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Policy Brief: Nursing Home Funding Adequacy in New York

Tell policymakers: No more funding without real reform! Nursing home operators are seeking more taxpayer dollars—but without real accountability, increased funding won’t improve care for residents. Too often, facilities prioritize profits over people, leading to poor staffing, neglect, and substandard conditions.

Download a PDF of the policy brief.

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Weeding Out Medicaid Fraud: Lessons from NJ’s Long-Term Care Ombudsman & State Comptroller’s Collaboration

Date: January 21, 2025 at 1pm ET
Topic: Weeding Out Medicaid Fraud: Lessons from NJ’s Long-Term Care Ombudsman & State Comptroller’s Collaboration
Register: https://bit.ly/jan-2025-webinar

2025-01-16T12:49:37-05:00, |

LTCCC Alert: New Study Reveals Alarming Gaps in Medical Director Presence in U.S. Nursing Homes

September 3, 2024 – A new study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society reveals critical findings about the presence and role of medical directors in U.S. nursing homes. The study, “Medical Director Presence and Time in U.S. Nursing Homes, 2017–2023,” was conducted by researchers from the Long Term Care Community Coalition […]

2025-06-20T10:08:43-04:00Alerts|

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 […]

LTCCC Alert: Supporting Your Constituents During a Nursing Home Stay

August 23, 2024 – To support legislators and elected officials in their efforts to better assist their constituents during nursing home stays, LTCCC is releasing a new guide, Supporting Your Constituents During a Nursing Home Stay: A Guide for Legislators and Elected Officials. This comprehensive guide aims to equip officials with essential knowledge and resources […]

2025-06-20T10:08:45-04:00Alerts, Staffing|

LTCCC Alert: Non-Nursing Staff Crucial for Quality Care in Nursing Homes

June 26, 2024 – The public’s attention to nursing home staffing generally focuses on nurse staff, which makes sense because those are the individuals who are providing direct care to residents. However, non-care staff play an essential role in the quality and safety of a nursing home and the services provided to residents. LTCCC […]

2025-06-20T10:08:45-04:00Alerts, Staffing|

Webinar: What’s Wrong with Long-Term Care Facilities? And What Can You and I (and Residents) Do About It?

Date: Tuesday, July 16, 1pm (ET)
Topic: What’s Wrong with Long-Term Care Facilities? And What Can You and I (and Residents) Do About It?
Register: https://bit.ly/july-2024-webinar

2024-09-11T20:32:31-04:00, |

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 […]

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