On March 25, 2020 New York State's Health Department issued the urgent Advisory: Hospital Discharges and Admissions to Nursing Homes. Nursing Home (NH) Administrators, Directors of Nursing, and Hospital Discharge Planners needed to "carefully review this guidance."
To "clarify expectations" regarding nursing home acceptance of residents returning from hospital and nursing home acceptance of new admissions, the Advisory orders:
"…NHs must comply with the expedited receipt of residents from hospitals to NHs."