# Beechtree Family Council ---------- ## Contacts VACANT, president Adam Chandler, secretary, archivist Carrie Corbin, treasurer ## Meetings First and third Sundays, 1:30 - 2:30. They are held in the 1st floor Family Room. There is a zoom option available for those who cannot attend in person. Please contact Adam Chandler (adam@zoik.org) for zoom information. ## Family Council in the news Patel, Jaysha. “Troubling Allegations Surrounding a Local Nursing Home [Beechtree Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing].” ICTV Reports. Ithaca, NY, March 30, 2019. https://www.facebook.com/ICTVNews/videos/2100208030279227/ . Spanko, Alex. “CMS to Crack Down on Staffing, Separate Short- and Long-Term Stays in SNF Star Rating Overhaul.” Skilled Nursing News, March 5, 2019. https://skillednursingnews.com/2019/03/cms-to-crack-down-on-staffing-separate-short-and-long-term-stays-in-snf-star-rating-overhaul/. Butler, Matt. “Nursing Home Shade.” Ithaca Times, November 18, 2018, pp. 1,7-8. https://issuu.com/ithacatimes/docs/november_14__2018 “Staffing Issues at New York Nursing Homes.” News Radio 810 & 103.1 WGY, July 27, 2018. https://wgy.iheart.com/content/2018-07-27-staffing-issues-at-new-york-nursing-homes/. Rau, Jordan. “New Data Set Helps Reporter Pinpoint Critical Staffing Concerns in Skilled Nursing Facilities.” Association of Health Care Journalists, July 25, 2018. https://healthjournalism.org/resources-articles-details.php?id=429#.W1nMUNIzq00. “‘Like A Ghost Town’: Erratic Nursing Home Staffing Revealed Through New Records,” July 18, 2018. Huffington Post. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/like-a-ghost-town-erratic-nursing-home-staffing_us_5b4e511ae4b013392edfa262. Teller, Sara E. “Medicare Ratings Updated with Nursing Home Staffing Rates.” Legal Reader (blog), July 16, 2018. https://www.legalreader.com/medicare-ratings-updated-nursing-home-staffing-rates/. Rau, Jordan, and Kaiser Health News. “‘Like a Ghost Town’: Erratic Nursing Home Staffing Revealed through New Records - Philly.” Philly.com, July 13, 2018. http://www.philly.com/philly/health/like-a-ghost-town-erratic-nursing-home-staffing-revealed-through-new-records-20180713.html. “Most Nursing Homes Are Not Adequately Staffed, New Federal Data Says.” PBS NewsHour, July 13, 2018. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/most-nursing-homes-are-not-adequately-staffed-new-federal-data-says. Rau, Jordan. “‘Like A Ghost Town’: Erratic Nursing Home Staffing Revealed Through New Records.” *Kaiser Health News* (blog), July 13, 2018. https://khn.org/news/like-a-ghost-town-erratic-nursing-home-staffing-revealed-through-new-records/. Rau, Jordan. “‘It’s Almost Like a Ghost Town.’ Most Nursing Homes Overstated Staffing for Years.” The New York Times, July 8, 2018, sec. Health. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/07/health/nursing-homes-staffing-medicare.html. Brown, Jessica. “Letter: Thanks for Repairing Mechanized Wheelchairs.” *Ithaca Journal*, June 23, 2018. https://www.ithacajournal.com. ## Our [Bylaws][1] [1]: https://osf.io/awfhp/wiki/Beechtree%20Family%20Council%20Bylaws/