Hempstead Park Nursing Home received 43 citations for violations of public health code between 2018 and 2022, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on April 22, 2022. The Hempstead nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of 13 surveys by state inspectors. The deficiencies they describe include the following: 1. The nursing […]
Data: 2022 Another Deadly Year on NYC Streets
The first three months of 2022 were the deadliest on New York City’s street since former mayor Bill de Blasio launched the Vision Zero plan to eliminate traffic violence in 2014, according to data analyzed by Transportation Alternatives. During those months, 59 people lost their lives in motor vehicle accidents, a figure that represents a 44% […]
Parkview Care and Rehabilitation Center: Multiple Abuse Citations
Parkview Care and Rehabilitation Center received 19 citations for violations of public health code between 2018 and 2022, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on April 22, 2022. The Massapequa nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of five inspections by state surveyors. The deficiencies they describe include the following: 1. The […]
Highfield Gardens Care Center of Great Neck: Elopement Citation
Highfield Gardens Care Center of Great Neck received 15 citations for violations of public health code between 2018 and 2022, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on April 22, 2022. The Great Neck nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of six surveys by state inspectors. The deficiencies they describe include the […]
Understanding the Dangers of Driving While High
Two recent articles discussed the dangers of driving while under the influence of cannabis, as well as broader policy discussions surrounding the issue. In the New York Times, a health columnaddressed whether driving while high is as dangerous as driving while drunk. The column argued that the question isn’t quite as clear-cut as drunk driving, which […]
New York Nursing Home Glengariff Health Care Center Cited for Inadequate Accident Prevention
Glengariff Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center received 25 citations for violations of public health code between 2018 and 2022, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on April 15, 2022. The Glen Cove nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of four surveys by state inspectors. The deficiencies they describe include the following: 1. […]
E-Bike Accident Statistics: E-Bikes May Cause More Injuries than Motorcycles, Cars
Using an electric bicycle or e-bike is more likely to result in injury than using a motorcycle or car, according to a recent UCLA study. However, the study found, those injuries were “less serious than those victims of motorcycle and car crashes, and significantly less deadly.” As a report by Electrek explains, the study involved a review […]
New York Nursing Home Fulton Commons Care Center Cited for Sexual Abuse
Fulton Commons Care Center received 12 citations for violations of public health code between 2018 and 2022, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on April 15, 2022. The East Meadows nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of six surveys by state inspectors. The deficiencies they describe include the following: 1. The […]
NHTSA Raises Awareness of Distracted Driving Injuries, Deaths
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, a division of the Department of Transportation, launched a campaign raising attention to the dangers of distracted driving. As a recent release by the agency notes, April is “National Distracted Driving Awareness Month,” and the NHTSA marked the occasion with a weeklong enforcement effort intended to stop drivers who were texting […]
Central Island Healthcare Cited for Psychotropic Medication Use
Central Island Healthcare received 29 citations for violations of public health code between 2018 and 2022, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on April 15, 2022. The Plainview nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of four surveys by state inspectors. The deficiencies they describe include the following: 1. The nursing home […]
Reports: NYPD Van Driver Strikes, Kills Pedestrian in Brooklyn
An NYPD driver struck and killed a pedestrian in Brooklyn last week, according to a recent report by the New York Post, which states that the 53-year-old pedestrian “was believed to be homeless and panhandling” in the painted central median of Eastern Parkway. The driver was at the wheel of a police van that was reportedly […]
Sapphire Nursing and Rehab at Goshen Cited for Infection, Food Safety
Sapphire Nursing and Rehab at Goshen received 19 citations for violations of public health code between 2018 and 2022, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on April 7, 2022. The Goshen nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of four surveys by state inspectors. The deficiencies they describe include the following: […]
Data: Traffic Fatalities Rise in NYC
Public data indicates that New York City traffic fatalities have increased 35% in the first three months of 2022 compared to a similar period in 2021. According to a recent report by the New York Post, New York Police Department figures reflect the deaths of 58 people in motor vehicle accidents, as opposed to 43 people […]
Glen Arden Nursing Home: Pressure Ulcer Citation
Glen Arden received 15 citations for violations of public health code between 2018 and 2022, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on April 7, 2022. The Goshen nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of three surveys by state inspectors. The deficiencies they describe include the following: 1. The nursing home did […]
Northern Riverview Health Care Center Cited for Elopement, Infection
Northern Riverview Health Care Center received 38 citations for violations of public health code between 2018 and 2022, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on April 7, 2022. The Haverstraw nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of four surveys by state inspectors. The deficiencies they describe include the following: 1. The […]
Report: Car Crash Deaths Rose in 2021
This month the Governors Highway Safety Association released its annual Spotlight on Highway Safety report on pedestrian traffic fatalities by state, using preliminary data gathered from State Highway Safety Offices. According to the report, traffic fatalities continued rising through the first six months of 2021, with the GHSA projecting that 3,441 pedestrians lost their lives in traffic […]
New York Nursing Home The Willows at Ramapo Cited for Inadequate Infection Control & Elopement
The Willows at Ramapo Rehabilitation and Nursing Center received 23 citations for violations of public health code between 2018 and 2022, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on April 7, 2022. The Haverstraw nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of four surveys by state inspectors. The deficiencies they describe include the […]
New York Nursing Home Isabella Geriatric Center Cited for Failure to Prevent Accidents
Isabella Geriatric Center has received 21 citations for violations of public health code between 2018 and 2022, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on April 1, 2022. The Manhattan nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of 5 surveys by state inspectors. The deficiencies they describe include the following: 1. The nursing […]
Northern Manhattan Rehabilitation and Nursing Center: Infection Citation
Northern Manhattan Rehabilitation and Nursing Center has received 38 citations for violations of public health code between 2018 and 2022, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on April 1, 2022. The Manhattan nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of six surveys by state inspectors. The deficiencies they describe include the following: […]
Northern Manor Geriatric Center Cited for Elopement, Fall
Northern Manor Geriatric Center has received 23 citations for violations of public health code between 2018 and 2022, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on April 1, 2022. The Nanuet nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of five surveys by state inspectors. The deficiencies they describe include the following: 1. The […]
Report: NYC Construction Incidents Fall, Deaths Rise
The New York City Department of Buildings released its second annual Construction Safety report last week. Among other things, the DOB revealed that building construction-related incidents fell for the third year in a row in 2021; at the same time, construction-related injuries and fatalities slightly increased. As the report explains, building construction-related incidents fell 10% in 2021 […]
New York Bill Would Put New Requirement on Student Drivers
A new bill recently introduced in the New York state legislature would place higher standards on student drivers. Senate Bill 8677, introduced by Senator Andrew Gounardes, would require student drivers to take at least six hours of training under a “certified instructor” before they could be issued a license. According to a report by Streetsblog, […]
Terence Cardinal Cooke Health Care Center Cited for Infection Control
Terence Cardinal Cooke Health Care Center has received 29 citations for violations of public health code between 2018 and 2022, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on April 1, 2022. The Manhattan nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of six surveys by state inspectors. The deficiencies they describe include the following: […]
NYC Mayor Renews Call For Home Rule over Traffic Enforcement
In a news conference last week, New York City Mayor Eric Adams called for New York’s state government to pass a suite of legislation designed to mitigate rising traffic violence in the city. Joined by city officials, lawmakers from all levels of government, and transit safety activists, he renewed demands for state legislators to give […]
Coler Rehabilitation and Nursing Care Cited for Sex Abuse
Coler Rehabilitation and Nursing Care Center has received 27 citations for violations of public health code between 2018 and 2022, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on March 25, 2022. The Roosevelt Island nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of six surveys by state inspectors. The deficiencies they describe include the […]