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Recent Posts
Nursing home and adult care Facility visitation guidelines - NYS Department of Health
The NYS Department of Health (DOH) issued updated guidelines for visitation for both nursing homes and adult care facilities (ACFs). Nursing homes and ACFs must continue to maintain infection prevention practices. Additionally, visitation should be person-centered and should consider the residents’ physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being, and support their quality of life.
Nursing Home Sent Me To Hospital but Won’t Let Me Back - Now What?
Nobody expects to be evicted from their nursing home and especially after a hospital visit. Learn about your options if your nursing home sends you to the hospital and refuses to readmit.
Stimulus Check Payments & Nursing Home Residents
On Dec. 21, 2020, Congress passed a new economic stimulus bill that included a second round of economic impact payments (also called stimulus checks or IRS payments). Eligible individuals qualify for up to $600 and with the IRS reporting that two thirds of payments have already been sent, here is what nursing home residents, their family, and advocates need to know.