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COVID-19: What New Yorkers Need to Know
Erin Riker, Esq. Coordinator, CELJ Legal Advice Helpline This blog entry contains information about changes in laws, emergency declarations, and other government actions that affect your life in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. This is a rapidly developing situation, so this article will be updated regularly as conditions change. This entry is current as…
Read MoreMedical-legal partnerships for socially vulnerable older adults
Call To Action & Guide for Nursing Home and Adult Care Facility Providers
submitted by Lindsay Heckler, Esq. and Liam McMahon, Paralegal Call to action: use your voice to improve long-term care! There have been longstanding issues with transparency and communication on the guidance issued to nursing home and adult care facility providers by New York State and the New York State Department of Health. To assist the…
Read MoreWorld Elder Abuse Awareness Day
On June 15th, in honor of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, we held a “virtual” press conference, with videos from elected officials and leaders across the state. All video comments can be viewed on our YouTube Channel. During the month of June, communities around the world have the opportunity to promote a better understanding of…
Read MoreThe Trump Administration’s Reversal of Transgender Health Protections
Yesterday there was uplifting news from the Supreme Court, as it announced a 6-3 ruling that the 1964 Civil Rights Act protects gay, lesbian, and transgender employees from discrimination based on sex. The decision is a huge victory for the LGBTQ community. However, at the same time, we learned over the weekend that the Trump…
Read MoreTesting for COVID-19: Do I Need to Worry about Medical Bills?
submitted by Caroline McDonough, Esq. Each day, we continue to learn more about the widespread impact COVID-19 is having on the world. With the increased knowledge, comes an increased understanding and awareness of how quickly this virus is able to spread. Thus, testing is crucial to the efforts to slow the spread of the virus…
Read MoreNursing Home Reporting on COVID-19 Released June 4, 2020
On April 19, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it would be requiring nursing homes to report COVID-19 information to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). While CMS asked nursing homes to submit their first set of data to the CDC by May 17, CMS granted a grace period that…
Read MoreCELJ in the News
October 12, 2020: WBFO, “Will New York follow New Jersey in raising nursing home wages, capping how much nursing homes can profit?” September 24, 2020: Modern Healthcare, “Inspections found nursing home lapses as Covid-19 raged” August 19, 2020: Buffalo News, “Even with ban lifted, many nursing home residents are unable to see family” August 13,…
Read MoreNew COVID-19 Reporting Requirements in Nursing Homes
submitted by Liam McMahon, Paralegal On May 8th the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid services published a new rule for nursing homes that will change what COVID-19 information they are required to report to residents, their family and representatives, and CMS itself. Those requirements are detailed below, along with where residents and family can turn…
Read MoreNew York State Nursing Home Inspections
On April 23, Governor Cuomo announced a focused effort by the State Department of Health (DOH) and the State Attorney General (AG) to investigate nursing homes who violate Executive Orders that require nursing homes communicate COVID-19 test results and deaths to residents families. In addition, Governor Cuomo announced that DOH will inspect facilities that have…
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