Highland Rehabilitation and Nursing Center received 26 citations for violations of public health code between 2017 and 2021, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on October 22, 2021. The Middletown nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of two surveys by state inspectors. The deficiencies they describe include the following: 1. The […]
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Van Duyn Center Cited for Abuse, Medication Errors
Van Duyn Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing has received 89 citations for violations of public health and safety code between 2017 and 2021, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on October 15, 2021. The Syracuse nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of 20 surveys by state inspectors. The most recent inspection—on […]
Syracuse Nursing Home Placed on “Special Focus” List
A “troubled” nursing home in Syracuse, New York has been placed on the federal government’s “special focus facilities list,” meaning it may end up named one of the worst-performing facilities in the country for a second time, according to a report by Syracuse.com.
Report Describes Devastating “Excess Deaths” in Nursing Homes
An Associated Press analysis of 15,000 nursing homes across the United States found that the Covid-19 pandemic may have resulted in as many as 40,000 excess deaths—that is, premature deaths from causes other than Covid-19. Experts suggested to the AP that nursing home residents may have died of neglect as overworked staffers tended to residents […]
St. Margaret’s Center Cited for Fall, Infection Control
St. Margaret’s Center received 31 citations for violations of public health code between 2017 and 2021, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on September 25, 2021. It has also received three fines totaling $36,000 since 2015. The Albany nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of seven surveys by state inspectors. […]
Foltsbrook Center for Nursing Cited for Abuse, Accidents
Foltsbrook Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation received 77 citations for violations of public health code between 2017 and 2021, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on September 17, 2021. It has also received two fines totaling $12,000 since 2018. The Herkimer nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of six surveys […]
Linden Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation Cited for Infection
Linden Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation received 16 citations for violations of public health code between 2017 and 2021, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on September 3, 2021. The Brooklyn nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of two surveys by state inspectors. The violations they describe include the following: 1. […]
Pinnacle Multicare Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Cited for Abuse
Pinnacle Multicare Nursing and Rehabilitation Center received 18 citations for violations of public health code between 2017 and 2021, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on August 6, 2021. The Rye nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of six inspections by state surveyors. The violations they describe include the following: 1. […]
Nursing Home Covid Cases Rise as Staff Go Unvaccinated
Data provided by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services indicate that over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic, 662,495 nursing home residents had confirmed cases of the disease and 133,513 nursing home residents lost their lives to it. A recent report by the New York Times suggests that while rising vaccination rates in nursing […]
Eddy Village Green at Beverwyck Cited for Infection Control Lapse
Eddy Village Green at Beverwyck received 15 citations for violations of public health code between 2017 and 2021, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on July 30, 2021. The Slingerlands nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of three inspections by state surveyors. The violations they describe include the following:
Hudson Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center: Pressure Ulcer Citation
Hudson Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center received 46 citations for violations of public health code between 2017 and 2021, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on July 30, 2021. The Albany nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of 10 inspections by state surveyors. The violations they describe include the following:
Montgomery Nursing and Rehabilitation Center: Choking Citation
Montgomery Nursing and Rehabilitation Center received 20 citations for violations of public health code between 2017 and 2021, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on July 24, 2021. The Montgomery nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of five inspections by state surveyors. The violations they describe include the following: 1. The […]
Report: Cuomo Covid Order Increased Nursing Home Deaths
A report published by the New York State Bar Association Task Force on Nursing Homes and Long-Term Care, obtained and described by the New York Post, found that a controversial order by Governor Andrew Cuomo resulted in additional nursing home deaths from Covid-19. The March 2020 order required nursing homes to admit patients with Covid-19, […]
New York Nursing Home Eddy Village Green Cited for Elopement
Eddy Village Green received 22 citations for violations of public health code between 2017 and 2021, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on July 15, 2021. The facility has also received four fines totaling $22,000 since 2016. The Cohoes nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of four inspections by state […]
Valley View Manor Nursing Home Cited for Abuse
Valley View Manor Nursing Home received 17 citations for violations of public health code between 2017 and 2021, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on July 9, 2021. The Norwich nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of three inspections by state surveyors. The violations they describe include the following: 1. The […]
Alice Hyde Medical Center: Elopement, Infection Citations
Alice Hyde Medical Center has received 40 citations for violations of public health code between 2017 and 2021, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on June 25, 2021. The facility has also received $26,000 in fines, according to those records. The Malone nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of four […]
New York Gov. Cuomo Signs Nursing Home Staffing Law
Legislation signed this month by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo will establish new staffing mandates for nursing homes and hospitals in the state. Under the new law, which will take effect in January 2022, nursing homes will be required to “meet a minimum daily average of 3 1/2 hours of nursing care per resident,” according […]
Casa Promesa: Bronx Nursing Home Cited for Accidents, Infection
Casa Promesa has received 18 citations for violations of public health code between 2017 and 2021, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on June 4, 2021. The facility has also received $4,000 in fines since 2019. The Bronx nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of five surveys by state inspectors. […]
Orchard Rehabilitation & Nursing Center: Infection, Food Safety Citations
Orchard Rehabilitation & Nursing Center has received 28 citations for violations of public health code between 2017 and 2021, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on May 28, 2021. The facility has also received $28,000 in fines since 2015. The Medina nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of four surveys […]
Palatine Nursing Home Cited for Medication Errors, Infection Control
Palatine Nursing Home has received 24 citations for violations of public health code between 2017 and 2021, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on May 20, 2021. The facility also received a fine of $12,000 in 2021 in connection to findings of rule violations. The Palatine Bridge nursing home’s citations resulted […]
Horizon Care Center Cited for Accident Hazards
Horizon Care Center has received 15 citations for violations of public health code between 2017 and 2021, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on May 12, 2021. The Arverne nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of two surveys by state inspectors. The deficiencies they describe include the following: 1. The nursing […]
Kirkhaven: Nursing Home Cited for Accident, Infection Hazards
Kirkhaven has received 25 citations for violations of public health code between 2017 and 2021, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on May 7, 2021. The Rochester nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of three surveys by state inspectors. The deficiencies they describe include the following:
Delmar Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Cited for Medication Errors
Delmar Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing has received 81 citations for violations of public health code between 2017 and 2021, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on May 7, 2021. The facility has additionally received two fines totaling $20,000 since 2013. The Delmar nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of […]
Pontiac Nursing Home Cited for Sexual Abuse
Pontiac Nursing Home has received 37 citations for violations of public health code between 2017 and 2021, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on April 30, 2021. The facility has additionally received three fines totaling $46,000 since 2013. The Oswego nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of six surveys by […]
New Riverdale Rehab and Nursing Cited for Infection, Pressure Ulcer Care
New Riverdale Rehab and Nursing has received 12 citations for violations of public health code between 2017 and 2021, according to health records accessed on April 21, 2021. The Bronx nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of four inspections by state surveyors. The violations they describe include the following: 1. The nursing home did […]