What does caring mean to you? Caring Across Generations is a bold new campaign for quality care and support, and a dignified quality of life for all Americans, across generations. Join us for the New York Care Congress on Sunday, June 3, 2012 at Pace University, One Pace Plaza [ map ]. Care Congresses are [...]

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The New York State Department of Health (DOH), has issued revisions to the home health aide training program in the form of the Guide to Operation of a Home Health Aide Training Program.  The changes are effective July 1, 2012 for all existing training programs, and represent the recommendations of a workgroup composed of training [...]

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Alzheimer’s Association Offers Newsletter The Alzheimer’s Association, New York City Chapter (AlzNYC), is offering a free monthly newsletter, ADvancing Care, to people who work in nursing homes and other residential care settings as well as to the families and friends of those who reside there. To subscribe and read the current and past issues, visit [...]

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In Phase 2 of New York’s Medicaid Redesign process, the Medicaid Redesign Team (MRT) has been directed to create a coordinated plan to ensure that the program can function within a multi-year spending cap and improve program quality. Workgroups focusing on specific issues have been created to develop recommendations for the MRT.   MRT Managed [...]

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Many of the provisions within the New York State budget for fiscal year 2011-2012 included moving long-term care services into some form of managed care, the first of which began to be implemented this year. Governor Cuomo and New York State legislative leaders agreed to a budget for fiscal year 2011-2012 on March 31, 2011 [...]

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