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Resident Rights Advocacy Initiative
Lindsay Heckler, Esq., MPH Lindsay Heckler, Esq., MPH

Resident Rights Advocacy Initiative

We want to hear from the community who have had personal experiences with nursing homes. In connecting with our community at large, we will be able to sharpen the tools we provide to residents that promote self-advocacy.

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Advocating for Legislative Change to Improve Long-Term Care in New York State
Calls to Action Lindsay Heckler, Esq., MPH Calls to Action Lindsay Heckler, Esq., MPH

Advocating for Legislative Change to Improve Long-Term Care in New York State

The growing crisis of substandard care in nursing homes and adult care facilities is not new and has existed prior to the pandemic. New York has ignored the challenges older adults and people with disabilities have faced living in nursing homes and adult care facilities, such as abuse and neglect from insufficient staffing and lax infection control practices.

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