(914) 220-1086White Oaks Rehabilitation and Nursing Center received 22 citations for violations of public health code between 2016 and 2020, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on March 21, 2020. The Woodbury nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of three surveys by state inspectors. The deficiencies they describe include the following: 1. […]
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Beach Terrace Care Center Cited for Failing to Assess Bedsore
Beach Terrace Care Center received 33 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 Long Beach nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of four surveys by state inspectors. The deficiencies they describe include the following: 1. The […]
New York Nursing Home Highfield Gardens Care Center of Great Neck Cited for Pressure Ulcers
Highfield Gardens Care Center of Great Neck received 32 citations for violations of public health code between 2016 and 2020, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on March 5, 2020. The Great Neck nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of five surveys by state inspectors. The deficiencies they describe include the […]
Long Beach Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Cited for Pressure Ulcers
Long Beach Nursing and Rehabilitation Center received 29 citations for violations of public health code between 2016 and 2020, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on March 5, 2020. The Long Beach nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of six surveys by state inspectors. The deficiencies they describe include the following: […]
New York Nursing Home Mayfair Care Center Cited for Abuse, Pressure Sores
Mayfair Care Center received 42 citations for violations of public health code between 2016 and 2020, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on March 6, 2020. The Hempstead 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 […]
Cold Spring Hills Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation Cited, Fined $22,000
Cold Spring Hills Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation received 24 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 facility has also been the subject of a 2016 fine of $12,000 in connection to findings during a 2015 […]
Glen Cove Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation Cited, Fined $22,000
Glen Cove Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation received 25 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 facility has also been the subject of a 2016 fine of $12,000 in connection to findings during a 2015 inspection […]
Glengariff Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Cited for Infection
Glengariff Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center received 38 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 facility has also been the subject of a 2015 fine of $12,000 in connection to findings during a 2013 inspection that it […]
Nyack Ridge Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Cited for Pressure Ulcer
Nyack Ridge Rehabilitation and Nursing Center received 26 citations for violations of public health code between 2016 and 2020, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on February 13, 2020. The Valley Cottage nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of three surveys by state inspectors. The deficiencies they describe include the following: […]
The Willows at Ramapo Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Cited for Pressure Sores
The Willows at Ramapo Rehabilitation and Nursing Center received 53 citations for violations of public health code between 2016 and 2020, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on February 14, 2020. The Suffern nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of five surveys by state inspectors. The deficiencies they describe include the […]
Hollis Park Manor Nursing Home Cited for Pressure Ulcer Care
Hollis Park Manor Nursing Home received 39 citations for violations of public health laws between 2015 and 2019, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on January 10, 2020. The Hollis nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of five surveys by state inspectors. The deficiencies they describe include the following: 1. The […]
Highland Care Center Cited for Pressure Ulcer Care
Highland Care Center received 31 citations for violations of public health laws between 2015 and 2019, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on January 10, 2020. The Jamaica 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 […]
Queens Boulevard Extended Care Cited over Pressure Ulcers
Queens Boulevard Extended Care received 16 citations for violations of public health laws between 2015 and 2019, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on December 19, 2019. The Woodside nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of three inspections by state authorities. The deficiencies they describe include the following: 1. The […]
Dry Harbor Nursing Home Cited over Pressure Ulcer
DRY Harbor Nursing Home received 25 citations for violations of public health laws between 2015 and 2019, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on December 19, 2019. The Maspeth nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of three inspections by state surveyors. The violations they describe include the following: 1. The nursing […]
The Emerald Peek Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Cited for Pressure Ulcer Violations
The Emerald Peek Rehabilitation and Nursing Center received 31 citations for violations of public health laws between 2015 and 2019, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on November 26, 2019. The Peekskill nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of three inspections by state surveyors. The deficiencies they describe include the […]
Bedford Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation Cited for Pressure Ulcers
Bedford Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation received 36 citations for violations of public health laws between 2015 and 2019, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on November 22, 2019. It also received a Department of Health fine of $6,000, in September 2011, over alleged violations of sections of the health code […]
Beth Abraham Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Cited for Abuse
Beth Abraham Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing received 30 citations for violations of public health laws between 2015 and 2019, according to New York State Department of Health records accessed on November 14, 2019. The Bronx nursing home’s citations resulted from a total of five inspections by state surveyors. The violations they describe include the […]
Adira at Riverside Rehabilitation and Nursing Cited for Pressure Ulcers
Between 2015 and 2019, Adira at Riverside Rehabilitation and Nursing received 37 citations for violations of public health laws, according to records accessed on November 2, 2019. The Department of Health is the public entity responsible for inspecting nursing homes every 9 to 15 months to ensure compliance with state and federal health and safety […]
Federal Judge: New York Nursing Home Violated Human Trafficking Laws
A federal judge ruled against SensotaCare, the largest nursing home provider in New York, saying the agency violated human trafficking laws with its meager wages and “threat of serious financial harm” designed to prevent anyone from quitting. According to Newsday, Judge Gershon of the federal Eastern District of New York also found that the owners […]
New York Trains Nursing Home Staffers to “Whistleblow” on Suspected Abuse
New York State is proactively training nursing home staff how to be “better whistleblowers” whenever nursing home abuse or neglect is suspected. Describing the training as “the first of its kind” across the country, The Buffalo News said the New York Department of Health trained nursing home workers on submitting reports with important details, which […]
Upstate New York Nursing Home Placed on Federal Watch List for Poor Care
The federal government designated New Roc Nursing and Rehabilitation Center as a Special Focus Facility (SFF) after racking up more than five times the average number of violations in the last couple years. According to WHEC, the nursing home has a troubled history dating back to 2014 when an undercover investigation found a “pattern of […]
“Worst Bedsore Ever Seen from Nursing Home” Kills Upstate Man
After what one upstate nursing home doctor called the “worst bedsore ever seen” killed a once-healthy resident, the elderly man’s son is demanding accountability from the negligent nursing home. Four months after entering Safire Rehabilitation of Northtowns, the 82-year-old Frank L. Williams passed away from an entirely preventable bedsore, also called a pressure ulcer. According […]
New York Lawmakers Move to Establish Minimum Staff Requirements at Nursing Homes
In response to the increase in for-profit nursing homes and recent data on nursing staff levels across the state, New York lawmakers plan to introduce a bill establishing minimum levels of nursing staff at long-term care facilities across the state. According to state legislators, under-staffing remains a serious problem at New York nursing homes and […]
New York Jury Awards $1.2 Million for Nursing Home Abuse, Bedsores
A jury in upstate New York awarded a victim of nursing home abuse $1.2 million for its wanton neglect of an elderly resident. The jury found that 72-year-old Shirley Burrows was horrifically neglected by Newfane Rehab & Health Care Center, a long-term care facility in Niagara County. According to The Buffalo News, Burrow’s damages include […]
After “Horrifying” Report, Veterans Demand Improved Care at VA Nursing Homes
Following several scathing investigations and reports, veterans’ groups are demanding better care at the nursing homes run by the beleaguered Department of Veteran Affairs. While public condemnation has mounted for the past few years over the VA’s ability to care for the country’s 20.4 million veterans, criticism of the nursing homes run by the government […]
