New York nursing homes

The 2021 New York state law that sets minimum staffing standards for nursing homes has administrators, caregivers and labor unions debating how to meet the mandate.

Nursing home workers and long term care advocates are airing concerns about the implementation of the 2021 New York state law that sets minimum staffing standards for nursing homes.

Governor Kathy Hochul’s administration has lifted a three-month pause on a new law that will require nursing homes in New York to meet minimum standards for staffing and patient care.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has until the end of Thursday to decide whether to let a law take effect that would significantly increase the number of workers at the state’s nursing homes. Hochul paused the law’s January start date when nursing home operators said they could not meet the new standards, but workers are saying it’s time to let the measure take effect.

The New York State legislature on Tuesday approved measures that would require hospitals and nursing homes meet minimum staffing levels of nurses and…

Critics of some of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s nursing home policies during the COVID-19 pandemic marked the anniversary Thursday of the…

Republicans in the New York State Senate claimed Friday that policies enacted by the state during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic may have put…

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and his staff were in damage control mode Thursday as they faced two scandals; the governor’s handling of nursing home…

Residents of nursing homes in New York will be able to receive visitors again starting February 26, under new rules laid out by Governor Andrew Cuomo and…

The New York State Senate is poised to strip Governor Andrew Cuomo of some emergency pandemic powers and create an oversight commission to review the…