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Patient Right to Access Medical Records
New York State Law gives patients and other qualified individuals (including but not limited to Legal Guardians, Powers of Attorney, and Health Care Proxies) access to medical records. You can request your medical records from your physician or a health care facility (including hospitals, home care facilities, hospices, health maintenance organizations and shared health facilities). All information concerning or relating to your examination or treatment must be available for your review.
Nursing Home Sent Me To Hospital but Won’t Let Me Back - Now What?
Nobody expects to be evicted from their nursing home and especially after a hospital visit. Learn about your options if your nursing home sends you to the hospital and refuses to readmit.
Benefits for Kinship/Foster Youth - SSI, HEAP, CCAP, Chafee Update, and more!
The Chafee Program offers assistance to help current and former foster care youth achieve self-sufficiency. Additional Chafee Cash Assistance funds will be distributed on a one-time, first-come, first served basis in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more for New York State.
Debt Collection Basics and Exempt Income from Judgment
The term “judgment proof” is often used when referring to an individual who may not be subject to income garnishments or property liens from creditors for a debt. There are many requirements to become judgment proof, however. The information below can be helpful to determine your rights when you are being pursued for a debt by a creditor.
Stimulus Check Payments & Nursing Home Residents
On Dec. 21, 2020, Congress passed a new economic stimulus bill that included a second round of economic impact payments (also called stimulus checks or IRS payments). Eligible individuals qualify for up to $600 and with the IRS reporting that two thirds of payments have already been sent, here is what nursing home residents, their family, and advocates need to know.
Senior Domestic Violence Rose during covid-19 - Resources for Western New yorkers
COVID-19 increased senior domestic violence due to added household stressors and isolation. Adult children being laid-off or working remotely, and grandchildren attending virtual schooling added stress to many households, creating more strain on adult children who care for their senior family members. During the height of COVID-19 or in it’s wake, there are local resources for Western New Yorkers to assist senior domestic violence victims