An April order by the Appellate Division, Second Department upheld a Suffolk County Supreme Court’s finding of summary judgment for the plaintiffs in a Long Island personal injury case. In February of 2007, the plaintiff, a Nassau County police officer, was responding to an alarm at the defendant’s summer house. At the time that the […]
Archives for 2013
Estate of Former Nursing Home Owner to Repay $2.5 Million to Medicaid
The estate of a deceased Bronx nursing home owner has agreed to return over $2.5 Million to Medicaid in a deal reached within the past few weeks. The deceased, Helen Sieger, is the former owner of Kingsbridge Heights Rehabilitation and Care Center, located in the Bronx. She was indicted in 2009 on counts of criminal […]
Queens (NYC) Nursing Director Arrested for Failing to Report Lost Resident and Falsification of Records
According to the NY Daily News, Juliet Clifford, Director of Nursing Services at the Queens nursing home Bishop Charles Waldo Maclean Episcopal Nursing Home, has been arrested.The trouble began for Clifford when a seventy-four year old dementia patient eloped from the facility approximately two weeks ago. Authorities claim that Clifford failed to call 911 when […]
Fall Results In Fractured Hip: Brooklyn Nursing Home Cited for Actual Harm to Patient
After a survey conducted in February, 2013 at Norwegian Christian Home and Health Center, a Brooklyn, NY nursing home, the Department of Health issued a report finding actual harm to a resident. Actual harm is the second most severe rating grade that the DOH issues in its citations, surpassed only by Immediate Jeopardy. The Department […]
Chappaqua Teen Found to Have Been Texting During Fatal Crash
A New Windsor, NY judge has ruled that a teen was texting while driving, leading to a fatal accident that killed his nineteen year old friend, reports USA Today. The driver, also nineteen from Chappaqua, NY, claimed that he had fallen asleep at the wheel. The decedent’s family subpoenaed phone records from the driver during […]
NYSDOH: Brooklyn Nursing Home Fails to Prevent Bedsores
On January 8, 2013, the Department of Health cited Bishop Henry B. Hucles Episcopal Nursing Home for numerous violations of health regulations. Among these was a violation of Title 42 section 483.25(c) of the Code of Federal Regulations, which deals with prevention and treatment of pressure sores. This section of the Code mandates that the […]
Bronx Autistic Man’s Family Alleges Physical Abuse
An autistic man’s family is alleging abuse at a Bronx group home, according to NY1. The name of the home is not provided in the report, but NY1 does say that the home is run by Leake and Watts, a not-for-profit group that provides services such as foster care, community residences, and juvenile justice services. […]
New Study Finds Elderly More Likely to Die as Result of Pedestrian Accidents
A study released by the Centers for Disease Control in late April found that elderly individuals are more likely to be killed in pedestrian accidents than younger members of the population. The study used data compiled from 2001 through 2010, and based its results on a per-100,000 person standardization. The highest death rates found in […]
Charges Pending Against Driver after Fatal Car Crash in Brooklyn
CBS New York is reporting that charges are pending against a Brooklyn driver whose passenger was killed in a crash early Monday morning. Police have said that the driver faces charges of DWI, manslaughter, reckless driving, and criminally negligent homicide. The driver was speeding on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway when she hit the divider. A backseat […]
Westchester Nursing Home Pays $12,000 Fine to Department of Health
Andrus on Hudson, a nursing home located in Hastings-on-Hudson, Westchester agreed to pay a $12,000 fine to the Department of Health. The fine, according to lohud.com, stems from an incident in 2011 in which a resident died while suffering from cardiac arrest. The lohud article cites the date of the incident as May 5, however […]
Summary Judgment Affirmed for NYC Transit in Personal Injury Action
On May 1st, the Second Department affirmed a summary judgment ruling in favor of a defendant NYC bus in a personal injury case involving a fall. The plaintiff had sued for personal injury after falling inside the bus when the driver stopped short. The defendant, New York City Transit Authority, was granted summary judgment by […]
New York Cab Driver Acquitted of Attempted Murder Charges
A New York City cab driver who had been on trial for the attempted murder of two would-be passengers was acquitted yesterday of the attempted murder charges. Instead, he was convicted of reckless assault and leaving the scene of an accident. The charges stemmed from an incident in 2011, during which the driver, Mohammed Azan, […]
Brooklyn Nursing Home Seeking Funding to Continue Therapy Dog Visits
The Menorah Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Care located in Brooklyn’s Manhattan Beach neighborhood, was hit hard when Hurricane Sandy struck the east coast. In the months that followed, residents were able to find comfort in the visits of Shadow, a therapy dog who has been visiting the residents in the months since the storm. […]
Closed Florida Nursing Home Had Been Opened by Convicted Felons
The Sarasota Herald-Tribune is reporting that Harmony Healthcare Nursing Home, which had its doors shut in 2011, was opened and operated by two men convicted of Medicaid fraud in New York in 1979. The nursing home was closed amid findings of widespread immediate jeopardy to its residents. An investigation conducted by the newspaper found that […]
White Plains Personal Injury Attorney Report: Appellate Division Allows Injured Father’s Case Be Heard By Jury
In the recent case, Burgos v. Montemurro Enterprises, LLC, the First Department of the Appellate Division, New York State Supreme Court, upheld a Bronx trial level decision denying a personal injury defendant’s motion for dismissal. The Plaintiff Samuel Burgos was injured when he tripped and fell on uneven planks while walking up a wooden walkway […]
Somers Manor Nursing Home Cited for Failure to Prevent Pressure Ulcers
A Department of Health certification survey dated December 21, 2012 cites Somers Manor Nursing Home, in Westchester County, for six health inspection deficiencies. Among the deficiencies noted by the Department of Health was failure to properly prevent or heal bedsores (pressure sores, pressure ulcers). A facility must ensure that residents who enter without pressure ulcers […]
Upstate Elder Abuse Prevention Program Receives Record-Breaking Donation
Lifespan of Greater Rochester, Inc., an organization providing numerous services to seniors, announced recently that it received funding of $750,000 for its Elder Abuse Prevention Program. The funds were given by Governor Cuomo and the Rochester State Delegation, and will benefit the program that educates and assists caregivers and victims of elder abuse. The program […]
Bronx Motor Vehicle Inspectors Arrested for Fake Inspections
Last week, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman released a statement detailing the arrests of eight motor vehicle inspectors, who are charged with falsifying inspection certificates. Combined, the eight inspectors certified more than thirteen thousand uninspected vehicles, often charging exorbitant amounts of money to push the certifications through. The defendants allegedly used knowledge of the […]
Manhattan (NYC) Cosmetic Surgeon Surrenders to Face Manslaughter Charges
A Manhattan cosmetic surgeon whose patient died after a risky liposuction procedure turned himself in to police last week on charges of manslaughter, reports the New York Post. Dr. Oleg Davie performed the procedure on a patient who had received a heart transplant in 2004, making the liposuction an extremely dangerous operation. In addition, authorities […]
Nursing Home Aide Arrested for Secretly Photographing Resident
In a press release dated March 8 of this year, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced the arrest of a Certified Nurse’s Aide from the Woodhaven Center in Port Jefferson, Long Island. The Suffolk County nursing home staffer was accused of taking a picture of the resident’s genitals without the resident’s permission. Having taken […]
Aides at Tarrytown Hall Care Center Arrested: Charged With Endangering the Welfare of a Vulnerable Elderly Person
In an October 24, 2012 press release, New York State Attorney General, Eric Schneiderman, announced the arrests of two Certified Nurse Aides (“C.N.A.) at Tarrytown Hall Care Center. The aides, Maureen Flowers and Donna Pagan, allegedly caused the death of an elderly resident by failing to provide an appropriate transfer and covering up the crime. […]
Brooklyn Nursing Home Fails to Keep Drug Regimen Free from Unnecessary Drugs
Bushwick Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare, a nursing home located in Brooklyn, NY, was cited by the Department of Health in a December, 2012 deficiency report for several violations of the Code of Federal Regulations. Among these failures was the facility’s duty to keep a resident’s drug regimen free from unnecessary drugs. In relevant excerpts […]
Elderly Alzheimer’s Patient Reportedly Abused at Gold Crest Care Center in Bronx, NY
A certified nurse’s aide at Bronx nursing home, Gold Crest Care Center, was recently arrested and charged with endangering the welfare of a physically disabled person and three counts of willfully violating the Public Health Law. She was reportedly caught on video abusing an elderly resident who suffers from Alzheimer’s DIsease. According to the Office […]
Schulman and Schachne Nursing Home Fined $12,000 by Department of Health
Brooklyn based nursing home Schulman and Schachne Institute for Nursing and Rehabilitation was fined $12,000 in late 2012 by the Department of Health. The fine stems from a certification survey taken in January, 2010 in which the nursing home received deficient ratings in four health related categories. In two areas documented in the survey, the […]
Dutchess Nursing Home Fined $24,000 for Deficient Ratings by Health Department After Choking Incident
As a result of the latest enforcement survey issued by the Department of Health, Wingate at Beacon, a Dutchess county nursing home, was fined $24,000. During a January, 2011 certification survey at Wingate, the DOH found four deficiencies serious enough to warrant a severity level of Immediate Jeopardy. This is the most severe rating that […]