Reforms follow deadly year in New York nursing homes by Marina Villeneuve, The Associated Press Posted Apr 10, 2021 8:07 am EDT Last Updated Apr 10, 2021 at 8:14 am EDT FILE - In this March 21, 2021 file photo, Theresa Sari, left, and her daughter Leila Ali look at a section of a memorial wall after a news conference in New York Sari's mother, Maria Sachse, was a nursing home resident and died from COVID-19. After a deadly year in New York’s nursing homes, state lawmakers have passed legislation that could potentially force facility owners to spend more on patient care. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) ALBANY, N.Y. — After a deadly year in New York’s nursing homes, state lawmakers have passed legislation intended to hold facility operators more accountable for neglect and potentially force them to spend more on patient care.