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After a recent AARP survey found that nearly 80% of New York’s 2.5 million unpaid family caregivers spend a significant amount of their own money to care for a loved one, the organization is pushing for federal and state tax credits to help ease that growing burden. -
Buffalo officials observed World Elder Abuse Awareness Day following a year and pandemic that in many ways pushed older adults to the forefront.The…
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With the state Legislature session getting close to the end, there's a fight over this year's criminal justice reforms, and it has Erie County District…
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Nursing unions are celebrating the recent passage of New York’s “safe staffing” bill, which will mandate nursing homes provide residents an average of at…
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The New York State Legislature passed a “safe staffing” bill for nursing homes on Tuesday, requiring that the often understaffed facilities provide at…
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A home healthcare aide has pleaded guilty of stealing $50,000 from his elderly client in Akron.In Erie County Court Tuesday, Gregory Dread, 25, of Buffalo…
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Once again, the coronavirus pandemic has thrown a spotlight on Ontario’s long-term care homes. Two reports criticize the lack of action by the government,…
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo defended his handling of nursing home data while speaking in Buffalo Thursday, as more details emerged about his alleged cover-up of the…
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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…
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Nursing home finances have come under scrutiny during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now the New York State Legislature is considering a measure to limit how much…
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