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A coalition of home care workers, family caregivers, and disability and senior advocates — along with New York City Council Member Annabel Palma (D, District 18) — rallied to oppose the state’s proposed 12-hour limitation on personal care hours in the Medicaid Personal Care Program. Read the full story

The Western New York Alliance for Person-Centered Care (WNYAPCC) held a region-wide symposium on culture change and person-centered care on March 10. Read the full story

The Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) of the New York State Attorney General’s office reached a $24 million settlement with three home health care agencies that allegedly billed Medicaid for services provided by hundreds of home health aides who lacked proper training credentials. Read the full story

“Do you know where your tax dollars are going?” That’s the theme of a public relations and advocacy campaign launched by 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East to reform the home care industry in New York. Read the full story

Employment gains made in New York’s home health care industry were responsible for the recovery of the city’s overall health care jobs market between 2002 and 2008, according to an analysis published in the September 2009 issue of Monthly Labor Review. Read the full story

A new law in New York State will require nursing homes, hospitals, and diagnostic and treatment centers to publicly disclose staffing information beginning March 16, 2010.

As a result of the Nursing Care Quality Protection Act, which Gov. David Paterson (D) signed on September 16, patients and families will be able to review the staff-patient ratios on units and shifts in those health care facilities. Consumers will also be able to find out how the facilities determine direct-care staffing. Read the full story