Grantee Name
Center for Governmental Research
Funding Area
Special Projects Fund
Publication Date
October 2014
Grant Amount
$129,808
Grant Date:
April 2012 – October 2013
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County-owned and -operated nursing homes often serve as a safety net for the indigent elderly, individuals with disabilities, and other hard-to-place residents needing institutional care.
In December 2011, only 34 out of 62 counties in New York State were operating public nursing homes, and several of those counties were either contemplating or in the process of selling or closing their nursing homes—a complex decision that raises issues of access and finance.
In 2012, the New York Health Foundation (NYHealth) awarded a grant to the Center for Governmental Research (CGR) to conduct a study of county-operated nursing homes throughout New York State. Of the seven counties that either sold or closed their nursing homes in recent years, CGR would examine the implications of the closure or sale for county budgets, county residents, and nursing home residents and employees. CGR expected to present its findings to help inform other counties grappling with similar decisions.