Posts Tagged ‘long term care’
Call to action: use your voice to implement change!
submitted by Lindsay Heckler, Esq. At the Center for Elder Law & Justice, we advocate for quality of life and quality of care improvements in WNY adult care facilities and nursing homes. Below are two advocacy actions residents, families, and their supporters can take to make their voices heard and improve the quality of life…
Read MoreThe New York State Department of Health must do more to ensure resident health and safety
The Office of the Comptroller released an audit that found the NYS Department of Health (DOH) efforts and transparency were controlled by the prior Executive’s narrative, and often misled the public, including when it came to the number of nursing home resident deaths. The audit also found that DOH was unprepared to respond to infectious…
Read MoreCMS: Visitation in Nursing Homes is Allowed for All Residents at All Times
submitted by Lindsay Heckler, Supervising Attorney *UPDATE* NYS Department of Health directs nursing homes to follow CMS guidelines: visitation in nursing homes is allowed for all residents at all times. On November 16, 2021, the NYS Department of Health issued Dear Administrator Letter DAL-NH 21-27, accessed here, directing all nursing homes to immediately comply with…
Read MoreResident Rights: When a Nursing Home Transfers a Resident to the Hospital and Refuses to Readmit
Submitted by Bria Lewis, Esq., Staff Attorney Recently, CELJ represented a client who was discharged from a nursing home to a local hospital with a transfer/discharge notice stating that the facility would not be able to take our client back. At the discharge hearing before the NYS Department of Health, the facility was unable to…
Read MoreNYS Department of Health Updates Visitation Guidelines for Nursing Homes and Adult Care Facilities
submitted by Bria Lewis, Esq., Staff Attorney On July 8, 2021, the NYS Department of Health (DOH) issued updated guidelines for visitation for both nursing homes and adult care facilities (ACFs). These guidelines supersede and replace any previously issued guidance regarding visitation. DOH states that regardless of how visitation is conducted, nursing homes and ACFs…
Read MoreNYS Bill A196/S1576 Relates to violations of safety conditions in adult care facilities
The Center for Elder Law & Justice is urging our state legislators to support A.196(Gottfried)/S.1576(Rivera). This bill provides important consumer protections to residents who live in Adult Care Facilities and deters the worst abuses in these facilities that put residents’ health and safety at risk. We join with over 25 organizations in supporting this bill.…
Read MoreLong Term Care Planning Presentation
NYS Legislative Updates and the Need for Comprehensive Long-Term Care Reform
submitted by: Lindsay Heckler, Supervising Attorney This week, the NYS Assembly passed a variety of legislation pertaining to nursing homes and adult care facilities. Below is a summary of each of each of the bills that were passed and what happens next. Before going into these bills, I want to make the following point that…
Read MoreUpdate from NYS Department of Health: Expanded Visitation Guidelines for Adult Care Facilities and Visitation Legislative Updates
Submitted by Bria Lewis, Esq, Staff Attorney On March 2, 2021 NYS Department of Health (DOH) released an updated guidance for visitation in adult care facilities. This update comes just a week after DOH released an updated guidance for nursing home visitation. This new guidance for adult care facilities supersedes and replaces any previously issued…
Read MoreCall to Action: Safe Visitation for Nursing Homes & Adult Care Facilities
It has been almost a year since the initial ban on in-person visitation in nursing homes and adult care facilities, and visitation is still extremely restrictive. Residents have been negatively impacted by these restrictions, living in forced isolation and experiencing cognitive and mental decline. Virtual visitation has not been an adequate substitution to combat the…
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