacts for Nursing Home Complaints

State survey agencies (usually the state department of health) have primary responsibility to ensure the safety and dignity of nursing home residents 24 hours a day, every day of the year. However, too often, the state agencies fail to effectively monitor facilities or respond to complaints about care. If your state is not sufficiently responsive […]

Ombudsman Town Hall: The Best (om)Buds of Hudson Valley & Tri County

Learn more about ombudsman volunteering opportunities! Feature Speakers

Judy Farrell, Tri County LTCOP Director
Gloria Murray, Hudson Valley LTCOP Director
Richard Mollot, LTCCC Executive Director
Barbara Stuck, Ombudsman Volunteer
Jenine Ferrari, Resident Advocate PowerPoint Slides (PDF)

Joint Comments on Proposed Revision of Federal Nursing Home Requirements

Following is a draft of the comments that LTCCC and the Center for Medicare Advocacy will be submitting in response to the Trump Administration’s proposal to reduce federal standards for nursing homes. We are providing this draft to the public in advance of submission so that others may review before the submission deadline (September 16, […]

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