Advocacy for Older Adults

Urgent: Protect Nursing Homes and Ensure Care for Older Adults

Governor Hochul’s budget proposal presents a dire situation for nursing homes, including the Jewish Home and others in Rochester. The proposed cuts amount to over $500 million, with an additional $400 million in Medicaid savings targets. These cuts, along with reductions to operating and capital rates, will have severe consequences for our facilities, staff and the residents we serve.

The impact directly affects the quality of care and accessibility to nursing home services. As a result, we anticipate increased hospital overcrowding in the Rochester area, compounding the existing strain on nursing home placement due to Medicaid funding shortfalls of $810 million and growing. 

It is crucial to protect the interests of our most vulnerable citizens. We are calling on legislators to vote against Governor Hochul’s proposed budget and to support a 16% Medicaid rate increase for nursing homes while rebasing rates for the future.

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See why nursing home care is so important.

Jewish Home residents speak out about the importance of Medicaid funding for nursing homes in the New York State budget.

It’s time for older adults to be a priority! Meet Bill, a resident at the Jewish Home, and Yvonne Butman, Director of Social Work, as they share why older adults matter and deserve more from New York State.
Jewish Home employees share why New York State needs to increase Medicaid for nursing homes by 16% and rebase rates.

We urge legislators to:

  • REJECT the proposal freezing the nursing home operating rate at January 2024 levels.
  • REJECT the proposal to reduce the capital component of the nursing home rate by 10%.
  • REJECT the $75 million cut to the nursing home Vital Access Provider Assurance Program (VAPAP).
  • REJECT the $400 million savings target for long-term care.
  • ACCEPT the proposal allowing medication technicians to administer routine medications under the supervision of a registered nurse.
  • INCLUDE a 16% Medicaid rate increase to nursing homes ($500 million state share).
  • INCLUDE language in the Article VII bill that codifies the rebasing of nursing home rates.

Watch a message from Mike King, Jewish Home CEO:

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