Memo in Support of New York State Legislature Bills A05842/S05269
Time for NY to Invest in Maximum Nursing Home care, Not Maximum Operator Profits Download PDF of this memo. Federal requirements mandate that nursing homes have sufficient staff, with the appropriate competencies, to meet [...]
LTCCC Policy Brief: New York’s Direct Care Minimum Spending Ratio
In April 2021, a law was passed in New York establishing new requirements for how much the state’s nursing homes must spend on care for their residents and setting forth limits on what nursing [...]
LTCCC Memo: Private Right of Actions in Residential Health Care Facilities (A00159/S00995)
Background The Long Term Care Community Coalition (LTCCC) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to improving care and quality of life for residents in long-term care. LTCCC strongly supports Assembly Bill A00159/Senate Bill S00995, [...]
Alert: Nearly 1 in 5 NY Residents Receive Antipsychotic Drugs
Click to download user-friendly data on AP drugging rates for NY nursing homes in Q2 2021. February 23, 2022 – Inappropriate antipsychotic (AP) drugging is a pervasive problem in nursing homes across New York [...]
LTCCC Alert: NY Nursing Homes Admit Excess Profits
Industry Lawsuit Details Over $500 Million Per Year Diverted from Resident Care January 21, 2022 – At the end of December, more than 200 nursing homes filed a federal lawsuit against New York [...]
LTCCC Alert: Oversight Overlooked in New York Nursing Homes
NY ranks last in citation rates despite widespread substandard care and neglect. Fundamentally, a state’s oversight of nursing home care boils down to two components: (1) its ability to identify and cite a facility [...]
LTCCC Statement: Time for Quality Assurance, Accountability, & Reform in New York Long-Term Care
As we emerge from the pandemic, New York must address the epidemic of nursing home abuse and neglect. COVID-19 has caused unprecedented devastation and tragedy in nursing homes. Years of understaffing, poor infection control, [...]
LTCCC’s Letter to Governor Hochul: Act Quickly to Protect the Lives and Dignity of LTC Residents
Dear Governor Hochul: Welcome to your new office - we are excited to work with your administration to promote the health and well-being of New York seniors, disabled individuals, and families. We are writing [...]
LTCCC Testimony: NY Senate Hearing on Nursing Home, Assisted Living, & Homecare Workforce
LTCCC Executive Director Richard Mollot testified at a New York Senate Hearing, "Nursing Home, Assisted Living, and Homecare Workforce – Challenges and Solutions," on July 27, 2021, highlighting key long-term care policy concerns [...]
New York Nursing Home COVID Vaccination Data
LTCCC is providing a user-friendly spreadsheet (updated monthly) tracking COVID-19 vaccinations for residents and staff in New York's nursing homes (NHs) and assisted living facilities (ALFs). COVID-19 vaccination are self-reported and published by facilities [...]