THE NURSING HOME REFORM MOVEMENT

This is exciting.  The last nursing home reform was 1987.  We are in the thick of it.  There are so many social media groups formed over the past few months.    

Essential Care Visitor is thrilled to support all caregivers and their loved ones.  With our spirit and mission of collaboration - we celebrate ALL groups who are working in their area to solidify the voices of Essential Caregivers to give voice to their Loved Ones.   

Continue to learn about the dynamics of long term care and our growth to insuring quality care for our residents nationwide for our residents now and generations to come. 

TO ALL MEDIA

-We are in the thick of nursing home reform during this time. 

-We need you to continue writing about it to our vulnerable during this pandemic and beyond.

-We appreciate your coverage so very much.

-Please put March 12, 2021 on your Calendar. 

Governor Andrew Cuomo's full list of proposed reforms are below:

• Requiring nursing homes to post their rates for each payer source on a public website, updated annually;
• Requiring the posting of all facility owners;
• Requiring the posting of a list of all contracts or other agreements entered into for provision of goods or services for which any portion of Medicaid or Medicare funds are used by the facility within 30 days of execution of the agreement; and
• Requiring information regarding staff be included in an application to establish a nursing home.
• Increasing civil monetary penalties to $25,000 for violations of the Public Health Law, including increasing penalties for willful violations of Public Health Law or regulation;
• Removing the requirement to provide adult care facilities a 30-day period to rectify violations prior to imposition of a penalty; and
• Building off legislation signed by the Governor in 2019, requiring any nursing home with a repeat Infection Control Deficiency to work with the Quality Improvement Organization, or a state designated independent quality monitor, at the nursing home's own expense, to assess and resolve the facility's infection control deficiencies.
• Streamlining process to appoint a receiver to protect patient health and safety.
• Requiring that nursing homes spend a minimum of 70 percent of revenue on direct patient care and a minimum of 40 percent of revenue on resident staffing; and
• Establishing a nursing home profit cap and limiting certain unscrupulous transactions, including but not limited to related party transactions over fair market value and payment of compensation for employees who are not actively engaged in or providing services at the nursing home.
• Limiting the overall proportion of management salaries and setting a cap by regulation, dependent on the size of the facility, for managers and executives.