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Nursing homes to be investigated

NYS Department of Health is partnering with Attorney General Letitia James to investigate nursing homes who violate Executive Orders requiring these facilities to communicate COVID-19 test results and deaths to residents’ families.

Governor Andrew Cuomo previously issued Executive Orders and the Health Department and CDChave issued guidances requiring nursing homes to:
  • provide personal protective equipment and temperature checks for staff; isolate COVID residents in quarantine;
  • separate staff and transfer COVID residents within a facility to another long-term care facility or to another non-certified location;
  • notify all residents and their family members within 24 hours if any resident tests positive for COVID or if any resident suffers a COVID related death;
  • readmit COVID positive residents only if they have the ability to provide adequate level of care under DOH and CDC guidelines.
Additionally, Governor Cuomo and Attorney General James announced NYS will increase staffing through the NYS professional staffing portal and expand training and technical assistance for nursing homes to use the professional staffing portal.

NYS will also continue to provide PPE to these facilities on an emergency basis, and families of nursing home residents who are concerned about the care they are getting can file complaints by calling (833) 249-8499 or by visiting  www.ag.ny.gov/nursinghomes.

Posted: April 24th, 2020 under Heathcare News, Law Enforcement News, State Government News.

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