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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has suspended the state’s new nursing homes laws regarding staffing levels and profits, citing a shortage of health care workers.
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According to state data, 22% of nursing home staff in Western New York are unvaccinated. Only the Mohawk Valley region has a higher percentage of unvaxxed nursing home staff.
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New York nursing homes will be required to put nearly three quarters of their money toward caring for residents, as a nursing home profit cap was included in the 2021 New York State budget.
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New York lawmakers may try to reform the state’s nursing home industry in light of thousands of COVID-19 deaths, and they don’t have to look far to find…
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New York state nursing homes have long been plagued by understaffing, and the COVID-19 pandemic has only made matters worse. Despite this, the state…
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New York State Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker declined to testify at Monday’s public hearing on the COVID-19 crisis in upstate nursing homes,…
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New York state finally gave nursing homes permission to allow visitation July 15, but more than two weeks later, the overwhelming majority of nursing…
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A New York state report released this week found that Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s controversial executive order, which placed COVID-19 hospital patients into nursing homes, was not to blame for the state’s more than 6,000 nursing home deaths. But many, including Republican lawmakers, watchdog groups and medical professionals, still have questions about what impact the order had.
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Western New York nursing homes are running short on personal protective equipment amid the COVID-19 pandemic and are now asking for donations. Elderwood,…