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Elder Justice Report Questions Recent Nursing Home “No Harm” Citations

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 06 May2022

A recent report by the Long Term Care Community Coalition raises important questions about “no harm” deficiencies in nursing homes across the United States.  “No Harm” deficiencies are health violations cited by official surveyors that are classified as causing no harm to residents. As the LTCCC argues in its Elder Justice newsletter, “no harm” citations […]

Posted in: Medication Errors, Neglect, Nursing Home Abuse, Nursing Home Violations, Pressure Sores

Nursing Homes With Questionable Records Seek to Block Reform in New York

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 04 Feb2022

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 […]

Posted in: Neglect, Nursing Home Abuse, Nursing Home Lawsuits, Nursing Home Violations, Understaffing

Heritage Park Rehab & Skilled Nursing Cited for Abuse Reporting

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 02 Feb2022

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, […]

Posted in: Falls & Fractures, Neglect, Nursing Home Abuse, Nursing Home Violations

Private Equity Firms Are Taking over Nursing Homes, to Residents’ Detriment

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 29 Jan2022

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. […]

Posted in: COVID-19, Neglect, Nursing Home Abuse, Nursing Home Lawsuits, Nursing Home Violations

Why Nursing Homes Avoid Scrutiny for Huge Penalties

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 27 Dec2021

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 […]

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Report: Why Nursing Home Oversight Fails the Public

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 23 Dec2021

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 […]

Posted in: COVID-19, Infection, Neglect, Nursing Home Abuse, Nursing Home Lawsuits, Nursing Home Violations

New York Assembly Report: Cuomo Omitted Nursing Home Covid Deaths

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 23 Nov2021

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 […]

Posted in: COVID-19, Neglect, Nursing Home Abuse, Nursing Home Violations

Do Regulators Let Nursing Home Understaffing Slide?

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 11 Nov2021

A new report by the Long-Term Community Care Coalition has found that while insufficient staffing is a widespread problem in nursing homes, state nursing home surveyors rarely issue citations for it. The report, titled “Broken Promises,” analyzes nursing home citations from 2018 until 2020. 

Posted in: Neglect, Nursing Home Abuse, Nursing Home Lawsuits, Nursing Home Violations, Pressure Sores, Understaffing

Data Suggests Lax Nursing Home Resident Rights Enforcement

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 10 Nov2021

The Long-Term Community Care Coalition recently published the results of its analysis of nationwide nursing home citation data from 2018 to 2020. The organization’s report, titled “Broken Promises,” found that whereas Long-Term Care Ombudsmen receive complaints about resident rights violations more than most other violations, only 2% of citations during the period in question were […]

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New Analysis Questions Antipsychotic Drug Use in Nursing Homes

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 09 Nov2021

A recent analysis of federal nursing home citation data by the Long-Term Community Care Coalition found that nearly 20% of nursing home residents in the United States have been administered one or more antipsychotic medications, the unnecessary use of which are prohibited by federal law. That figure constitutes more than 250,000 nursing home residents. 

Posted in: Medication Errors, Neglect, Nursing Home Abuse, Nursing Home Lawsuits, Nursing Home Violations

Are Nursing Home Regulators Doing Enough to Stop Pressure Sores?

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 03 Nov2021

A new report by the Long Term Community Care Coalition reveals that nearly one in ten nursing home residents have unhealed pressure ulcers. According to data analyzed by the organization, 7.92% of nursing home residents in the United States, or approximately 92,000 people, are suffering from unhealed pressure ulcers. The LTCCC suggests that this figure […]

Posted in: Neglect, Nursing Home Abuse, Nursing Home Lawsuits, Nursing Home Violations, Pressure Sores

Van Duyn Center Cited for Abuse, Medication Errors

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 20 Oct2021

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 […]

Posted in: COVID-19, Falls & Fractures, Infection, Neglect, Nursing Home Abuse, Nursing Home Violations

Nursing Home Understaffing Worsens over Covid-19 Pandemic

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 13 Oct2021

Plummeting staffing levels have devastated the nursing home industry, according to an Associated Press analysis which found that one-third of US facilities have “fewer nurses and aides than before the Covid-19 pandemic.” One expert described the stark decline in staffing levels as “appalling.”

Posted in: Neglect, Nursing Home Abuse, Nursing Home Violations, Understaffing

The Grand Rehabilitation and Nursing at Barnwell Cited for Pressure Ulcers

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 21 Sep2021

The Grand Rehabilitation and Nursing at Barnwell received 66 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 eight fines totaling $78,000 since 2012. The Valatie nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of 17 […]

Posted in: Choking/Aspiration, Medication Errors, Neglect, Nursing Home Abuse, Nursing Home Violations, Pressure Sores

Bombshell Report: “Phony” Diagnoses Behind Nursing Home Druggings

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 14 Sep2021

Nursing homes are over-diagnosing patients with schizophrenia in order to conceal the high rates at which they’re prescribing antipsychotic medications, according to a recent report by the New York Times. Schizophrenia diagnoses among nursing home residents have “soared” as much as 70% since the federal government started making public disclosures of antipsychotic drug prescriptions in […]

Posted in: Falsifying Records, Medical Malpractice, Medication Errors, Neglect, Nursing Home Abuse, Nursing Home Lawsuits, Nursing Home Violations, Understaffing

NY Congregational Nursing Center Cited Twice for Abuse

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 30 Aug2021

NY Congregational Nursing Center received 19 citations for violations of public health code between 2017 and 2021, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on August 27, 2021. The Brooklyn nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of five surveys by state inspectors. The violations they describe include the following: 1. The nursing […]

Posted in: Neglect, Nursing Home Abuse, Nursing Home Violations, Physical Abuse

NY Assemblyman: Hold For-Profit Nursing Homes Accountable

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 25 Aug2021

A report released last year by New York Assemblyman Ron Kim examined the thousands of deaths from Covid-19 in the state’s nursing homes in an attempt to identify underlying problems that caused the raft of fatalities and what can be done to address those problems. The report, published by Kim’s office in July 2020, is […]

Posted in: COVID-19, Fraud, Medical Malpractice, Neglect, Nursing Home Abuse, Wrongful Death

Emerge Nursing and Rehabilitation at Glen Cove Cited for Accidents

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 19 Aug2021

Emerge Nursing and Rehabilitation at Glen Cove received 14 citations for violations of public health code between 2017 and 2021, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on August 14, 2021. The Glen Cove nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of five surveys by state inspectors. The violations they describe include the […]

Posted in: Falls & Fractures, Neglect, Nursing Home Abuse, Nursing Home Violations

Gowanda Rehabilitation & Nursing Cited for Pressure Ulcer, Fall

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 18 Aug2021

Gowanda Rehabilitation & Nursing Center received 28 citations for violations of public health code between 2017 and 2021, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on August 14, 2021. The Long Beach nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of six surveys by state inspectors. The violations they describe include the following: 1. […]

Posted in: Falls & Fractures, Medication Errors, Neglect, Nursing Home Abuse, Nursing Home Violations

New York Gov. Cuomo Signs Nursing Home Staffing Law

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 28 Jun2021

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 […]

Posted in: COVID-19, Infection, Medication Errors, Neglect, Nursing Home Abuse, Nursing Home Lawsuits, Nursing Home Violations, Understaffing

Delhi Rehabilitation & Nursing Center Cited for Medication Errors

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 17 May2021

Delhi Rehabilitation and Nursing Center has received 35 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 facility additionally received a $2,000 in 2020. The Delhi nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of four surveys by state […]

Posted in: Neglect, Nursing Home Lawsuits, Nursing Home Violations, Pressure Sores

Van Duyn Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Cited for Abuse, Medication Errors

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 12 Apr2021

Van Duyn Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing has received 57 citations for violations of public health code between 2017 and 2021, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on April 8, 2021. The facility has additionally received seven fines totaling $90,000 since 2008. The Syracuse nursing home’s citations resulted from a total […]

Posted in: Medical Malpractice, Neglect, Nursing Home Abuse, Nursing Home Lawsuits, Nursing Home Violations, Physical Abuse, Sexual Abuse

Saratoga Center for Rehab and Skilled Nursing Care: Infection, Pressure Ulcer Citations

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 08 Mar2021

Saratoga Center for Rehab and Skilled Nursing Care has received 88 citations for violations of public health code between 2017 and 2021, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on March 5, 2021, as well as four fines totaling $36,000 since 2014. The Ballston Spa nursing home’s citations resulted from a total […]

Posted in: Infection, Neglect, Nursing Home Abuse, Nursing Home Lawsuits, Nursing Home Violations, Pressure Sores

The Pearl Nursing Center of Rochester: 121 Health Citations Since 2017

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 02 Mar2021

The Pearl Nursing Center of Rochester has received 121 citations for violations of public health code between 2017 and 2021, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on February 28, 2020, as well as four fines totaling $20,000 since 2011. The Rochester nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of 11 surveys […]

Posted in: Medication Errors, Neglect, Nursing Home Abuse, Nursing Home Lawsuits, Nursing Home Violations

Humboldt House Rehabilitation and Nursing Center: Neglect, Infection Control Citations

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 24 Feb2021

Humboldt House Rehabilitation and Nursing Center received 61 citations for violations of public health code between 2017 and 2021, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on February 19, 2021. The facility has also received enforcement actions: a 2020 fine of $2,000 in connection to findings it violated Covid-19 testing regulations; a […]

Posted in: COVID-19, Infection, Neglect, Nursing Home Abuse, Nursing Home Lawsuits, Nursing Home Violations

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