Sunday, May 31, 2020

@LeadingAgeNY LeadingAge New York

“Nurses, therapists, home health aides, they have really shown up to help fragile, medically vulnerable people stay home & also help people come home from hospitals & nursing homes, which have been under incredible stress.”



source https://twitter.com/LeadingAgeNY/status/1267063278452293632

Thursday, May 28, 2020

@LeadingAgeNY LeadingAge New York

ACTION ALERT: Join LeadingAge New York in urging the Legislature to reject the twice-weekly staff testing mandate on ACFs, an order that will place additional demands on limited testing capacity & divert resources from testing facility residents.



source https://twitter.com/LeadingAgeNY/status/1266080800325472257

Tuesday, May 26, 2020

@LeadingAgeNY LeadingAge New York

Attention nursing home advocates! Urge your state lawmakers to reject the twice-per-week staff testing mandate, one that is impossible for facilities to meet due to testing supply shortages, insufficient community testing, & limited lab capacity.



source https://twitter.com/LeadingAgeNY/status/1265351998687178753

Sunday, May 24, 2020

@LeadingAgeNY LeadingAge New York

New from : “Federal, state, & local policy makers must recognize that publicly subsidized senior housing communities are hotspots for infection & spread. These policy makers must then use a multipronged approach to mitigate outbreaks.”



source https://twitter.com/LeadingAgeNY/status/1264526559651733506

Friday, May 22, 2020

@ChefPatMarone Pat Marone

The Governor has No Clue! He screwed up and now he’s gonna make us Pay for it.



source https://twitter.com/ChefPatMarone/status/1263858427928838144

@LeadingAgeNY LeadingAge New York

ACTION ALERT: Urge your congressional representatives to co-sponsor & enact bill H.R. 6873, the Emergency Housing Assistance for Older Adults Act, to provide $1.2 billion for relief for HUD-assisted senior housing!



source https://twitter.com/LeadingAgeNY/status/1263831987007049729

Thursday, May 21, 2020

@LeadingAgeNY LeadingAge New York

Thank you to Senator George Borrello & for calling on & to protect nursing homes, ACFs, & ADHC from . These providers need support to care for our most vulnerable, not more unrealistic & burdensome mandates.



source https://twitter.com/LeadingAgeNY/status/1263552643588292614

@LeadingAgeNY LeadingAge New York

URGENT: Join LeadingAge New York in urging state lawmakers to reject the twice-per-week staff testing requirement for ACFs – one that will place additional demands on limited testing capacity & divert resources from testing facility residents.



source https://twitter.com/LeadingAgeNY/status/1263545092482068481

@LeadingAgeNY LeadingAge New York

ACTION ALERT: Urge your state lawmakers to reject the twice-weekly staff testing mandate on nursing homes – a requirement that is currently impossible to meet due to testing supply shortages, insufficient community testing, & limited lab capacity.



source https://twitter.com/LeadingAgeNY/status/1263469597707194368

Wednesday, May 20, 2020

@AARPNY aarpny

We're underway. asks panelists about 's recent initiative to test staff at nursing homes. 's James Clyne says NYS conducting only about 1/2 the 90,000 daily tests needed. "We're going to try to meet the goal but it's going to be difficult."



source https://twitter.com/AARPNY/status/1263177765630738436

@LeadingAgeNY LeadingAge New York

LeadingAge New York’s Dan Heim recently joined ’s Lou Pierro & Aaron Connor on their “Life Happens” radio program to discuss the latest measures being taken at long term care facilities across New York State. Take a listen!



source https://twitter.com/LeadingAgeNY/status/1262805221761093633

@LeadingAgeNY LeadingAge New York

LeadingAge New York’s Jim Clyne, on the State’s directive requiring twice-weekly testing of nursing home & adult care facility employees for : “We support testing of staff, we just want it to make sense.”



source https://twitter.com/LeadingAgeNY/status/1261004639849381889

@LeadingAgeNY LeadingAge New York

ACTION ALERT: Urge your members of Congress to include critical funding & resources for aging services providers in the next relief package!



source https://twitter.com/LeadingAgeNY/status/1260932889119580161

Sunday, May 17, 2020

@LeadingAgeNY LeadingAge New York

.’s Katie Smith Sloan, on confusion surrounding Paycheck Protection Program eligibility for not-for-profit affordable housing organizations: “We cannot afford to lose any not-for-profit senior housing provider because of this pandemic.”



source https://twitter.com/LeadingAgeNY/status/1261989847323066368

@LeadingAge LeadingAge

"Limited testing made it difficult for some operators to get a full sense of the virus’s impact..." LeadingAge members share their experience of trying to protect older adults w/ limited resources.



source https://twitter.com/LeadingAge/status/1261360699026157579

Saturday, May 16, 2020

@Bowerygals K Webster

“my goodness, doesn’t this make common sense?” -Kenneth Raske, Pres/CEO Greater NY Hospital Ass. Raske is 2nd highest pay. $4.2 M in 2013 (20% more than prior yr) So lower CEO pay-give nurses/docs hazard pay?



source https://twitter.com/Bowerygals/status/1261471391670566913

Friday, May 15, 2020

@LeadingAgeNY LeadingAge New York

The State’s mandate of twice-weekly testing for an estimated 186,000 workers will overwhelm its already limited testing capacity & divert resources from testing facility residents & other New Yorkers. New statement from LeadingAge New York: .



source https://twitter.com/LeadingAgeNY/status/1261367054134845440

@LeadingAge LeadingAge

"Limited testing made it difficult for some operators to get a full sense of the virus’s impact..." LeadingAge members share their experience of trying to protect older adults w/ limited resources.



source https://twitter.com/LeadingAge/status/1261360699026157579

Thursday, May 14, 2020

@LeadingAgeNY LeadingAge New York

LeadingAge New York’s Jim Clyne, on the State’s directive requiring twice-weekly testing of nursing home & adult care facility employees for : “We support testing of staff, we just want it to make sense.”



source https://twitter.com/LeadingAgeNY/status/1261004639849381889

@LeadingAgeNY LeadingAge New York

ACTION ALERT: Urge your members of Congress to include critical funding & resources for aging services providers in the next relief package!



source https://twitter.com/LeadingAgeNY/status/1260932889119580161

@LeadingAgeNY LeadingAge New York

NY's not-for-profit long-term care providers and workforce are as committed as ever to protecting vulnerable people across the state. Caring isn’t just what we do – it’s who we are. Read this op-ed to learn more:



source https://twitter.com/LeadingAgeNY/status/1260246252295467008

@LeadingAgeNY LeadingAge New York

“With the lives of vulnerable individuals at stake, health policy must be based on real world, practical conditions, rather than vilification.” A must-read op-ed by LeadingAge New York’s Jim Clyne on today’s :



source https://twitter.com/LeadingAgeNY/status/1260219475774918657

Tuesday, May 12, 2020

@LeadingAgeNY LeadingAge New York

NY's not-for-profit long-term care providers and workforce are as committed as ever to protecting vulnerable people across the state. Caring isn’t just what we do – it’s who we are. Read this op-ed to learn more:



source https://twitter.com/LeadingAgeNY/status/1260246252295467008

@LeadingAgeNY LeadingAge New York

“With the lives of vulnerable individuals at stake, health policy must be based on real world, practical conditions, rather than vilification.” A must-read op-ed by LeadingAge New York’s Jim Clyne on today’s :



source https://twitter.com/LeadingAgeNY/status/1260219475774918657

Monday, May 11, 2020

@LeadingAgeNY LeadingAge New York

Our moms cared for us. Now, others are helping care for them. This , join LeadingAge New York & in honoring the special people caring for our mothers. Show your appreciation by shouting out an important caregiver in your life today!



source https://twitter.com/LeadingAgeNY/status/1259090745648005122

@LeadingAgeNY LeadingAge New York

Nursing assistants. Home health aides. Hospice workers. Doctors. This , join LeadingAge New York & in celebrating all of the frontline heroes caring for our mothers.



source https://twitter.com/LeadingAgeNY/status/1259453133480067072

@LeadingAgeNY LeadingAge New York

Calling all nursing home advocates! As the Legislature prepares to resume its work, urge your lawmakers to consider the needs of nursing home providers as they continue to battle the outbreak.



source https://twitter.com/LeadingAgeNY/status/1258411308594192389

@LeadingAgeNY LeadingAge New York

Happy from all of us at LeadingAge New York! We greatly appreciate all the frontline workers who work tirelessly daily to ensure that our most vulnerable are happy, safe, & comfortable.



source https://twitter.com/LeadingAgeNY/status/1258106035388243972

@LeadingAgeNY LeadingAge New York

ACTION ALERT: Urge your members of Congress to include a $1.202 billion package of relief funds for affordable senior housing in the next funding bill.



source https://twitter.com/LeadingAgeNY/status/1257731787977109504

Sunday, May 10, 2020

@jpcompetello John Competello

Why did it take so long for LeadingAgeNY to finally recommend testing and retesting of all nursing home staff and residents. With such a high percentage of deaths occurring in nursing homes AND those sent to hospitals to die, such an action was necessary months ago.



source https://twitter.com/jpcompetello/status/1259458718049144832

@LeadingAgeNY LeadingAge New York

“Our nation has undervalued & underinvested in older adults for far too long. It didn’t have to come to this, but here we are.” More on ’s five-point action plan to protect seniors & the heroes who care for them as some states begin to reopen:



source https://twitter.com/LeadingAgeNY/status/1259498434190434305

Saturday, May 9, 2020

@LeadingAgeNY LeadingAge New York

Happy from all of us at LeadingAge New York! We greatly appreciate all the frontline workers who work tirelessly daily to ensure that our most vulnerable are happy, safe, & comfortable.



source https://twitter.com/LeadingAgeNY/status/1258106035388243972

@LeadingAgeNY LeadingAge New York

ACTION ALERT: Urge your members of Congress to include a $1.202 billion package of relief funds for affordable senior housing in the next funding bill.



source https://twitter.com/LeadingAgeNY/status/1257731787977109504

@LeadingAgeNY LeadingAge New York

Our moms cared for us. Now, others are helping care for them. This , join LeadingAge New York & in honoring the special people caring for our mothers. Show your appreciation by shouting out an important caregiver in your life today!



source https://twitter.com/LeadingAgeNY/status/1259090745648005122

Friday, May 8, 2020

@LeadingAgeNY LeadingAge New York

ACTION ALERT: Urge your members of Congress to include a $1.202 billion package of relief funds for affordable senior housing in the next funding bill.



source https://twitter.com/LeadingAgeNY/status/1257731787977109504

@LeadingAgeNY LeadingAge New York

“I just feel like the more I help, the more I keep going.” Some well-deserved recognition for our heroes in home care from :



source https://twitter.com/LeadingAgeNY/status/1256916416588066817

Thursday, May 7, 2020

@LeadingAgeNY LeadingAge New York

Calling all nursing home advocates! As the Legislature prepares to resume its work, urge your lawmakers to consider the needs of nursing home providers as they continue to battle the outbreak.



source https://twitter.com/LeadingAgeNY/status/1258411308594192389

@LeadingAgeNY LeadingAge New York

Happy from all of us at LeadingAge New York! We greatly appreciate all the frontline workers who work tirelessly daily to ensure that our most vulnerable are happy, safe, & comfortable.



source https://twitter.com/LeadingAgeNY/status/1258106035388243972

Tuesday, May 5, 2020

@LeadingAgeNY LeadingAge New York

ACTION ALERT: Urge your members of Congress to include a $1.202 billion package of relief funds for affordable senior housing in the next funding bill.



source https://twitter.com/LeadingAgeNY/status/1257731787977109504

Sunday, May 3, 2020

@LeadingAgeNY LeadingAge New York

“I just feel like the more I help, the more I keep going.” Some well-deserved recognition for our heroes in home care from :



source https://twitter.com/LeadingAgeNY/status/1256916416588066817

@LeadingAgeNY LeadingAge New York

Today's comes from Eddy Village Green: Office supervisor & wearer of many hats Terry Simmons took the time to paint & decorate rocks, then she & nursing scheduler/payroll guru Dawn Hope (pictured) left them on this wall for all to enjoy. Thank you for your work!



source https://twitter.com/LeadingAgeNY/status/1256325938142314497