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Oversight of Adult Care Facilities
… whether the Department of Health adequately oversees adult care facilities to ensure quality of care and safety … from January 2018 through October 2024. About the Program Adult care facilities provide residential care to adults who … intensive level of care than residents in nursing homes. Adult care facility residents are primarily older, need …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/07/09/oversight-adult-care-facilitiesMedicaid Program – Oversight of Social Adult Day Care Programs
… long-term care plans to ensure social adult day care program services met program standards. The audit covered the period from January 2019 through October 2024. About the Program Many of the State’s Medicaid recipients are enrolled … longterm care plans to ensure social adult day care program services met program standards …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2026/02/06/medicaid-program-oversight-social-adult-day-care-programsState Health Department Slow to Inspect Violations at Adult Care Facilities, Audit Finds
… The audit found DOH at times failed to conduct timely inspections and often lacked documentation to show critical … deliver quality care,” DiNapoli said. “Regular and routine inspections of these facilities, and correcting problems, … staffing, call bells not functioning, no clear emergency shelter plans or the presence of mold, mice or bed bugs. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/state-health-department-slow-inspect-violations-adult-care-facilities-audit-findsDiNapoli: Stronger Oversight Needed for Social Adult Day Care Programs
… An audit of Social Adult Day Care (SADC) programs found questionable … on the investigation. “Many vulnerable New Yorkers rely on social adult day care services to help them stay in their own … Department of Health: Medicaid Program: Oversight of Social Adult Day Care Programs. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/02/dinapoli-stronger-oversight-needed-social-adult-day-care-programsOversight of Certified Homeless Shelter Food Services
… from January 1, 2015 through May 10, 2018. Background Shelter operators are required to provide meals that are … OTDA certifies and directly oversees larger-scale shelter facilities (shelters serving ten or more families or … homeless shelters. On average, only 59 percent of the food inspections by the three agencies were completed for the 15 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/10/29/oversight-certified-homeless-shelter-food-servicesDiNapoli: Limited Regulation of Adult Day Care Programs Poses Potential Risks to Vulnerable Adults
… disabled adults or seniors at potential risk, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … a clear need for a more comprehensive system of regulation to ensure the wellbeing of many more vulnerable New Yorkers. … at designated times of a day. The services can help to delay or prevent the need for nursing home care and other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/dinapoli-limited-regulation-adult-day-care-programs-poses-potential-risks-vulnerable-adultsSocial Adult Day Services
… State agencies, particularly the New York State Office for the Aging (NYSOFA) and the Department of Health (DOH), are effectively overseeing Social Adult Day Services (SADS) programs to ensure that … assistance. NYSOFA currently has oversight responsibility for 17 SADS programs that it directly funds through …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/02/social-adult-day-servicesErie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) – Adult Education Program and Professional Services (2016M-206)
… Purpose of Audit The objective of our audit was to review BOCES’ financial records and … related to the adult education program and the procurement of professional services for the period July 1, 2014 through … Erie 2ChautauquaCattaraugus Board of Cooperative Educational Services BOCES Adult Education …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/11/10/erie-2-chautauqua-cattaraugus-board-cooperative-educational-services-boces-adultErie 1 Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Special Aid Fund (2016M-188)
… to evaluate the financial activity in BOCES’ special aid fund for the period July 1, 2013 through February 29, 2016. … fiscal year, reported expenditures from the special aid fund, which is used to account for and report programs … program had an outstanding surplus in the special aid fund of $3.4 million. BOCES did not enter into intermunicipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/11/04/erie-1-board-cooperative-educational-services-special-aid-fund-2016m-188Privacy and Links Policy
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https://www.osc.ny.gov/online-services/privacy-and-links-policyNYS Comptroller DiNapoli Leads Coalition of Comptrollers & Treasurers Opposing Trump Repeal of Clean Power Plan
… on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to halt the Trump administration's repeal of the Clean Power Plan, an … destabilizing impacts of climate change." In October, the Trump administration announced its intention to roll back the … calling on the Environmental Protection Agency to halt the Trump administrations repeal of the Clean Power Plan …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-leads-coalition-comptrollers-treasurers-opposing-trump-repeal-clean-powerOversight of Homeless Shelters (Follow-Up)
… with applicable rules and regulations. In general, shelter facilities must be maintained in a good state of … outside of New York City, 25 do not have a designated shelter facility. OTDA is required to inspect all shelters at least annually, and OTDA performed 573 such inspections in 2022 and 566 in 2023. Inspection components …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/07/14/oversight-homeless-shelters-followOversight of Security Expenses in Single Adult and Adult Family Homeless Shelters
… is adequately monitoring the security expenses at single adult and adult family homeless shelters and whether security equipment … held 93 registered contracts (140 locations) for single adult and adult family shelters with security budgets … is adequately monitoring the security expenses at single adult and adult family homeless shelters and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/05/07/oversight-security-expenses-single-adult-and-adult-family-homeless-sheltersDiNapoli: Medicaid Costs for Diabetes Reach $1.2 Billion
… “Diabetes in New York State,” notes that about 1.6 million adult New Yorkers, or 10.3 percent of the adult population, have been diagnosed with either Type 1 or … three-year nationwide average of 9.6 percent. Type 2, or adult-onset diabetes, accounts for 90 to 95 percent of all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/dinapoli-medicaid-costs-diabetes-reach-12-billionOversight of Adult Protective Services Programs
… Objective To determine if the Office of Children and Family Services … adequately monitors Adult Protective Services activities to protect vulnerable adults. The audit covered referrals … To determine if the Office of Children and Family Services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/11/17/oversight-adult-protective-services-programsDiNapoli: Help for Vulnerable Adults in NYC Falls Short
… Assistance fell short for vulnerable adults in New York City because Adult … adults with physical or mental challenges who cannot care for themselves or who may be at risk of abuse, neglect, … Case Management Problems Auditors reviewed 179 referrals for 80 clients between April 2019 and August 2023 and found …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/dinapoli-help-vulnerable-adults-nyc-falls-shortDiNapoli: Homeless Families, Adults Living in Squalid Shelters Due to Oversight Failure
… commended the agency for agreeing to strengthen its inspections and monitoring of shelters. DiNapoli’s audit … to strengthen the state’s oversight of the emergency shelter network. In coordination with Governor Cuomo’s staff, … uncertified), including 26 in New York City. Officials and shelter operators were given less than 24 hours’ notice of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-homeless-families-adults-living-squalid-shelters-due-oversight-failureDiNapoli Audit Finds Food Inspection Failures at NYC Homeless Shelters
… Thomas P. DiNapoli. "When you get a hot meal at a homeless shelter, it should not come with a health warning," DiNapoli … programs. The office certifies and oversees larger scale shelter facilities and is responsible for inspecting them and … only 59 percent (79 out of a required 135) of food inspections from 2015 through 2017 were completed. Auditors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/10/dinapoli-audit-finds-food-inspection-failures-nyc-homeless-sheltersOversight of Adult Protective Services Programs (Follow-Up)
… the Adult Protective Services (APS) – a program of State-mandated services for adults (over age 18) who, because of a … obtaining benefits such as informal money management and court petitions to appoint a guardian or other legal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/08/10/oversight-adult-protective-services-programs-followOversight of Young Adult Institute, Inc.'s Family Support Services Contracts (Follow-Up)
… the implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report, Oversight of Young Adult … Young Adult Institute Network (YAI Network) to provide FSS in the New York City Metropolitan Area. OPWDD reimburses … Key Finding OPWDD officials made significant progress in addressing the problems we identified in the initial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/11/18/oversight-young-adult-institute-incs-family-support-services-contracts-follow