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Ten employees of the Blossom North Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Rochester, New York were arrested in March 2014 for allegedly failing to provide adequate care to an elderly resident who was a double-amputee. According to the New York Attorney General’s office, six nurses and four nursing assistants faced a variety of charges, including Falsifying […]
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How to Protect Elderly Relatives and Friends against Financial Fraud and Abuse
In addition to being physically and emotionally abused, elderly people are susceptible and vulnerable to financial fraud and exploitation. Financial abuse of the elderly occurs when a person takes advantage of their property, investments, cash or real estate. Financial fraud often comes in the form of telemarketing scams, identify theft, property theft and scams involving […]
New York State Attorney General: Nine Employees Arrested from Long Island Nursing Home that Has History of Abuse and Neglect
Nine employees of the Medford Multicare Center for Living in Medford, New York were arrested in February 2014 for neglecting patients or trying to conceal the neglect from investigators. Seven of the arrests were linked to the death of a 72-year-old woman at the facility in 2012. In a separate civil suit filed in February […]
Report: 19 Percent of Disciplined Nurse Aides Had Prior Criminal Convictions
According to a 2012 report conducted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 19 percent of 1,611 nurse aides–300–who were disciplined for abuse, neglect and theft at nursing homes in 2010 had criminal records which could have been picked up by a background check. The report uncovered that 53 percent of the disciplined […]
Long Island Nursing Home Aides Charged with Photographing and Videotaping Eleven Residents at Three Facilities
Two certified nurse aides (CNAs) were arrested and charged in May 2013 for taking pictures and videos of eleven nursing home residents at three separate nursing homes. David Rover, 25, and Thomas Mocera, 23, are both charged with Unlawful Surveillance and face up to four years in prison if convicted. The two CNAs took photographs […]
Bronx Nurse’s Aide Allegedly Caught Abusing Alzheimer’s Patient on Hidden Camera
A nurse’s aide at the Gold Crest Care Center in the Bronx was arrested in February 2013 after a hidden camera allegedly caught her abusing an Alzheimer’s patient. Sandra Kerr, 55, was charged with Willful Violation of the Public Health Law and endangering the welfare of an incompetent or physically disabled person. She faces up […]
Former Nurse Aide of Rochester Nursing Home Accused of Posting Video of Patient Being Abused on Facebook
A former nurse aid at the St. Anne’s Home in Rochester, New York was arrested and charged in July 2013 for allegedly posting a video on Facebook of a resident being harassed. If convicted, the former aide, Ericha Brown, 23, faces up to one year in prison. According to Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman, Brown […]
Former LPN Indicted after Allegedly Assaulting Nursing Home Resident
A former LPN at Split Rock Nursing Home in the Bronx was indicted last week on charges of abuse at the nursing home. A video of the incident, which occurred in February 2012, allegedly shows the nurse, Lennox Seymour, pushing and punching a disabled resident of the Bronx nursing home. The video, which has not […]
Long Island Nursing Home Workers Charged with Assault in Beating of Elderly Resident
A nurse and a personal care aide at Woodhaven Center in Port Jefferson, Long Island have been charged with assault and endangering the welfare of an elderly person. The charges stem from an investigation into the beating of an elderly resident of the home. The two women allegedly held the defenseless man down and beat […]
Closed Florida Nursing Home Had Been Opened by Convicted Felons
The Sarasota Herald-Tribune is reporting that Harmony Healthcare Nursing Home, which had its doors shut in 2011, was opened and operated by two men convicted of Medicaid fraud in New York in 1979. The nursing home was closed amid findings of widespread immediate jeopardy to its residents. An investigation conducted by the newspaper found that […]
Upstate Elder Abuse Prevention Program Receives Record-Breaking Donation
Lifespan of Greater Rochester, Inc., an organization providing numerous services to seniors, announced recently that it received funding of $750,000 for its Elder Abuse Prevention Program. The funds were given by Governor Cuomo and the Rochester State Delegation, and will benefit the program that educates and assists caregivers and victims of elder abuse. The program […]
Nursing Home Aide Arrested for Secretly Photographing Resident
In a press release dated March 8 of this year, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced the arrest of a Certified Nurse’s Aide from the Woodhaven Center in Port Jefferson, Long Island. The Suffolk County nursing home staffer was accused of taking a picture of the resident’s genitals without the resident’s permission. Having taken […]
Elderly Alzheimer’s Patient Reportedly Abused at Gold Crest Care Center in Bronx, NY
A certified nurse’s aide at Bronx nursing home, Gold Crest Care Center, was recently arrested and charged with endangering the welfare of a physically disabled person and three counts of willfully violating the Public Health Law. She was reportedly caught on video abusing an elderly resident who suffers from Alzheimer’s DIsease. According to the Office […]
Dutchess Nursing Home Fined $24,000 for Deficient Ratings by Health Department After Choking Incident
As a result of the latest enforcement survey issued by the Department of Health, Wingate at Beacon, a Dutchess county nursing home, was fined $24,000. During a January, 2011 certification survey at Wingate, the DOH found four deficiencies serious enough to warrant a severity level of Immediate Jeopardy. This is the most severe rating that […]
New York Nursing Home Abuse Attorney Report: Recent MCFU Enforcement Actions Involving Nursing Home Abuse
Below please find a brief summary of various enforcement actions taken against New York nursing home personnel from 12/15/11 to 3/15/12 by the NYS Office of the Medicaid Inspector General. Last December two Registered Nurses at Glen Island Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in New Rochelle, NY were indicted by the Medicaid Fraud Unit. Marlon […]
LPN At Benenson Pavilion Sentenced For Physical Abuse Of Queens Nursing Home Resident
Jessie Joiner, a Licensed Practical Nurse (“LPN”) at Dr. William O. Benenson Pavilion, a Queens Nursing Home, was recently sentenced to three years probation and forced to surrender her LPN license. She allegedly knocked an 85-year old female resident out of her wheelchair and onto the floor at the facility. The resident suffered a fractured […]
N.Y. Nursing Home Fall Attorney Report: Rockland Nursing Home Cited in May Deficiency Report
Northern Riverview Health Care Center in Haverstraw, NY was cited in a Department of Health Deficiency Survey dated May 11, 2011. The DOH cited the facility for numerous violations, including failing to ensure that the facility was free of accident hazards, and failure to develop and implement written policies and procedures that prohibit mistreatment and/or […]
Aide, Supervisor Terminated After Beating / Attempted Cover-Up at Staten Island Nursing Home
A certified nurse’s aide and her supervisor have both lost their jobs after the aide was accused of beating a developmentally disabled resident at Lily Pond Nursing Home in Staten Island. The supervisor is accused of attempting to cover up the incident. The aide allegedly struck the resident several times in the head during her […]
Center Moriches Nursing Home Fails To Safeguard Resident Information
The New York State Department of Health published results of a survey dated June 13, 2011 in which Cedar Lodge Nursing Home, located in Center Moriches in Suffolk County, received substandard results in several areas. Sections 483.75(l)(3) and 483.20(f)(5) of CFR Title 42 discuss standards for record keeping and maintenance. The importance of safeguarding records […]
Two Staten Island Nursing Home Nursing Staff Members Lose Licenses After Elder Abuse Incident
Two employees at a Staten Island long-term care facility, Lily Pond Nursing Home, recently lost their respective licenses after a 40 year-old resident was abused. Cynthia Ferry, a Certified Nurse Aide at the facility, was observed by an EMT striking the 40-year old resident in the head. Josefina Bernabe, a Licensed Practical Nurse, worked the […]
Prison Sentence After Conviction in N.Y. Nursing Home Sexual Abuse Case
A nursing home aide was recently convicted of sexually abusing an 61-year old stroke victim at Amsterdam Nursing Home on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. The aide was convicted of sex abuse, endangering the welfare of a vulnerable elderly person, and endangering the welfare of a physically disabled person. The aide was caught in the sexual […]
Film Legend Mickey Rooney Discusses Experience With Elder Abuse
Mickey Rooney appeared before the Senate Special Committee on Aging this past Wednesday to discuss his personal experience dealing with elder abuse. Rooney, who has appeared in such films as National Velvet and The Black Stallion, pleaded for the committee to enact stricter legislation to protect victims of elder abuse. Rooney detailed his horrors of […]
New York Nurse Aide Sentenced For Sexually Abusing Nursing Home Resident
Robert Gunderson, a Certified Nurse Aide at Northwoods Rehabiliation Center, a nursing home in Troy, New York, was recently sentenced after being charging with sexually abusing an elderly resident. Mr. Gunderson reportedly fondled the breasts and vagina of a 78 year old woman who was physically helpless. In March 2010, Mr. Gunderson was sentenced to […]
Nurse At Bronx Nursing Home Charged With Physically Abusing 75 Year-Old Resident
The NYS Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Unit recently arrested Pamela Davis, a Licensed Practical Nurse at Riverdale Nursing Home in Bronx, New York, on charges of elder abuse. Nurse Davis allegedly struck a 75-year old resident in the back with her keys and kicked him in the buttocks. According to a Long-Term-Care Community Coalition Report, […]
Oneida County New York Nursing Home Employee Placed On Probation After Investigation Reveals Abuse Of Elderly Resident
Stemming from an elder abuse investigation conducted by the New York State Attorney General, a Certified Nursing Aide at Utica Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation was recently placed on three years probation and was forced to surrender her C.N.A. certificate. The NYSAG investigation revealed that while assisting another CNA help an 80 year-old resident in […]
