New York

New York nursing homes would have to shell out an additional $325 million in order to meet a new minimum state staffing requirement set to be enforced starting Friday, according to a new analysis. 

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration purposely manipulated nursing home COVID-19 data in order to mislead the public, an audit by the state comptroller’s office has found. 

NYC Health + Hospitals has appointed Khoi Luong, DO, senior vice president of post-acute care for the public health system, the nation’s largest.

Long-term care workers in New York won’t be forced to get a COVID-19 booster shot, the state’s top health official said. 

Will there be six more weeks of hand-wringing when it comes to placing political blame for early COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes? It’s all part of the COVID cycle.

New York’s long-term care providers could have to come up with $500 million to comply with the state’s new profit capping law — and the true number might be even higher. 

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) has delayed a new state law that requires nursing homes to spend a minimum of 70% of revenue on direct patient care and at least 40% of that on resident staffing. 

The U.S. Supreme Court has said that New York can proceed with its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for nursing home employees and other healthcare workers even though it does not grant religious exemptions. 

Providers in New York and Minnesota are receiving additional help from National Guard forces to aid with severe staffing shortages amid worries about the omicron variant. 

Long-term care providers in New York may soon get staffing reinforcement after Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) on Monday announced that the state is prepared to deploy National Guard members to help nursing homes...