Professional and para-professional therapy staff are an essential part of the direct care provided to nursing home residents and their inclusion within the State’s minimum staffing requirements is critical for residents to thrive and to promote independence with activities...

NYSHFA|NYSCAL opposes this legislation that would require hundreds of nursing homes to undertake new “brick and mortar” construction projects to accommodate decedents if the State declares an emergency whereby "excess mortality" is imminent.The mandates this legislation...

NYSHFA|NYSCAL supports A.6272 (Woerner)/S.5229 (Rivera) which would provide updates at least every five years to the Medicaid reimbursement methodology (“rebasing”) for skilled nursing facilities. The last time such rates were updated was 2007.The current statewide average...

NYSHFA|NYSCAL opposes S.1858-A (Rivera) which would impose increased penalties for adult care facility (ACF) providers from $1,000 to $2,000 per day, per violation - or $5,000 per day for a repeat violation. ACT NOW! Contact your State Senators and Assemblymembers and...

NYSHFA urges its members to contact their State legislators to request that the Legislature amend current Public Health Law language to provide a uniform policy for proprietary nursing homes that allows for depreciation to mirror the way it is calculated for voluntary...

NYSHFA|NYSCAL strongly supports the authorization of trained and certified medication aides (“CMAs”) to administer routine and prefilled medications in nursing homes because:Certified medication aides already work in New York State's assisted living facilities.Certified...