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Older adults and other vulnerable New Yorkers deserve a safe place to call home when living at home is no longer an option. Inadequate Medicaid rates exacerbate challenges in finding quality nursing home staff. Staffing challenges impact access to quality care. With 5,600 fewer nursing home beds available today than in 2019, it’s time for New York to make older adults a priority in the State Budget! NO MORE EXCUSES! @Governor Kathy Hochul, @Andrea Stewart-Cousins & @Carl E. Heastie, please ensure that nursing home residents can receive the quality care they need, close to home and their loved ones, by providing a 10.5% INCREASE to nursing home Medicaid rates and requiring that reimbursement be updated at least every 5 yrs! Right now, rates are based on 2007 costs. It is time to REFORM this broken system! #NursingHomeSOS https://lnkd.in/eDNAHxdx

Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Carl Heastie, and Governor Kathy Hochul Older adults and other vulnerable New Yorkers deserve a safe place to call home when living at home is no longer an option. Inadequate Medicaid rates exacerbate challenges in finding quality nursing home staff. Staffing challenges impact access to quality care. With 5,600 fewer nursing home beds available today than in 2019, it’s time for New York to make older adults a priority in the State Budget! NO MORE EXCUSES! Please ensure that nursing home residents can receive the quality care they need, close to home and their loved ones, by providing a 10.5% INCREASE to nursing home Medicaid rates and requiring that reimbursement be updated at least every 5 yrs! Right now, rates are based on 2007 costs. It is time to REFORM this broken system! #NursingHomeSOS

https://lnkd.in/gjm9nqC5 Ask our legislators to NOT VOTE on a budget, reject the Governor’s nursing home cuts and include a 16 percent Medicaid rate increase as a bridge to rebasing the Medicaid rate methodology, which has not been updated for 15 years. Find your legislators: https://p2a.co/sLFV25Y.

The importance of overhauling Nursing Home Medicaid Funding in New York State for the continued provision of quality care for older adults cannot be overstated. On average, New York’s Nursing Home Medicaid rates cover only 75% of the cost of care. Improved funding is critical for The Wesley Community to continue serving families with seniors battling Alzheimer’s Disease, dementia, and other health complications. Current restrictions on nursing home admissions not only impact seniors but also contribute to hospital discharge delays and emergency room congestion, impeding healthcare access for All New Yorkers. Say NO to Governor Hochul’s Nursing Home Cuts and urge legislators to include a 16% increase in Medicaid and Rebase Rates. Send Legislators a digital letter today and help us stand up against these cuts! https://p2a.co/GKkcAQE Urge Elected Officials to Stop Shortchanging the Most Vulnerable New Yorkers & Update Nursing Home Reimbursement #NursingHomeSOS #Hochul #SupportOurSeniors

Home visits are a critical way for the industry to build understanding and true legislative champions for our issues. Sometimes, until a legislator sees and feels what it's like to get care in the home, they don't get it. These are crucial to understanding the importance and value of being cared for in the home.

Nursing Home Reliance: The number of older women residing in nursing homes rises sharply with age, reflecting a greater need for assistance. At the same time, and due to generally more limited financial resources, older women are more likely to rely on public insurance for low-income individuals (i.e., Medicaid) to pay for long-term care. In Central Indiana, older women are 1.7 times more likely to reside in a nursing home than men, and more likely to rely on Medicaid for long-term care. Register for May 16 Women and Aging webinar! https://bit.ly/49S5aVU

Medicaid funding directly impacts nursing homes ability to hire and retain staff. Workers deserve adequate wages; but inadequate Medicaid funding makes it difficult for homes to compete for staff. Nursing home Medicaid rates fall short of costs by $810 million ANNUALLY. Mazi Melesa Pilip - County Legislator District 10, please increase funding for nursing homes so we can provide the quality care residents deserve! #nursinghomesos Please see this video: LeadingAge NY Tells Policymakers: Fulfill Your Promise to Older Adults and Fill the Medicaid Gap (youtube.com) https://lnkd.in/e2h2JeC2

Nursing Home Reliance: The number of older women residing in nursing homes rises sharply with age, reflecting a greater need for assistance. At the same time, and due to generally more limited financial resources, older women are more likely to rely on public insurance for low-income individuals (i.e., Medicaid) to pay for long-term care. In Central Indiana, older women are 1.7 times more likely to reside in a nursing home than men, and more likely to rely on Medicaid for long-term care. Register for May 16 Women and Aging webinar! https://bit.ly/49S5aVU

🚨 URGENT: NY STATE BUDGET MUST PRIORITIZE OLDER ADULTS! 🚨 The NYS budget is over 15 years past-due on providing nursing home Medicaid funding that matches the cost of care. There is a $1.6 billion Medicaid funding gap for nursing home care in NY. Poor Medicaid reimbursement directly impacts homes’ ability to recruit & retain staff – and directly impacts access to quality care for our loved ones. New York’s older adults and families deserve better. It’s time for New York to PRIORITIZE the care of older adults in the Final State Budget! Governor Kathy Hochul, Andrea Stewart-Cousins, & Carl E. Heastie  please provide a 10.5% INCREASE to nursing home Medicaid rates and require that reimbursement be updated at least every 5 yrs! #NursingHomeSOS #NYHealthBudgetGap

In April, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final rule implementing a minimum staffing standard to address poor-performing nursing homes. This rule requires facilities to provide a minimum of 3.48 hours of direct care per resident per day (HPRD). Though many nursing home residents will likely need care that far exceeds the 3.48 HPRD. If nursing homes wanted to truly care for their residents, they would step up their staffing game. It's not just a rule - it's a responsibility to ensure the well-being of those in their care and uphold their duties as a nursing home. Don't let your loved ones suffer in understaffed facilities. Find out more about the new rule and how it will impact staffing, residents, and the facilities, here: https://lnkd.in/eyr3Y_ff #nursinghomeabuse #endelderabuse