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A recent article in The Prospect details the “extraordinary” lawsuit filed by hundreds of New York nursing homes against the state health commissioner in an effort to block a new law mandating that nursing homes “spend a majority of their revenue on patient care.” As The Prospect explains, the lawsuit alleges that the law unconstitutionally […]
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2021 Was NYC’s Deadliest Year for Traffic Deaths
A total of 273 people lost their lives in traffic crashes in New York City last year, according to a study by street safety advocacy group Transportation Alternatives. As the Brooklyn Eaglereported last week, this made the 2021 deadliest year for traffic violence-related deaths, representing an increase of 33% since 2018. Transportation Alternatives’ study found that […]
Heritage Park Rehab & Skilled Nursing Cited for Abuse Reporting
Heritage Park Rehab & Skilled Nursing has received 7 citations for violations of public health code between 2018 and 2021, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on January 29, 2022. It has also been identified as a candidate for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ list of Special Focus Facilities, […]
Private Equity Firms Are Taking over Nursing Homes, to Residents’ Detriment
In a recent presentation at the annual Consumer Voice conference, nursing home experts Ernest Tosh and Eileen O’Grady unpacked the adverse effects of private equity ownership of nursing homes. The presentation, available in clips on Consumer Voice’s website, explains how private equity firms are increasingly taking over the long-term care industry in the United States. […]
New York Budget Skips Nursing Home Covid Compensation Fund
New Yorkers whose relatives died as the Covid-19 pandemic swept through the state’s nursing homes have released harsh criticism of Governor Kathy Hochul over her decision not to include in her budget proposal a $4 billion compensation fund for victims of the pandemic’s deadly toll on nursing home residents. According to a report by the […]
Fordham Nursing and Rehabilitation Center: Pressure Ulcer Citation
Fordham Nursing and Rehabilitation Center received 15 citations for violations of public health code between 2017 and 2021, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on January 14, 2022. The Bronx nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of three inspections by state surveyors. The deficiencies they describe include the following: 1. The […]
East Haven Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Cited for Accidents
East Haven Nursing & Rehabilitation Center received 16 citations for violations of public health code between 2017 and 2021, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on January 14, 2022. The Bronx nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of three inspections by state surveyors. The deficiencies they describe include the following: 1. […]
Fort Tryon Center Cited for Abuse, Medication Errors
Fort Tryon Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing received 20 citations for violations of public health code between 2017 and 2021, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on January 14, 2022. The Manhattan nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of eight inspections by state surveyors. The deficiencies they describe include the following: […]
Warren Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing: Pressure Ulcer Citation
Warren Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing has received 73 citations for violations of public health code between 2017 and 2021, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on January 7, 2022. The facility has additionally received three fines totaling $14,000 since 2011, the most recent being a $10,000 fine issued in December […]
Buffalo Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Cited for Abuse, Fined $10,000
Buffalo Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing has received 118 citations for violations of public health code between 2017 and 2021, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on December 31, 2021. The facility has additionally received four fines totaling $38,000 since 2008, the most recent being a $10,000 fine issued in July […]
Report: Elder Abuse Increased During Pandemic
The Covid-19 pandemic has “stoked” the spread of elder abuse, according to a recent report by the Wall Street Journal. Citing findings by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and a study by Yale University researchers, the report observes that “the number of elder-fraud victims increased 55% between 2019 and 2020,” while more than 20% of […]
NYC Agencies Launch Traffic Safety Initiative During Holidays
Four New York City agencies announced they would step up traffic enforcement during the holiday season. In a press release issued last week, the New York City Police Department, New York City Department of Transportation, New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission, and New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene announced efforts “to crack down […]
Why Nursing Homes Avoid Scrutiny for Huge Penalties
A recent investigation by ProPublica examines why for-profit nursing home operator Sentosa Care has become New York’s biggest nursing home group in recent years despite its “record of repeat fines, violations and complaints for deficient care in recent years.” The key reason, according to the report: systemic failures in the state’s review and approval process […]
Report: Why Nursing Home Oversight Fails the Public
A new investigation by CalMatters asks why a nearly-$1 million fine issued against a California nursing home over alleged health code violations went unknown by consumers. In 2018, state health inspectors visited the facility, Fresno’s Northpointe Healthcare Center, and found it to have health and safety deficiencies that put its residents in “immediate jeopardy.” These […]
Throgs Neck Rehabilitation & Nursing Center Cited for Pressure Ulcers
Throgs Neck Rehabilitation & Nursing Center has received 22 citations for violations of public health code between 2017 and 2021, according to records accessed on December 17, 2021. It also received a $2,000 fine in 2021 over findings it violated health code provisions. The Bronx nursing home facility’s citations resulted from a total of three […]
New York Traffic Violence Roundup
Recent reports by the New York Post highlight a raft of deadly car crashes in New York City in the last few weeks, emphasizing the need for safer streets and more vigorous traffic enforcement. A December 12 notice, for instance, describes a car crash in Long Island last weekend in which the driver of a pickup […]
Reckless Driving Killed Tens of Thousands in 2020; Experts Ponder Causes
Earlier this year the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released data projecting that in 2020, motor vehicle traffic crashes resulted in a stunning 38,680 deaths, even traffic volume decreased as people drove less during the pandemic. This figure represented the highest number of motor vehicle traffic crashes since 2007, and an increase of about 7.2% over 2019, when there […]
Ontario Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare Cited for Medication Errors
Ontario Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare has received 77 citations for violations of public health code between 2017 and 2021, according to records accessed on December 4, 2021. It was also issued a $12,000 fine in 2016 over findings it violated health code provisions regarding medication errors and resident rights. The Canandaigua nursing home facility’s […]
Houghton Rehabilitation & Nursing Home in New York Cited for Sexual Abuse
Houghton Rehabilitation & Nursing Center has received 18 citations for violations of public health code between 2017 and 2021, according to records accessed on December 4, 2021. It was also issued a $12,000 fine in 2016 over findings it violated sections of the health code relating to quality of care. The Houghton nursing home facility’s […]
New York Set to Receive Massive Bike Safety Funding
New York Senator Chuck Schumer has promised his constituents that they’ll receive “an effing lot of money” for cycling infrastructure, according to a recent report by Streetsblog. During a news conference at the Queensboro bridge discussing the freshly passed federal infrastructure bill, Schumer said that $289 million in federal funding will be directed toward making […]
Are Nursing Homes Administering Covid-19 Boosters Fast Enough?
A recent surge in Covid-19 infections among nursing home residents has drawn attention to the slow rollout of booster shots in such facilities. According to a recent report by the New York Times, federal data shows that there are almost 4,000 new Covid-19 cases each week in nursing homes around the country, with experts suggesting […]
Is the NYPD Mishandling Illegal Parking Complaints?
A new investigation by Streetsblog asks whether the New York Police Department responded to as many 311 complaints regarding blocked bike lanes as it claimed to. According to the report, the NYPD said it issued “more than 100 tickets last year” over such complaints, but an analysis of city-provided data “contain no record of nearly one-fifth […]
Debate Rages Over East Flatbush Bike Safety Proposals
A New York state legislator is working with a New York City transportation policymaker to stymie a move by the NYC Department of Transportation to make East Flatbush safer for cyclists, according to a recent report by StreetsBlog. The Assembly Member, Brooklyn’s Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, and the Community Board 17 Transportation Committee Chairman, Roderick Daley, recently declared their […]
NYC Bill Would Make Food Delivery Companies Cover Accident Costs
New York City Council member Mark Gjonaj has introduced a bill that would require food delivery services like DoorDash and Uber Eats to reimburse delivery workers for “certain costs” resulting from vehicle crashes as they delivery food. According to a New York Post report and the City Council’s website, require the companies to reimburse expenses relating to medical treatment and property damage, […]
New York Assembly Report: Cuomo Omitted Nursing Home Covid Deaths
A New York assemblyman has said that the legislative body’s investigation of former governor Andrew Cuomo found that his administration provided misleading information about Covid-19 deaths in New York nursing homes, according to a recent AP News report. The assembly’s inquiry reportedly confirmed earlier investigations by news organizations that found “gaps in the state’s statistical […]
