Nearly 80% Of NYC’s Nursing Homes Got Zero Visits From Oversight Program

Nearly 80% of nursing homes and other adult care facilities from Harlem to Hollis didn’t receive a single visit from the state’s federally-required oversight program. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes, I would like to receive emails from Harlem World Magazine. (You can unsubscribe…

NYS Lawmakers Move To Strengthen Nursing Home Oversight From Care, To Complaints And More

Advocates for nursing home residents today praised state lawmakers for passing legislation to strengthen New York’s nursing home oversight program. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes, I would like to receive emails from Harlem World Magazine. (You can unsubscribe anytime)Constant Contact Use. Please leave…

The NYC Test & Trace Corps Launches Buprenorphine Treatment Pathway From Harlem To Hollis To Help With Opioid Use Disorder

The NYC Test & Trace Corps announced today the launch of a Buprenorphine Treatment Pathway to connect New Yorkers struggling with opioid use disorder to treatment with buprenorphine through NYC Health + Hospitals’ Virtual Buprenorphine Clinic. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes, I would…

Money, Not Study, For Nursing Home Oversight; Advocates Urge $20M In State Budget for Ombudsman Program

Advocates for the aging are calling on Governor Kathy Hochul to better fund—rather than further study—the State’s independent nursing home oversight program in the wake of over 15,000 nursing home COVID deaths so far during the pandemic. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes, I would like…

Senate Majority To Pass Legislation Repealing Immunity Protections And Transparency At Nursing Homes

Today, the Senate Democratic Majority will pass the Treatment Protection Act that repeals previous immunity protections that prevented health care facilities. Become a Harlem Insider! Sign-Up for our Newsletter *Select list(s) to subscribe toHarlem World Magazine Example: Yes, I would like to receive emails from Harlem World Magazine. (You can unsubscribe anytime)Constant Contact Use. Please…