personal needs allowance

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: 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 […]

Senior Care Policy Briefing: Concerning Patterns in Hospice Care

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The Senior Care Policy Briefing covers important long-term care issues by highlighting policy updates, news reports, and academic research. Topics in this edition include:

  • Medicaid Fraud Control Unit cases resulted in 1,327 convictions for fraud, abuse, or neglect in 2022.
  • Patients left in […]
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