Americans are living longer than ever before due to advances in medicine, public health measures, and other factors. While this is a good thing, it presents some challenges. Many older people are unable to live alone, which means that they often moved to a nursing home or an assisted living facility. While many nursing homes […]
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Stage 4 Bedsores and Pressure Ulcers: Lawsuits and Settlements
Unless you have a loved one who is immobile or confined to bed, you may not have given much thought to bedsores. However, bedsores are incredibly common. Each year, more than 2.5 million people in the U.S. develop pressure ulcers. If bedsores are left untreated, they could progress to the most advanced level: stage 4 […]
How to Report Nursing Home Abuse in New York
When we make the decision to put a loved one in a nursing home, we don’t expect that they will be subject to abuse or neglect. Unfortunately, elder abuse is all too common in our country – including in long-term care facilities, nursing homes, and other types of care facilities. According to the National Council […]
Study Shows Drivers Misuse Partial Automation as Full Automation
Recent research by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety found that drivers using partial automation systems are often overly reliant on them, even treating them like full autopilot features. According to a report by Reuters, the industry group’s survey found specifically that users of Tesla Autopilot, General Motors Super Cruise, and Nissan/Infiniti ProPILOT Assist “said […]
Reports: No Charges Yet Against Truck Driver in Deadly Brooklyn Crash
The driver of a tractor-trailer truck hit and killed a 25-year-old cyclist in Brooklyn last week. According to a report by Streetsblog, the incident occurred on Parkside Avenue near Parade Place, close to Prospect Park, on Wednesday, October 12th around 7am. Both the driver and the cyclist were traveling eastbound on Parkside Avenue when the […]
OSHA: Contractor Willfully Put Workers on Unsafe Roof
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, a division of the US Department of Labor, has issued a citation to an Illinois contractor over findings it made willful and serious safety violations that exposed workers to significant fall risks. According to a news release by the agency, the contractor, KW Framing in Justice, Illinois, faces proposed penalties […]
OSHA Warns Drivers Not to Pass Stopped School Buses
The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, a division of the Department of Labor, will run a national media campaign in an effort to inform drivers about “the dangers of illegally passing stopped school buses.” According to a news release by the agency, the campaign will run through the end of October. As the news release […]
Yonkers Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Cited for Elopements, Fall
Yonkers Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing received 33 citations for violations of public health laws between 2018 and 2022, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on October 16, 2022. The Yonkers nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of 10 inspections by state surveyors. The deficiencies they describe include the following: […]
The Wartburg Home Cited for Multiple Falls
The Wartburg Home received 40 citations for violations of public health laws between 2018 and 2022, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on October 16, 2022. The Mount Vernon nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of six inspections by state surveyors. The deficiencies they describe include the following: 1. The nursing […]
The Paramount at Somers: Nursing Home Cited for Accident, Infection
The Paramount at Somers received 17 citations for violations of public health laws between 2018 and 2022, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on October 16, 2022. The Somers nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of six inspections by state surveyors. The deficiencies they describe include the following: 1. The nursing […]
Yorktown Rehabilitation & Nursing Center Cited for Pressure Ulcer
Yorktown Rehabilitation & Nursing Center has received 24 citations for violations of public health code between 2018 and 2021, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on October 14, 2022. The Cortland Manor nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of three surveys by state inspectors. The deficiencies they describe include the following: […]
Lynbrook Restorative Therapy and Nursing: Pressure Ulcer Citation
Lynbrook Restorative Therapy and Nursing received seven citations for violations of public health code between 2018 and 2022, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on October 21, 2022. The Lynbrook nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of two surveys by state inspectors. The deficiencies they describe include the following: 1. The […]
Grandell Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Cited for Fall
Grandell Rehabilitation and Nursing Center received 16 citations for violations of public health code between 2018 and 2022, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on October 21, 2022. The Long Beach nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of three surveys by state inspectors. The deficiencies they describe include the following: 1. […]
Belair Care Center: Nursing Home Cited for Psychotropic Drug Use
Belair Care Center received 21 citations for violations of public health code between 2018 and 2022, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on October 23, 2022. The North Bellmore nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of four surveys by state inspectors. The deficiencies they describe include the following: 1. The nursing […]
Beach Terrace Care Center Cited for Abuse, Infection
Beach Terrace Care Center received 21 citations for violations of public health code between 2018 and 2022, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on October 23, 2022. The Long Beach nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of eight surveys by state inspectors. The deficiencies they describe include the following: 1. The […]
Will the EPA Finally Ban Asbestos?
An illuminating new investigation by ProPublica examines the devastating effects of asbestos in US workplaces. As the report notes, the carcinogenic qualities of asbestos have been well known for decades, but the US has never banned it, even as “dozens of other countries” did. As a result, countless workers have been put at risk of […]
OSHA Cites Roofing Contractor over Fall Hazards—Again
The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently cited an Ohio-based contractor “with a long history of disregarding workplace safety standards.” According to an OSHA news release, federal inspectors observed roofing workers employed by Charm Builders “at dangerous heights without fall protection” at a worksite in Wheeling, West Virginia. As the news […]
OSHA Cites Dollar General over Slip-and-Fall Hazards
A recent news release by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, a division of the US Department of Labor, describes a raft of workplace safety violations by Dollar General Corp. and Dolgencorp LLC, which operate at least 18,000 Dollar General locations throughout the country. According to OSHA, its inspectors identified safety violations at four stores […]
Will Congress Take Action on “Frontover” Crashes?
A recent report by NBC News examines the tragic and growing toll of “frontover” and “backover” crashes, in which a vehicle—usually a large vehicle like an SUV or pickup truck—drive over young children in their blind zones. As the report explains, data suggests that as many as 744 children were killed in such crashes between […]
Hope Center for HIV and Nursing Care Cited for Elopement
Hope Center for HIV and Nursing Care 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 October 1, 2022. The Bronx nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of four surveys by state inspectors. The deficiencies they describe include the […]
Study: 1/3 Workplace Injury Victims Lack Employer Health Coverage
Illuminating new research by insurance platform ValuePenguin found that one-third of workers who suffer workplace injuries do not have employer-based health insurance. The study, drawn from an analysis of employer coverage “in the industries with the highest rate of workplace injuries,” also found that the workers most likely to experience workplace injuries are “paid less […]
Highbridge Woodycrest Center Cited for Physical Abuse, Infection
Highbridge Woodycrest Center has received 13 citations for violations of public health code between 2018 and 2022, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on October 1, 2022. The Bronx nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of three surveys by state inspectors. The deficiencies they describe include the following: 1. The nursing […]
October is National Pedestrian Safety Month
The US Department of Transportation has declared October “National Pedestrian Safety Month,” according to a news release by the agency. The move comes amidst an epidemic of traffic violence that killed 6,516 pedestrians in 2020, according to the DOT, or 18 per day on average. “National Pedestrian Safety Month,” the announcement states, “celebrates the right […]
Warren Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing: Infection Control Citations
Warren Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing has received 71 citations for violations of public health code between 2018 and 2022, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on October 1, 2022. The Queensbury nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of six surveys by state inspectors. The deficiencies they describe include the following: […]
Study: To Save Millions in Damages, Buildings Need Only Meet Safety Codes
Recent research by ValuePenguin suggests that property owners and construction companies could avoid more than $1 billion in natural disaster damages costs each year simply by following building codes. The insurance platform’s study, based on an analysis of data gathered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, concludes that the adoption of building codes from, at […]
