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April 16 , 2020 : LeadingAge New York releases a list of online resources for seniors and their loved ones to use while practicing social distancing . April 16 / 17 , 2020 : Governor Cuomo signs EOs 202.18 and 202.19 requiring nursing homes and ACFs to notify family members or next of kin of all residents if any resident tests positive for COVID-19 , or if any resident suffers a COVID-19-related death , within 24 hours of such positive test result or death . April 19 , 2020 : CMS announces new requirements for nursing homes to report COVID-19-related data to the National Healthcare Safety Network ( NHSN ) at the CDC and to inform residents and their representatives of COVID-19 cases among residents and staff , later setting an effective date of May 8 , 2020 . April 20 , 2020 : LeadingAge New York enlists Joelle Margrey , Vice President of Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation at Loretto , for a presentation on Loretto and ImagineMIC ’ s MonitorMe™ telehealth program during its weekly COVID-19 update webinar for members . April 22 , 2020 : Kristen Myers , Vice President of Member Services and Business Development , and Sara Neitzel , Senior Policy Analyst at LeadingAge New York , host a forum for affordable and independent housing providers to discuss some of the challenges they are facing during the COVID-19 emergency . April 24 , 2020 : LeadingAge New York releases a comprehensive Crisis Communication Planning and Guidance document to provide members with recommendations for communicating with the media , residents ’ families , staff and elected officials about their efforts to protect residents and staff and about the level of COVID-19 infection in their facilities and actions they are taking to contain its spread .
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