Nursing Home Residents at Risk: Failure of the NYS Nursing Home Survey and Complaint Systems
Study, supported by the NY Community Trust, of the effectiveness of the inspection and complaint systems.
Study, supported by the NY Community Trust, of the effectiveness of the inspection and complaint systems.
MENTAL HELP GUIDES AND VIDEO FOR OLDER ADULTS
A guide for older adults. This guide will help older adults identify how they have been feeling and decide if there are parts of their lives that they can feel better about. It gives information on what they can do to take control and take steps to […]
The following guides can be used to improve quality of life and help residents maintain choice and independence.
The Guide for Potential Residents helps potential residents and their families choose an assisted living community that is the right for the resident. The Guide for Current Residents helps people already in assisted living assess whether their residence […]
Description of a project in two nursing homes in New York City with a Ten-Step Guide to Improving Working Conditions.
Report on a study of consumer experience with postings in their nursing home(s), with recommendations for regulatory improvement.
This study is based on focus groups conducted in six nursing homes in NYC.
This is the final report of an in-depth three year study of assisted living. It includes an action agenda for consumers, providers and policy makers to help fulfill the promise of assisted living.
This report, part of a three year study, describes findings from ten on-site visits to assisted living facilities in NYS by project staff. It discusses aging-in place, autonomy, risk-taking, staffing, finances and regulations.
This position paper gives evidence of a staffing crisis in New York State nursing homes and documents the need for mandating staffing ratios in New York State nursing homes.
This report, from LTCCC’s committee on Managed Long Term Care, offers recommendations for protecting consumers of managed long term care. 1999.
This resource for nursing homes lists findings from interviews with nursing home staff. It offers concrete examples of ways to reduce costs and enhance revenue while maintaining quality.
Analyses of questionnaires sent to consumers across the country and providers in New York State.
What is subacute care? What are the concerns and benefits? What questions to ask. For consumers and those working with consumers.
The rules nursing homes must follow in lay language. 1995.
Analysis of the New York survey system, deficiencies and enforcement actions.
Includes differences in sponsorship, location and size
Analyses, by location, of the complaint system in New York State.
Consumers’ Guide to Nursing Home Care: The Use of Restraints. A brochure for nursing home residents and their families; written a number of years ago, but still relevant. It explains when restraints can and cannot be used and lists the rights that residents and family members have. It has a checklist for identifying abuse […]
Measuring the Quality of Resident-Staff Interactions. This is a questionnaire, developed under a New York State Department of Health grant, to use with nursing home residents to measure the quality of resident-staff interactions.