Late Friday, July 2, OPWDD Commissioner Theodore R. Kastner issued the following letter stating guidance documents related to Visitation, Community Outings, Day Services and Staffing Management are no longer in effect. Revised guidance is linked below. Dear Friends and Colleagues, As you know Governor Cuomo recently announced that the...

 In a landmark research study on eighty-two children with spastic cerebral palsy (CP) on one side of the body, researchers at Burke Neurological Institute, Teacher’s College-Columbia University, and Weill Cornell Medicine learned that two intensive training therapies improved hand and arm function, allowing children to learn new,...

Governor Cuomo announced at his press briefing today that the Temporary Disaster Emergency established by Executive Order 202 and subsequent Executive Orders issued in response to the COVID-19 crisis will end effective tomorrow, June 24. This will end the suspensions and modifications of law, and all directives...

More than 650 people joined key stakeholders from government and provider agencies at NYDA's Workforce Crisis Summit today. We discussed the recruitment and retention challenges providers throughout the state are facing, as well as proposed solutions. Click on the video thumbnail if you’d like to view the...

[caption id="attachment_8972" align="alignright" width="225"] Sharon Rothstein, Director of the Adult Day Services Program at CP Nassau greets Hap P. Waterdrop! As a committee member, Sharon is truly convinced of the benefits of water and took part in the survey on day one![/caption] CP Nassau’s new Health...

If you missed the exciting and informative sessions at the 2021 CP Annual Conference, you can catch up here! Please note: Due to the nature of some subjects, we are not able to make every presentation available.  NYS Medicaid Program Update An update on the NYS Medicaid program...

Early registration deadline is June 10 CP State is proud to announce the return of the 4th Annual Human Resources Professionals Conference for the Disability Provider Community on September 14-15, 2021 at our traditional location, the Embassy Suites! This two-day conference will feature HR subject matter experts who will discuss...

 COVID-19 DATA FROM 5/4: ·       Test Results Reported: 165,597 ·       Total Positive: 2,463 ·       Statewide Positivity: 1.49% - Lowest since October 28th ·       Statewide seven-day average positivity: 1.71% – Lowest since November 4th ·       Patient Hospitalization: 2,458 (-115) – Lowest since November 21st ·       Number ICU: 610 (-15) – Lowest since November 24th ·       Number ICU with Intubation: 379...