Resident Rights of Long Term Care facilities will address both nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Current and proposed staffing patterns, related legislation and the impact of the Coronavirus will be presented. Presenters are leaders in the field of long term care. This is a free webinar that offers three (3) continuing education credits. Social workers or mental health counselors can purchase continuation credits for $60.
Richard N. Gottfried represents the 75th Assembly District, covering Chelsea, Hell’s Kitchen, Murray Hill, Midtown and part of the Lincoln Center area in Manhattan. He is chair of the Assembly Health Committee since 1987 and is a leading state health policy-maker not only in New York but also nationally. He was a major architect of New York's landmark managed care reforms, and is continuing to fight for stronger protections for consumers and health care providers, and public support for universal access to quality, affordable health care.
Richard Mollot is the executive director of the Long Term Care Community Coalition (LTCCC), a U.S.-based nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to improving care for individuals in nursing homes and other residential care settings through legal and policy research, advocacy, and education. Richard has researched and published on a variety of long-term care issues, including: dementia care; nursing home and assisted living standards; the rights of older adults in residential care; abuse, neglect, and crime in nursing homes; nursing home financing; and the imposition and use of penalties for substandard residential care. He is a graduate of Howard University School of Law and a member of the Maryland Bar.
Erika Verrill has been a practicing lawyer for over twenty years. She has an extensive background in litigation, arbitration, and mediation. She has joined Nassau Suffolk Law Services full time as the staff attorney for the Adult Home Advocacy Program, which is open to residents of adult/assisted living homes in Nassau and Suffolk Counties. She is responsible for outreach, legal rights trainings, and represents residents in a variety of legal issues.
Suzanne Carter RN EdD has worked in the nursing and healthcare field for more than 45 years. She spent the first half of her career at the Health and Hospitals Corporation in NYC as a staff nurse, nursing administrator, and CIO. Prior to moving to Long Island, she held the position of Vice President of Information Services at MedStar Health in Maryland and DC. She currently serves as a visiting professor in the Chamberlain University Master’s Program and as the Volunteer and Facility Liaison in the Suffolk County Long Term Care Ombudsman Program. She was a member of the last graduating class of the Bellevue Hospital School of Nursing in New York City. She received her BSN and MS in Health Education from Hunter College and an EdD in Nursing Administration from Teachers College, Columbia University. She is a certified spiritual director and a NY state long-term care Ombudsman.
Family Service League is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work (0360), Mental Health Counselors (MH-0030), and the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse for CASAC (0921) credits.
Family Service League, founded in 1926, is a Long Island non-profit human service organization providing a safety net for people in need. FSL addresses some of the most prevalent and pressing human needs challenges facing our communities. FSL delivers tangible help and crisis intervention across a spectrum of service areas including mental illness, drug and alcohol abuse, homelessness, early education, job training, computer literacy, trauma counseling, at-risk youth, family counseling, and senior support services.
Resident Rights of Long Term Care facilities will address both nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Current and proposed staffing patterns, related legislation and the impact of the Coronavirus will be presented. Presenters are leaders in the field of long term care. This is a free webinar that offers three (3) continuing education credits. Social workers or mental health counselors can purchase continuation credits for $60.
Richard N. Gottfried represents the 75th Assembly District, covering Chelsea, Hell’s Kitchen, Murray Hill, Midtown and part of the Lincoln Center area in Manhattan. He is chair of the Assembly Health Committee since 1987 and is a leading state health policy-maker not only in New York but also nationally. He was a major architect of New York's landmark managed care reforms, and is continuing to fight for stronger protections for consumers and health care providers, and public support for universal access to quality, affordable health care.
Richard Mollot is the executive director of the Long Term Care Community Coalition (LTCCC), a U.S.-based nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to improving care for individuals in nursing homes and other residential care settings through legal and policy research, advocacy, and education. Richard has researched and published on a variety of long-term care issues, including: dementia care; nursing home and assisted living standards; the rights of older adults in residential care; abuse, neglect, and crime in nursing homes; nursing home financing; and the imposition and use of penalties for substandard residential care. He is a graduate of Howard University School of Law and a member of the Maryland Bar.
Erika Verrill has been a practicing lawyer for over twenty years. She has an extensive background in litigation, arbitration, and mediation. She has joined Nassau Suffolk Law Services full time as the staff attorney for the Adult Home Advocacy Program, which is open to residents of adult/assisted living homes in Nassau and Suffolk Counties. She is responsible for outreach, legal rights trainings, and represents residents in a variety of legal issues.
Suzanne Carter RN EdD has worked in the nursing and healthcare field for more than 45 years. She spent the first half of her career at the Health and Hospitals Corporation in NYC as a staff nurse, nursing administrator, and CIO. Prior to moving to Long Island, she held the position of Vice President of Information Services at MedStar Health in Maryland and DC. She currently serves as a visiting professor in the Chamberlain University Master’s Program and as the Volunteer and Facility Liaison in the Suffolk County Long Term Care Ombudsman Program. She was a member of the last graduating class of the Bellevue Hospital School of Nursing in New York City. She received her BSN and MS in Health Education from Hunter College and an EdD in Nursing Administration from Teachers College, Columbia University. She is a certified spiritual director and a NY state long-term care Ombudsman.