(914) 220-1086This video developed by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses and Envision Inc. provides an excellent, succinct explanation as to how and why pressure ulcers (pressure sores, bedsores, decubiti) develop and progress. In addition, the video stresses the importance of preventing the development of such sores through attentive nursing and medical care.
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Brief Overview Of New York Public Health Law Section 2801-d
New York Public Health Law § 2801-d provides a private statutory cause of action for residents of nursing homes injured as a result of any deprivation of certain “resident’s rights” that cause an injury. This private right of action is cumulative and separate from any other plausible causes of action, such as medical malpractice and/or […]
Westchester County Nursing Home Aide Sentenced For Abuse Of Resident
Pierre Obas, a 72 year-old nursing assistant, was sentenced in a North Salem, New York Court for abusing a resident at Waterview Hills Rehabilitation and Nursing Home. Mr. Obas tied an 83 year-old resident to her wheelchair with a bed sheet and took a nap after depositing her in a lounge area. Apparently, Mr. Obas […]
Choking Incident At New York Nursing Home Handled Inappropriately By Staff Causes Death
The Crossings, a New York nursing home, was fined $13,300 by the federal government as a result of an incident involving a choking resident. The resident was fed pancakes and sausages, both of which were cut into tiny pieces. Soon thereafter, a nurse’s aide noticed the resident was not breathing and that the resident’s lips […]
Closet Falls On 90 Year Old Nun At Rockland County Run Nursing Home
A 90 year-old Catholic nun was tragically killed after an unsecured closet fell on her head while she was a resident at Summit Park Nursing Care Center, a Rockland County-run nursing home. Sister Mary suffered from dementia and heart disease. The freestanding wardrobe was not bolted to the wall appropriately. She was found unconscious and […]
Rochester New York Nurse Accused Of Elder Abuse
A licensed nurse employed by Shore Winds Nursing Home in Rochester, New York has been arrested and charged with rape in the second degree (felony) and endangering the welfare of an incompetent (misdemeanor). The nurse, Kipper Allen Stevens, allegedly had sexual intercourse with a disabled resident. She was arraigned last week. Bail was set at […]
Ramapo Manor Center For Rehab In Rockland County Receives An Overall Rating Of “Much Below Average”
Ramapo Manor Center For Rehabilitation, a Rockland County, New York nursing home, received an overall rating from Medicare inspectors of “much below average.” As we have previously discussed on this site, Medicare rates all New York nursing homes based on three criteria: 1) Health Inspections;2) Nursing Home Staffing; and 3) Quality Measures. After these three […]
Bedsore Leads To Infection and Wrongful Death In Georgia Nursing Home
A Georgia jury recently awarded $1,250,000 in a nursing home case to a plaintiff who suffered bedsores (pressure sores, decubiti), weight loss, infection, and eventually death while a resident. The plaintiff-decedent developed a Stage IV bedsore on her buttocks that progreesed to the point where it infected the bone. At trial, the plaintiff introduced evidence […]
Abuse At Assisted Living Facility Results In $11,000,000 Jury Verdict
An Arizona jury awarded $11,000,000 in damages ($2,000,000 for the decedent, $5,000,000 for his widow, and $4,000,000 in punitive damages) in a case involving outrageous incidents of abuse perpetrated by employees at Liberty Manor Residence, an assisted living facility. The verdict is the highest reported amount awarded to a plaintiff in a case against an […]
Gold Crest Nursing Home In The Bronx Fined For Substandard Care
Gold Crest Care Center in the Bronx, New York was fined $18,712.504 for substandard nursing home care found during an August 28, 2008 inspection. The fine was levied by state inspectors for numerous deficiencies, including an immediate jeopardy finding (the most severe category). A resident suffering from dementia with a history of wandering was allowed […]
Glendale NY Nursing Home Fined For Failing To Toilet Residents
Glendale Home, a County run facility in Scotia, NY, was fined $20,800 for neglecting to toilet residents according to a Long-Term-Care Community Coalition report. When investigators interviewed residents at the facility, they were told horror stories about residents soiling themselves and/or evacuating their bowels/bladder in their beds or on the floor when calls for help […]
Families Of Elder Abuse Victims Using Technology To Spread Awareness
The families of elder abuse victims are using social networking sites, Facebook, Twitter and Myspace, to gain support for reform in long-term care facilities. The group, which was founded by family member’s personally affected by alleged abuse in a Minnesota nursing home, can be found by conducting a search for “Families Against Nursing Home Abuse” […]
Sarah Neuman Nursing Home In Mamaroneck New York Failed to Treat Pressure Sores
Sarah Neuman Center for Health & Rehabilitation in Westchester County, New York, was cited in a January 18, 2008 inspection survey for failing to prevent
Immediate Jeopardy Finding In Bronx Nursing Home
Morris Park Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, a Bronx, New York Nursing Home, failed to keep the facility free from hazards and failed to properly supervise its residents, according to a June 10, 2008 Department of Health survey. The failures were found to place the Bronx nursing home’s residents in immediate jeopardy. Surveyors found that the […]
Bed Sores Prevalent In Orange County New York Nursing Home
The New York State Department of Health found that 24 % of “high risk” residents and 22% of “short stay” residents at Montgomery Nursing Home in Orange County, New York had bed sores (pressure sores, decubiti) for the reporting period of October to December 2008. The national average for “high risk”residents is 12% and the […]
Nursing Home In Queens Found To Be The Worst In The County At Preventing And Healing Pressure Sores
Resort Home, a skilled nursing facility in Queens, New York was found to be the worst in Queens County at preventing and/or healing pressure sores (bedsores, decubiti) in residents at “high risk” for pressure sores. Federal and State investigators found that 35% of residents deemed as “high risk” for pressure sores, had developed pressure sores. […]
89 Year-Old Resident Freezes To Death In Nursing Home Courtyard
The family of an 89 year-old nursing home resident has filed a lawsuit accusing an Illnois nursing home of failing to provide adequate supervision of their mother, resulting in her untimely death. The resident was found outside of the nursing home facility in a nightgown. She was wearing an ankle bracelet that should have triggered […]
Pressure Sore Stages Revised
In February 2007, the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel redefined the definition of a pressure ulcer (bedsore, pressure sore, decubitus ulcer), and the stages of pressure ulcers. Two new stages, suspected deep tissue injury and unstageable, were added. While the definitions include some specific medical terminology that may be difficult to understand, it makes sense […]
Nursing Home Staff Abuses Residents By Taking Inappropriate Photos
A Nursing Home in Lexington was recently cited by the state of Kentucky when members of its staff used personal cell phones to “inappropriately photograph and make audio recordings” of residents without their knowledge. The staff members then attached songs with sexual lyrics to the photographs and circulated them to other employees at the facility. […]
Two Nurses Arrested For Elder Abuse In New York
Two Certified Nurses Aides in upstate New York nursing homes were arrested as a result of the investigative efforts of Attorney General, Andrew Cuomo. A C.N.A. who was working at Kirkhaven Nursing Home is accused of kicking an 88 year-old resident in the ribs. In addition, a former C.N.A. at the Edna Tina Wilson Living […]
Nursing Home Employees In Rome, New York Arrested For Stealing Resident’s Engagement Ring
A certified nurse’s aid and a dietary technician in an upstate New York nursing home have been charged with Petit Larceny (a class A Misdemeanor) and Possession of Stolen Property (a class A Misdemeanor). The two employees allegedly stole the engagement ring of an 89 year-old resident and pawned the ring for $15.00. According to […]
Nursing Home In California Fails to Conduct Daily Blood Tests Resulting in Wrongful Death
La Jolla Nursing and Rehabilitation Center was cited by the California Department of Health Services in January 2009 for failing to follow a physician’s orders regarding the administration of the medication, Coumadin. According to a Department of Health Services report, the nursing home failed to conduct daily blood tests to monitor the resident’s response to […]
