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2017 accomplishments
LeadingAge New York and its members achieved several legislative , regulatory and policy victories in 2017 . We also helped members navigate major change through education , technical assistance and business solutions . Among our 2017 accomplishments for members are the following :
Budget and Legislative Successes
• Working with LeadingAge , engaged advocates in a “ Save Medicaid ” campaign to successfully oppose proposals to institute block grants or per capita caps .
• Fought off nurse staffing ratios for nursing homes .
• Secured legislative passage of a bill to expand ALP capacity based on future need .
• Forestalled elimination of bed hold payments to nursing homes for hospitalized residents .
• Secured Legislative passage of a measure to increase SSI payments for ACF residents .
• Led the NYS Affordable Senior Housing Coalition , which successfully advocated for $ 125 million of capital funding for senior housing in the State ’ s FY17 Budget .
• Helped defeat a proposal to require MLTC plans to use the State transportation broker for their enrollees .
• Worked with LeadingAge on successful “ Save HUD 202 ” and “ RAD for PRAC ” Federal advocacy campaigns for affordable senior housing .
• Successfully defeated legislation that would have imposed onerous and costly requirements on ACFs .
• Engaged other affordable housing advocates in a campaign to fund a Senior Housing Resident Service Coordinator Program .
• Obtained a further extension of the waiver from electronic prescribing for nursing home residents .
• Relaunched the Young at Heart campaign to improve public perception of aging services providers , provide education on services offered and direct consumers to member organizations .
Regulatory , Policy and Legal Victories
• Secured a partially favorable Appellate Division decision on Executive Compensation regulations , and successfully petitioned the NYS Court of Appeals to hear the case .
• Worked with DOH to update and consolidate ACF regulations , while opposing onerous proposals .
• Secured relaxation of EHR security requirements needed to qualify for health information exchange funding .
• Collaborated with the Alzheimer ’ s Association on advocacy and free regional training for ACF members .
• Worked with the State on amending Regulation 140 to give CCRCs more investment flexibility .
• Led ongoing advocacy on the federal home and community-based settings rule and its impact on aging services .
• Successfully advocated for issuance of 2016 and 2017 IGT payments to public nursing homes .
• Advocated for sound and feasible Medicaid value-based payment policies and funding .
• Made progress on advancing nursing home quality pool adjustments .
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• Distributed the third installment of the Universal Settlement to participating nursing homes .
• Filed an amicus brief supporting a member in a real estate tax exemption case .
• Published an educational fact sheet on the Nursing Home 5-Star Rating system .
• Issued a report touting the economic impact of CCRCs .
• Contracted with the Siena Research Institute to poll older New Yorkers on their knowledge and attitudes about aging services .
Helping Members Thrive
• Offered over 35 conferences , seminars , trainings and audio conferences to members in all service lines on workforce issues , conditions of participation , payment reform and other topics .
• Held two first time events – the Recreation & Activity Professionals Conference and Retirement Communities Summit .
• Collaborated with the Healthcare Trustees of NYS , Albany Guardian Society and other groups to expand member educational offerings .
• Introduced a highly-rated Workforce Summit at the Annual Conference with 70 attendees .
• Held the 2017 CCRC Summer Summit , with a record number of attendees .
• Held a Symposium on Healthy Senior Housing to promote independent senior housing with services as a key aging-in-place strategy .
• Compiled and published a comprehensive nursing home salary report .
• Provided free Emergency Preparedness education to ACFs and nursing homes .
• Provided model policies and other templates free-of-charge to member nursing homes on the new federal conditions of participation .
• Through ProCare , offered on-site training through the ATI program to over 40 nursing homes , and consulting to over 30 facilities on surveys , quality and other areas .
• Increased the LeadingAge NY IGNITE Leadership Academy class size to 24 , after receiving a record number of applications in 2017 .
• Through Value First , conducted 81 free cost studies for LeadingAge members in New York and neighboring states to analyze potential group purchasing savings .
• Received 236 entries from a record 62 member facilities for the 2017 Art Exhibit Competition .
• Developed Quality Apex , a quality improvement tool for nursing homes .
• Updated Career Center to a new platform offering more member value for a lower price .
• Developed and released the SNF Trend Report as a sister report to the 5-Star Analysis Report .
• Deployed a new online conference application for member use at LeadingAge NY major conferences .