In a certification survey dated December 17, 2009 on the New York State Department of Health (DOH) website, Bishop Charles Waldo Maclean Nursing Home in the Far Rockaway section of Queens received numerous deficiences, ranging from pressure sore treatment to substandard overall safety measures. The surveyors found that the facility did not ensure that a […]
Physical Abuse
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 […]
Explanation Of CMS Special Focus Facilities Initiative
New York nursing homes can find themselves on the Special Focus Facility (“SFF”) list if they have: 1) More problems than other nursing homes (about twice the average number of deficiencies), 2) More serious problems than most other nursing homes (including harm or injury experienced by residents), or 3) a pattern of serious problems that […]
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 […]
New York Elder Abuse Lawyer Report: $7.75 Million Verdict In Nursing Home Abuse Case
The family of a resident at a California nursing home, Fillmore Convalescent Center, was recently awarded $7.75 million in a case involving nursing home abuse. The resident was a 71-year-old stroke victim. The attorneys for the resident and her family showed the jury a secret videotape of the woman being abused. Members of the residents […]
Elder Abuse Charges Filed In New York Local Court: Nurse Allegedly Ignored Nursing Home Resident’s Pleas For Help
A former charge nurse at a Central New York nursing home, Maura Quinn, is alleged to have been involved in the abuse of an elderly resident. She has been formally charged with endangering the welfare of an incompetent or physically disabled person and willful violation of various health laws. All charges were filed following an […]
Bronx Resident Sues Westchester County Nursing Home After Mother Dies From An Infected Bedsore
Bronx, NY: A lawsuit has been filed in Bronx County Supreme Court on behalf of Verda Henry, who allegedly developed a bedsore (pressure sore, decubitus ulcer) while a resident at Sutton Park Center For Nursing & Rehabilitation in New Rochelle, NY. Ms. Henry was reportedly admitted to Sutton Place for short-term rehabilitation after she fell […]
Westchester County Nursing Home Aide Sentenced For Abuse Of Resident
Pierre Obas, a 72 year-old nursing assistant, was sentenced in a North Salem, New York Court for abusing a resident at Waterview Hills Rehabilitation and Nursing Home. Mr. Obas tied an 83 year-old resident to her wheelchair with a bed sheet and took a nap after depositing her in a lounge area. Apparently, Mr. Obas […]
Choking Incident At New York Nursing Home Handled Inappropriately By Staff Causes Death
The Crossings, a New York nursing home, was fined $13,300 by the federal government as a result of an incident involving a choking resident. The resident was fed pancakes and sausages, both of which were cut into tiny pieces. Soon thereafter, a nurse’s aide noticed the resident was not breathing and that the resident’s lips […]
Rochester New York Nurse Accused Of Elder Abuse
A licensed nurse employed by Shore Winds Nursing Home in Rochester, New York has been arrested and charged with rape in the second degree (felony) and endangering the welfare of an incompetent (misdemeanor). The nurse, Kipper Allen Stevens, allegedly had sexual intercourse with a disabled resident. She was arraigned last week. Bail was set at […]
Ramapo Manor Center For Rehab In Rockland County Receives An Overall Rating Of “Much Below Average”
Ramapo Manor Center For Rehabilitation, a Rockland County, New York nursing home, received an overall rating from Medicare inspectors of “much below average.” As we have previously discussed on this site, Medicare rates all New York nursing homes based on three criteria: 1) Health Inspections;2) Nursing Home Staffing; and 3) Quality Measures. After these three […]
Families Of Elder Abuse Victims Using Technology To Spread Awareness
The families of elder abuse victims are using social networking sites, Facebook, Twitter and Myspace, to gain support for reform in long-term care facilities. The group, which was founded by family member’s personally affected by alleged abuse in a Minnesota nursing home, can be found by conducting a search for “Families Against Nursing Home Abuse” […]
NY Nursing Home Employees Disciplined In Death Case
Three employees at Dosberg Manor, a Getzville, New York Assisted Living Facility, have been disciplined after a Department of Health investigation found that each employee noticed that a 93 year-old resident was missing, but failed to report it. The resident either fell or jumped to his death from the window in his second floor room […]
Sarah Neuman Nursing Home In Mamaroneck New York Failed to Treat Pressure Sores
Sarah Neuman Center for Health & Rehabilitation in Westchester County, New York, was cited in a January 18, 2008 inspection survey for failing to prevent
Upstate New York Nurse’s Aide Accused Of Abusing 88 Year-Old
A former nurse’s aide in a New York nursing home has been accused of abusing an 88 year-old resident who suffers from dementia and visual impairments. The former aide is accused of hitting, grabbing and punching the woman last October, leaving her with a broken collarbone and facial bruising. The abuse allegedly occurred in the […]
Two Nurses Arrested For Elder Abuse In New York
Two Certified Nurses Aides in upstate New York nursing homes were arrested as a result of the investigative efforts of Attorney General, Andrew Cuomo. A C.N.A. who was working at Kirkhaven Nursing Home is accused of kicking an 88 year-old resident in the ribs. In addition, a former C.N.A. at the Edna Tina Wilson Living […]
Nursing Home Employees In Rome, New York Arrested For Stealing Resident’s Engagement Ring
A certified nurse’s aid and a dietary technician in an upstate New York nursing home have been charged with Petit Larceny (a class A Misdemeanor) and Possession of Stolen Property (a class A Misdemeanor). The two employees allegedly stole the engagement ring of an 89 year-old resident and pawned the ring for $15.00. According to […]