(914) 220-1086Long Island State Veterans Home suffered 66 fatalities from Covid-19 as of July 18, 2020, per state records. The nursing home also received 10 citations finding it violated public health code between 2016 and 2020, according to health records accessed on July 20, 2020. The Stonybrook nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of two […]
Nursing Home Lawsuits
After Nursing Home Abuses Exposed on Hidden Cameras, States Move to Legalize “Granny Cams”
After a string of hidden cameras caught nursing home staff members neglecting and abusing their residents, several states are weighing the legality of allowing surveillance cameras in elder care facilities. The nationwide push for video cameras comes after several deeply disturbing incidents of elder abuse were caught on secret video cameras set up by families […]
Nursing Home Staffer Steals Thousands from Resident’s Trust Fund
State authorities fined a Connecticut nursing home for allegedly allowing their staffers to steal money from the residents. According to The Connecticut Post, the nursing home did not even report the thefts when they became aware of their staffer’s criminal conduct. The thefts are part of a broader elder abuse problem in the nursing home […]
Nursing Home Workers Prepare to Strike
Workers at twenty nursing homes across Connecticut are preparing to strike if their salary demands are not met. According to the Fox 61, caregivers represented by the New England Health Care Employees Union, District 1199 SEIU, plan to strike on June 3 if the state does not increase its wages. According to the local news […]
Do “No Harm” Citations Adversely Affect Nursing Home Accountability?
A new edition of the Long Term Care Community Coalition Elder Justice Newsletter asks a simple question: does providing a nursing home resident breakfast in their soiled bed constitute harm? How about failing to provide a stop date for a resident’s psychotropic medication? “No Harm” deficiencies refer to citations of rule violations at nursing homes […]
Oklahoma Cracks Down on Antipsychotics in Nursing Homes
Oklahoma’s new elder abuse law cracks down on the use by nursing homes of “chemical restraints” on their patients. According to America Nurse Today, chemical restraints are unnecessary medications used to “restrict a patient’s movement or behavior.” Importantly, these chemical restraints are not a part of a standard approved treatment. Most commonly, nursing homes use […]
Despite Declining Quality, Cost of Nursing Home Care Increasing Faster than Medical Services
The cost of nursing home care continues to increase sharply while the quality of nursing homes continues to decline. The cost of nursing home services even eclipses the broader medical field, according to a new study from Georgetown University Medical Center. According to researchers at the university, nursing home prices increased 30.18 percent between 2005 […]
New York Nursing Home Spring Creek Rehabilitation & Nursing Care Center Cited for Neglect
Spring Creek Rehabilitation & Nursing Care Center received 33 citations for violations of public health laws between 2015 and 2019, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on November 21, 2019. Those citations number one more than the statewide average of 32. The Brooklyn nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of […]
Split Rock Rehabilitation and Health Care Center Cited for Abuse
Split Rock Rehabilitation and Health Care Center received 29 citations for violations of public health laws between 2015 and 2019, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on December 7, 2019. The Bronx nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of four inspections by state authorities. The violations they describe include the […]
The Plaza Rehab and Nursing Center Cited for Abuse
The Plaza Rehab and Nursing Center received 21 citations for violations of public health laws between 2015 and 2019, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on December 7, 2019. The facility was also the subject of a 2010 fine of $6,000 in connection to findings concerning staff treatment of residents, the […]
Boro Park Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare Cited for Elopement
Boro Park Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare received 31 citations for violations of public health laws between 2015 and 2019, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on December 7, 2019. The facility was also the subject of a 2018 fine of $10,000 in connection to “multiple deficiencies” described in a December […]
Cypress Garden Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation Cited for Fall
Cypress Garden Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation received 20 citations for violations of public health laws between 2015 and 2019, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on December 12, 2019. The Flushing nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of five inspections by state authorities. The violations they describe include the […]
Rego Park Nursing Home Cited for Abuse
Rego Park Nursing Home received 22 citations for violations of public health laws between 2015 and 2019, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on December 12, 2019. The Flushing nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of five inspections by state authorities. The deficiencies they describe include the following: 1. The […]
Waterview Nursing Care Center Cited for Abuse
Waterview Nursing Care Center received 22 citations for violations of public health laws between 2015 and 2019, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on December 12, 2019. The facility was also the subject of a 2010 fine of $4,000 in connection to findings it failed to comply with health code provision […]
Peninsula Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Cited over Elopement
Peninsula Nursing and Rehabilitation Center received 47 citations for violations of public health laws between 2015 and 2019, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on January 2, 2020. The Far Rockaway nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of five inspections by state surveyors. The violations they describe include the following: 1. […]
Oceanview Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Cited over Pressure Sores
Oceanview Nursing & Rehabilitation Center received 30 citations for violations of public health laws between 2015 and 2019, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on January 2, 2020. The facility was also the subject of a 2009 fine of $2,000 in connection to findings it violated health code provisions regarding accidents. […]
Queens Nassau Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Cited, Fined $30,000
Queens Nassau Rehabilitation and Nursing Center received 11 citations for violations of public health laws between 2015 and 2019, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on January 2, 2020. The facility has also received two fines: one $10,000 fine in April 2018 over findings of multiple health code violations; and one […]
Crown Heights Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation Cited for Unnecessary Drugs
Crown Heights Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation received 26 citations for violations of public health code between 2015 and 2019, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on January 16, 2020. The facility also received a 2012 fine of $10,000 in connection to findings it violated health code provisions regarding quality of […]
Dr. Susan Smith McKinney Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Cited for Abuse
Dr. Susan Smith McKinney Nursing and Rehabilitation Center received 17 citations for violations of public health code between 2015 and 2019, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on January 16, 2020. The facility also received a 2019 fine of $4,000 in connection to findings of multiple deficiencies observed in a February […]
King David Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation for Unnecessary Drugs
King David Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation received 44 citations for violations of public health code between 2015 and 2019, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on January 16, 2020. The Brooklyn nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of five surveys by state inspectors. The deficiencies they describe include the following: […]
Buena Vida Continuing Care & Rehab Center for Accident
Buena Vida Continuing Care & Rehab Center received 23 citations for violations of public health code between 2015 and 2019, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on January 16, 2020. The Brooklyn nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of five surveys by state inspectors. The deficiencies they describe include the following: […]
Palm Gardens Center Cited over Resident Deaths
Palm Gardens Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation received 26 citations for violations of public health code between 2016 and 2019, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on January 21, 2020. The Brooklyn nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of five surveys by state inspectors. The deficiencies they describe include the following: […]
Seagate Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Cited for Infection, Restraints
Seagate Rehabilitation and Nursing Center received 27 citations for violations of public health code between 2016 and 2019, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on January 22, 2020. The Brooklyn nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of three surveys by state inspectors. The deficiencies they describe include the following: 1. The […]
Upper East Side Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Cited, Fined $12,000
Upper East Side Nursing and Rehabilitation Center received 17 citations for violations of public health code between 2016 and 2019, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on January 31, 2020. The facility has also been the subject of a 2018 fine of $12,000 in connection to findings during a February 2018 […]
Amsterdam Nursing Home Cited for Elopement, Fall
Amsterdam Nursing Home received 17 citations for violations of public health code between 2016 and 2019, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on January 31, 2020. The Manhattan nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of six surveys by state inspectors. The deficiencies they describe include the following: 1. The nursing home […]
Isabella Geriatric Center Cited for Accident Hazard
Isabella Geriatric Center received 33 citations for violations of public health code between 2016 and 2019, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on February 6, 2020. The Manhattan nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of four surveys by state inspectors. The deficiencies they describe include the following: 1. The nursing home […]
New York Nursing Home Campbell Hall Rehabilitation Center Cited & Fined for Health Code Violations
Campbell Hall Rehabilitation Center received 48 citations for violations of public health code between 2016 and 2020, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on February 20, 2020. The facility has also been the subject of a 2013 fine of $12,000 in connection to findings during a 2013 inspection that it violated […]
Glen Arden Nursing Home Cited for Elopement
Glen Arden received 15 citations for violations of public health code between 2016 and 2020, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on February 20, 2020. The Goshen nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of three surveys by state inspectors. The deficiencies they describe include the following: 1. The nursing home did […]
New York Nursing Home Daleview Care Center Cited for Accident Hazards
Daleview Care Center received 19 citations for violations of public health code between 2016 and 2020, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on February 27, 2020. The Farmingdale nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of three surveys by state inspectors. The deficiencies they describe include the following: 1. The nursing home […]
New York Nursing Home A Holly Patterson Extended Care Facility Cited for Inadequate Infection Control
A Holly Patterson Extended Care Facility received 23 citations for violations of public health code between 2016 and 2020, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on March 14, 2020. The Uniondale nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of three surveys by state inspectors. The deficiencies they describe include the following: 1. […]
Rockville Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Cited for Pressure Ulcers
Rockville Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center received 18 citations for violations of public health code between 2016 and 2020, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on March 14, 2020. The Rockville Centre nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of three surveys by state inspectors. The deficiencies they describe include the following: […]
South Shore Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Cited for Medication Errors
South Shore Rehabilitation and Nursing Center received 43 citations for violations of public health code between 2016 and 2020, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on March 16, 2020. The Freeport nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of 10 surveys by state inspectors. The deficiencies they describe include the following: 1. […]
The Five Towns Premier Rehabilitation & Nursing Center Fined $58,000
The Five Towns Premier Rehabilitation & Nursing Center received 28 citations for violations of public health code between 2016 and 2020, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on March 17, 2020. The facility has also received five fines between 2013 and 2019, totaling $58,000, for findings that it violated health code […]
Our Lady of Consolation Nursing and Rehabilitative Care Center Cited for Abuse
Our Lady of Consolation Nursing and Rehabilitative Care Center received 36 citations for violations of public health code between 2016 and 2020, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on April 9, 2020. The West Islip nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of four surveys by state inspectors. The deficiencies they describe […]
The Phoenix Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Cited for Infection
The Phoenix Rehabilitation and Nursing Center suffered 17 fatalities from Covid-19 as of June 23, 2020, per state records. The nursing home also received 32 citations finding it violated public health code between 2016 and 2020, according to health records accessed on June 24, 2020. One of those citations concerned infection prevention and control deficiencies. […]
Autumn View Health Care Facility: Abuse, Infection Citations
Autumn View Health Care Facility has received 18 citations over violations of public health code between 2016 and 2020, according to health records accessed on July 13, 2020. The Poughkeepsie nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of four surveys by state inspectors. The violations they describe include the following: 1. The nursing home did […]
Workmen’s Circle Multicare Center: Abuse Citation, COVID Deaths
Workmen’s Circle Multicare Center suffered 16 fatalities from Covid-19 as of July 12, 2020, state records report. The nursing home also received 15 citations over violations of public health code between 2016 and 2020, according to health records accessed on July 13, 2020. The Bronx nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of five surveys […]
Hill Haven Nursing Home: 16 Covid-19 Deaths
Hill Haven Nursing Home suffered 16 fatalities from Covid-19 as of July 12, 2020, state records report. The nursing home also received 29 citations over violations of public health code between 2016 and 2020, according to health records accessed on July 13, 2020. The Webster nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of seven surveys […]
Presbyterian Home for Central New York: Infection Citations, Covid Deaths
Presbyterian Home for Central New York suffered 15 fatalities from Covid-19 as of July 12, 2020, per state records. The nursing home also received 37 citations finding it violated public health code between 2016 and 2020, according to health records accessed on July 13, 2020; two such citations found deficiencies in the facility’s infection control […]
Meadowbrook Care Center: 21 COVID Deaths, Infection Citation
Meadowbrook Care Center suffered 21 fatalities from Covid-19 as of June 23, 2020, per state records. The nursing home also received 16 citations finding it violated public health code between 2016 and 2020, according to health records accessed on June 24, 2020, including one citation over its infection control procedures. The Woodbury nursing home’s citations […]
Beechwood Homes: 21 COVID Fatalities, Infection Control Citation
Beechwood Homes suffered 21 fatalities from Covid-19 as of June 29, 2020, per state records. The nursing home also received 33 citations finding it violated public health code between 2016 and 2020, according to health records accessed on June 30, 2020, including one citation over findings of infection prevention measures. The Getzville nursing home’s citations […]
Townhouse Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing: Infection Citation, COVID Deaths
Townhouse Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing suffered 10 fatalities from Covid-19 as of June 29, 2020, per state records. The nursing home also received 29 citations finding it violated public health code between 2016 and 2020, according to health records accessed on June 29, 2020, including one citation over its infection prevention practices. The facility […]
Cold Spring Hills Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation: COVID-19 Deaths
Cold Spring Hills Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation suffered 15 fatalities from Covid-19 as of June 29, 2020, per state records, though a New York Post report suggests that number is significantly undercounted. The nursing home also received 56 citations finding it violated public health code between 2016 and 2020, according to health records accessed […]
Dry Harbor Nursing Home: Infection Citation, COVID Deaths
Dry Harbor Nursing Home suffered 13 fatalities from Covid-19 as of June 29, 2020, state records report. The nursing home also received 18 citations over violations of public health code between 2016 and 2020, according to health records accessed on June 29, 2020. One of these citations found that the nursing home’s infection control procedures […]
The Valley View Center: 3 Infection Citations, 34 COVID Deaths
The Valley View Center for Nursing Care and Rehabilitation suffered 34 fatalities from Covid-19 as of June 29, 2020, state records report. The nursing home also received 43 citations over violations of public health code between 2016 and 2020, according to health records accessed on June 29, 2020. Three of these citations found deficient infection […]
Golden Gate Rehabilitation & Health Care Center: Covid Deaths, Infection Citations
Golden Gate Rehabilitation & Health Care Center experienced 12 deaths from Covid-19 as of June 8, 2020, per state records. The nursing home also received 18 citations for violations of public health code between 2016 and 2020, including two for infection control deficiencies, according to health records accessed on June 9, 2020. The Staten Island […]
Vestal Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center: Infection Citations, COVID Fatalities
Vestal Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center suffered 7 deaths from Covid-19 as of June 8, 2020, per state records. The nursing home also received 38 citations for violations of public health code between 2016 and 2020, two of which concerned infection prevention protocols, according to health records accessed on June 9, 2020. The Vestal nursing […]
Clove Lakes Health Care and Rehabilitation Center: 15 Covid-19 Deaths
Clove Lakes Health Care and Rehabilitation Center experienced 15 deaths from Covid-19 as of June 8, 2020, per state records. The nursing home also received 24 citations for violations of public health code between 2016 and 2020, including one for infection prevention and control procedures, according to health records accessed on June 9, 2020. The […]
Ten Broeck Center: 32 COVID-19 Deaths, Cited for Infection
Ten Broeck Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing suffered 32 deaths from Covid-19 as of June 16, 2020, per state records. The nursing home also received 31 citations for violations of public health code between 2016 and 2020, according to health records accessed on June 16, 2020. One of those citations found a violation in the […]
Glens Falls Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing: COVID Deaths, Infection Citations
Glens Falls Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing suffered 15 deaths from Covid-19 as of June 16, 2020, per state records. The nursing home also received 41 citations for violations of public health code between 2016 and 2020, according to health records accessed on June 16, 2020. Multiple citations concerned deficient infection prevention practices. The Glens […]
