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The vacancy rate at nursing homes in New York has jumped to 21% three times the pre-pandemic level. This comes as the U.S. Justice Department is investigating the way the Cuomo administration reported coronavirus deaths in nursing homes.
More than 15,000 nursing home residents have died from COVID-19. Now, operators say families seem reluctant to send their relatives there.
Stephen Hanse is the president and CEO of the New York State Health Facilities Association. He said this is the biggest vacancy rate he has seen and he worries some nursing homes could go out of business.
Federal data show more than 1 million people live in 15,000 nursing homes across the country. The vacancy rate in those homes is spiking in most states.
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NEW YORK NOW – Nursing homes in New York would be required to have enough staff for each resident to receive at least three and a half hours of direct care each day under legislation expected to be approved by the state Legislature in the next few weeks.
The bill was approved Monday by the Senate Health Committee, and the same is expected Tuesday in the Assembly Health Committee. Final passage is scheduled for next week.
“We’re trying to make sure that folks, whether they’re in hospitals or nursing homes, that they’re taken care of, and that they’re appropriately staffed,” said Sen. Gustavo Rivera, D-Bronx, who sponsors the bill and chairs the Senate Health Committee.