Nursing homes across New York will have to begin complying with new minimum staffing requirements this month after being granted a temporary reprieve by Gov. Kathy Hochul.
from state Attorney General Letitia James and labor organizers, she quietly allowed the last order to expire on Thursday without renewing it.
“These are our most fragile citizens, and we need to make sure they are being taken care of,” said Beth Finkel, the New York State director for AARP. “In times of crisis, you don’t lower the standards. You raise the standards because otherwise the quality of care will plummet.” Only about 63% of 611 nursing homes across New York state were in compliance with the 3.5 hour staffing requirement in the third quarter of 2021, according to a recent report from the consulting firm Clifton Larson Allen. The report determined that it would cost $324.5 million annually for all of the state’s operators to come into compliance with the new requirements.
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