A government oversight program that protects frail and elderly New Yorkers failed to conduct visits at about 59% of nursing homes and adult care facilities during a three-month period this year. The lack of visits by the state Long Term Care Ombudsman Program came to light in a new report by elder advocate AARP New York. Some of the worst-performing regions included parts of the Finger Lakes, Southern Tier and Hudson Valley. The visit data spanned from January through March, the most recent available.
