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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Elderly In New York To Benefit From “Silver Alerts”?
Many states are considering using “silver alerts” (similar to the amber alerts used missing children) in attempt to find elderly individuals who have gone missing. Many individuals suffering from dementia and/or Alzheimer’s wander as part of their disease process. The Alzheimer’s Association estimates that 6 of 10 adults suffering from Alzheimer’s will wander away from […]
New York Guide To Recognizing and Acting Upon Signs of Nursing Home Abuse
According to a survey conducted by the New York State Attorney General, 98% of New York’s nursing homes surveyed failed to meet federal recommendations for nurse staffing. Based on these statistics, it is not surprising that nursing home residents often do not receive the appropriate attention and care. What follows is a basic guide to […]