(914) 220-1086Cayuga Nursing and Rehabilitation Center has received 96 citations for violations of public health code between 2016 and 2020, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on August 19, 2020. The facility has also received fines totaling $36,000 in connection to findings that it violated health code provisions concerning resident rights, accidents, […]
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Construction Workers At Higher Risk of COVID-19, Study Finds
A new study published online in JAMA Network Open finds that construction workers may be at high risk of Covid-19 infection. Conducted by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin and the Santa Fe Institute, the study asked whether construction work is associated with increased community transmission of Covid-19 as well as disproportionate fatalities in US construction workers. […]
Evergreen Commons Rehabilitation and Nursing Center: Insufficient Nursing Staff
Evergreen Commons Rehabilitation and Nursing Center has received 64 citations for violations of public health code between 2016 and 2020, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on August 5, 2020. The facility also received fines totaling $30,000 in connection to findings that it violated health code provisions regarding quality of care, […]
Eddy Heritage House Center Cited for Infection, Medication Errors
Eddy Heritage House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center has received 31 citations for violations of public health code between 2016 and 2020, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on August 5, 2020. The Troy nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of four surveys by state inspectors. The deficiencies they describe include the […]
Which Car Models Have the Most Accidents?
A recent study by the virtual insurance agent Insurify identified the ten car models associated with the most motor vehicle accidents. To arrive at its findings, Insurify looked at its database of “over 2.5 million car insurance applications.” When drivers apply for quotes via the website, according to its description, they enter information including their car’s […]
Does Daylight Savings Time Increase Medical Errors?
A new study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine finds that the springtime transition to Daylight Savings Time may result in an increase in medical errors made by healthcare orders. The study was published in August 2020 by a group of authors including Branu Prakash Kolla of the Department of Psychiatry and Psychology at the Mayo Clinic; […]
Troy Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation: 41 Citations, $34,000 in Fines
Troy Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation has received 41 citations for violations of public health code between 2016 and 2020, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on August 5, 2020. The facility also received fines totaling $34,000 in connection to findings that it violated health code provisions regarding quality of care, […]
New York Nursing Home Newark Manor Nursing Home Cited for Pressure Ulcers, Infection
Newark Manor Nursing Home has received 21 citations for violations of public health code between 2016 and 2020, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on July 31, 2020. The Newark nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of three surveys by state inspectors. The deficiencies they describe include the following: 1. The […]
Sodus Rehabilitation & Nursing Center Cited for Infection
Sodus Rehabilitation & Nursing Center has received 95 citations for violations of public health code between 2016 and 2020, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on July 31, 2020. The facility also received a 2019 fine of $10,000 in connection to findings it violated unspecified health code provisions. The Sodus nursing […]
Do Car Insurance Companies “Subsidize” Traffic Accidents?
A new national study by Insurify reveals a surprising trend in car insurance pricing: larger, deadlier vehicles like SUVs, pickups, and minivans often cost less to insure than smaller, safer cars. The analysis, highlighted by StreetsBlog, suggests that insurance companies may be unintentionally rewarding riskier vehicles, a finding that raises questions about fairness, safety, and […]
Diamond Hill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Cited for Exploitation
Diamond Hill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center has received 55 citations for violations of public health code between 2016 and 2020, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on July 31, 2020. The facility has also received four fines totaling $22,000 over findings that it violated health code provisions regarding quality of care, […]
Rosewood Rehabilitation and Nursing Center: Infection, Accident Citations
Rosewood Rehabilitation and Nursing Center has received 77 citations for violations of public health code between 2016 and 2020, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on July 31, 2020. The facility has also received seven fines totaling $48,000 over findings that it violated health code provisions regarding staff mistreatment of residents, […]
Carmel Richmond Healthcare: 58 Covid-19 Deaths, Infection Citation
Carmel Richmond Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center has suffered 58 fatalities due to Covid-19, according to state health records released on July 30, 2020. The nursing home has also received 7 citations for violations of public health code between 2016 and 2020, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on July 31, 2020. […]
Eger Health Care and Rehabilitation Center Cited for Infection
Eger Health Care and Rehabilitation Center received 16 citations for violations of public health code between 2016 and 2020, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on July 31, 2020. The facility also received a 2016 fine of $2,000 in connection to findings in a 2011 survey that it violated health code […]
New Vanderbilt Rehabilitation and Care Center: Accident, Medication Citations
New Vanderbilt Rehabilitation and Care Center received 19 citations for violations of public health code between 2016 and 2020, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on July 22, 2020. The Staten Island nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of two surveys by state inspectors. The deficiencies they describe include the following: […]
Richmond Center for Rehabilitation and Specialty Healthcare: Infection, Accident Citations
Richmond Center for Rehabilitation and Specialty Healthcare received 19 citations for violations of public health code between 2016 and 2020, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on July 22, 2020. It has also received four enforcement actions resulting in cumulative fines of $42,000, connected to findings that it violated health code […]
Sea View Hospital, Rehabilitation Center and Home: Infection, Food Safety Citations
Sea View Hospital, Rehabilitation Center and Home received 26 citations for violations of public health code between 2016 and 2020, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on July 22, 2020. The Staten Island nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of four surveys by state inspectors. The deficiencies they describe include the […]
Silver Lake Specialized Rehabilitation and Care Center: Multiple Infection Citations
Silver Lake Specialized Rehabilitation and Care Center received 66 citations for violations of public health code between 2016 and 2020, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on July 22, 2020. The Staten Island nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of seven surveys by state inspectors. The deficiencies they describe include the […]
Verrazano Nursing Home Cited for Infection Deficiencies
Verrazano Nursing Home received 14 citations for violations of public health code between 2016 and 2020, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on July 22, 2020. The Staten Island nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of four surveys by state inspectors. The deficiencies they describe include the following: 1. The nursing […]
Cortlandt Healthcare: Infection Control Citation, Covid Spread
Cortlandt Healthcare suffered 12 fatalities from Covid-19 as of July 18, 2020, per state records. The nursing home also received 18 citations finding it violated public health code between 2016 and 2020, according to health records accessed on July 20, 2020, including one citation over its infection control practices. The Peekskill nursing home’s citations resulted […]
New York State Veterans Home at Montrose: Infection Citation, Covid Deaths
New York State Veterans Home at Montrose: Infection Citation, Covid Deaths New York State Veterans Home at Montrose suffered 13 fatalities from Covid-19 as of July 18, 2020, per state records. The nursing home also received 26 citations finding it violated public health code between 2016 and 2020, according to health records accessed on July […]
Long Island State Veterans Home: 66 Covid Fatalities, Citations
Long Island State Veterans Home suffered 66 fatalities from Covid-19 as of July 18, 2020, per state records. The nursing home also received 10 citations finding it violated public health code between 2016 and 2020, according to health records accessed on July 20, 2020. The Stonybrook nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of two […]
After Nursing Home Abuses Exposed on Hidden Cameras, States Move to Legalize “Granny Cams”
After a string of hidden cameras caught nursing home staff members neglecting and abusing their residents, several states are weighing the legality of allowing surveillance cameras in elder care facilities. The nationwide push for video cameras comes after several deeply disturbing incidents of elder abuse were caught on secret video cameras set up by families […]
Nursing Home Staffer Steals Thousands from Resident’s Trust Fund
State authorities fined a Connecticut nursing home for allegedly allowing their staffers to steal money from the residents. According to The Connecticut Post, the nursing home did not even report the thefts when they became aware of their staffer’s criminal conduct. The thefts are part of a broader elder abuse problem in the nursing home […]
Nursing Home Workers Prepare to Strike
Workers at twenty nursing homes across Connecticut are preparing to strike if their salary demands are not met. According to the Fox 61, caregivers represented by the New England Health Care Employees Union, District 1199 SEIU, plan to strike on June 3 if the state does not increase its wages. According to the local news […]
