State lawmakers are launching a hearing to investigate New York's controversial $9 billion taxpayer-funded program that connects residents with Home-Health-Care Aides. State Senate Health Committee Chairman Gustavo Rivera (D-Bronx) and state Sen. James Scorfess (D-Hudson Valley) said they would be urging people to testify about the Personal Assistance Program for Distressed Consumer (CDPAP). State Sen. James Scorfis announces that the Department of Motor Vehicles will remain at West Harborstraw. Tania Savayan/The Journal News, Imagn Content Services, LLC New York State Sen. Gustavo Rivera speaks on the podium. Kevin C Downs of the New York Post The program first came from…
Author: admin
New York State Senate lawmakers will hold a Senate hearing on July 9th to look at the rise in issues related to the overhaul of the state's $9 billion home care program, according to a recent legislative update. Since April, management of the Consumer Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP) has moved to Public Partnerships LLC only, causing widespread disruption. The transition ordered by Gov. Kathy Hochul eliminated more than 600 intermediaries, causing payroll issues, loss of care and bid claims. Senators Gustavo Rivera and James Scorfes will lead the investigation and say the hearing will guide future laws. Some issues have…
Former health secretary Sir Jeremy Hunt has called for an “urgent re-examination” of the Lucy Letby case, just months after stating that her crimes happened on his watch. The Conservative MP claimed that there were “serious and credible questions” about the evidence that convicted the former neonatal nurse. “Justice must be done and seen to be done” Jeremy Hunt Letby is currently serving multiple life sentences for the murder of seven babies and the attempted murder of seven others while working as a nurse at the Countess of Chester Hospital neonatal unit between 2015 and 2016. After several unsuccessful appeal…
In a heartwarming example of purposeful entrepreneurship, two locally born and raised women have launched a new home care business dedicated to providing comprehensive and personalized care to individuals and their families. With a heart for service and a passion for dignity-led support, the founders aim to ease the burdens often faced by people who care for their loved ones with age or disabilities. Motivated by their own caregiving experiences and desire to give back, Helen Cats and Margaret McClure began planning for the Home Helper LLC on a mission to prioritize kindness, cultural sensitivity and continuity of care while…
The third annual Care Trends Report 2025 from OneAdvanced, in partnership with Care England, shines a light on the realities facing the care sector today. Based on a survey of 404 multi-site care providers, the findings lay bare the challenges providers say are holding them back, often directly impacting the workforce management and the delivery of care and support. Staggeringly, almost half (48%) of care providers report they are now effectively ‘working in the dark’ – having insufficient advanced visibility of their organisation – a figure that has more than doubled from 21% last year. This blind spot is forcing…
A lack of visible role models in the workplace – particularly in customer-facing roles – is a major barrier to seeking employment for adults with learning disabilities such as Down’s Syndrome, Autism and Aspergers, new research has revealed. In the UK, there are 1.5 million people with learning disabilities, but only 5% are currently employed. Hilton’s survey of more than 500 people with learning disabilities and their carers* found that 79% believe businesses should do more to promote job opportunities and the benefits of inclusive hiring. Doing so could have a significant impact on employment levels among those with learning…
There are “serious issues” in the performance of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), including delays in handling fitness to practise (FtP) cases and problems in quality assuring education providers and maintaining the integrity of the register, a review by the super-regulator has found. The Professional Standards Authority (PSA) – which oversees 10 healthcare regulators in England – has today published its severely delayed annual performance review of the NMC for 2023-24. “The PSA’s latest report reflects a dark period in the NMC’s history” Paul Rees In the period analysed, 1 July 2023 to 31 December 2024, the watchdog found that…
This similar essay is based on a conversation with Dr. Shravan Verma, co-founder and CEO of Speedoc, a Singapore-based health technology startup. This interview has been compiled for length and clarity.As someone who worked in both tertiary hospitals and underserved environments, I saw the opportunity to start from home and create a virtual hospital that directly brings health care to where patients are.Why should access to hospital-grade care be dependent on geography and infrastructure? The home will become a new care center and AI will become an invisible infrastructure that will allow for this shift.The more refined AI software and…
The name Dr Crystal Oldman has almost become synonymous with community nursing. For more than 40 years, she has been a leading figure in the field, most recently as the chief executive of the Queen’s Institute of Community Nursing (QICN), known until very recently as the Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI). “From the very beginning of my nurse training, I could see the impact that nurses make 24/7 to people’s lives” Crystal Oldman Ahead of her retirement on 1 July, Dr Oldman has spoken to Nursing Times about her career, what drives her passion and the challenges that remain for community…
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has made several updates to its nursing home care comparison tool to improve accuracy and transparency, said in a note on Wednesday. Federal agencies will begin posting the listing of “aggregated” performance data for nursing home chains. Since 2022, CMS has released ownership data linking nursing homes in “chains” and began sharing performance data for these chains in June 2023. Currently, starting July 30th, CMS will display average ratings directly per chain on nursing home care comparisons. Additional updates include removing outdated testing surveys from health assessments, improving antipsychotic drug use measurements…