(914) 220-1086Following 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 […]
Pressure Sores
Sepsis Resulting from Pressure Ulcers a Widespread and Deadly Problem in Nursing Homes
Sepsis, a deadly bloodstream infection, is a common and largely unreported consequence of pressure inuries/ulcers. According to a recent article by The Chicago Tribune, sepsis was the most common reason that elderly residents are transferred from their nursing home to hospitals. Despite the massive financial and human implications, the newspaper states the problem is largely […]
Elderly Man Passes Away from Preventable Pressure Ulcer
An Australian man passed away from a preventable pressure injury/ulcer he received while at an Australian hospital. According to ABC North and West, the pressure ulcer, or bed sore, developed and became so severe that the Australian’s organs shut down. Now, the family of Peter James McBride is demanding answers from the hospital and its […]
After Ten-Day Hospital Stay, Man Spends Year Healing from Pressure Ulcer
A Canadian man is telling the story of a short-term hospital stay that turned into a year-long nightmare after he developed a pressure ulcer, also known as a decubitus ulcer or bedsore. The senior citizen, Vinal Michaud, was admitted to the hospital for kidney stones – a fairly routine medical procedure. After spending ten days […]
Franklin Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Cited for Numerous Violations
Over the past four years, the Franklin Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing received 26 citations from the New York State Department of Health. All of these citations related to violations concerning the treatment and health of the senior citizens at the Queens nursing home. Compared to the state average, this facility received approximately the average […]
PA Judge Allows Punitive Damages in Nursing Home Bedsore Case
A Pennsylvania judge allowed a lawsuit against a nursing home seeking punitive damages over a patient’s pressure ulcer to proceed to trial, according to Law360.com. The lawsuit, filed in 2016, alleges that a nursing home’s reckless behavior allowed for a resident to develop multiple pressure sores. Sadly, these pressure ulcers, now referred to as pressure […]
HHS Inspector General: One in Four Cases of Elder Abuse Not Reported in Nursing Homes
The Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a report stating that at least one in four instances of elder abuse or neglect are not reported. While horrific in scope, the results are not entirely surprising – other, smaller samples have found that 15 to 20 percent of elder abuse […]
Lacking Effective Oversight, Nursing Homes Fail Many Patients
With toothless regulations and ineffective oversight, many nursing homes are still failing the neediest patients. With its budget for overseeing nursing homes slashed in half, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has failed to identify failing nursing homes and keep them accountable. As a consequence, some nursing homes are choosing to accept the […]
After Death from Pressure Ulcers, Bronx Family Sues Nursing Home
On June 17, 2013, a patient at Barnabas Nursing Home passed away from complications arising from her pressure ulcers. Her family has sued the nursing home and hospital and believes that their family member received negligent treatment and that the hospital and nursing home should be held responsible for her death.
Nursing Home Staff Arrested For Failing to Provide Care to 94 Year-Old Resident
Four nursing home staff members were arrested for neglecting to provide care to a 94-year old resident at Focus Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Cooperstown, NY. The elderly female resident was diagnosed with a 4cm x 2cm pressure sore after allegedly being left in the same recliner for 41 hours over Memorial Day weekend this year. […]
Monroe County New York Nursing Homes as Repeat Offenders
Monroe County nursing homes have been cited for numerous deficiencies that often place residents at risk, yet they are still open for business; a Rochester nursing home remained open for two years after receiving chronic violations from the government. Democrat and Chronicle, a newspaper in Rochester, NY found that more than 1/3 of violations received […]
First Department Upholds Summary Judgment for Defendant in Bronx Nursing Home Action
A March, 2014 Decision and Order by the Supreme Court Appellate Division, First Department, upheld a lower court’s finding of summary judgment for a defendant nursing home. The underlying complaint, negligence against the Bronx nursing home for failure to properly treat and heal a pressure ulcer, leading to amputation, was therefore dismissed. Plaintiff-appellant had been […]
Rye Nursing Home Receives Deficiency for Pressure Sore Care
The Osborn, a Westchester nursing home located in Rye, received a citation by the Department of Health in February, 2014 for failure to provide proper treatment to a resident with a pressure ulcer. Per federal regulations, a facility must provide necessary treatment to a resident who enters with a pressure ulcer. In the case detailed […]
Albany Nursing Home Fined $25K for Failing to Treat Patient’s Wound that Developed into Gangrene
The New York State Department of Health (DOH) fined the Teresian House Nursing Home, a 302-bed facility located in Albany, New York, $25,350 in November 2013 for failing to treat a patient’s open wound that developed into gangrene. The affected resident was originally diagnosed with a thyroid disorder, high blood pressure, osteoporosis and peripheral vascular […]
Nursing Home Failed to Respect Residents’ Dignity by Not Providing Incontinence Care
The New York State Department of Health (DOH) cited the East Neck Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, a 300-bed facility located in West Babylon, New York, for failing to respect patients’ dignity by not providing timely and adequate incontinence care. According to a DOH report issued in April 2013, the nursing home failed to “promote care […]
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 […]
Spring Creek Rehab Receives Citation For Failing to Treat Bedsores
Brooklyn nursing home Spring Creek Rehabilitation and Nursing Care Center made news in September of last year when the Department of Health cited it for failure to prevent and/or heal bedsores (sometimes called pressure sores, pressure ulcers or decubitus ulcers). The finding involved one resident, with the DOH noting that the failure created the potential […]
What is Sepsis? Is There a Relationship Between Sepsis and Bedsores?
According to Mayo Clinic, sepsis is a serious complication of an infection that can be life-threatening. Sepsis occurs when your body releases chemicals into the bloodstream to fight an infection. These chemicals, in turn, trigger inflammation throughout the body that can lead to organ failure. It is important to determine the source of the infection […]
Department of Health Comparative Study: Queens (NYC) Nursing Home Residents with Bedsores (Pressure Ulcers)
From time to time the Department of Health issues quality comparisons for nursing homes in specific areas of care. One such area is percent of residents at high risk for pressure sores who have pressure sores. This particular survey was conducted in Queens between January and September of 2010. For the time period in question, […]
Study Finds Black Residents More Likely To Develop Bedsores (Pressure Ulcers, Decubitis Ulcers)
A recent study conducted by the University of Iowa revealed that black nursing home residents are more likely than their white counterparts to develop bedsores (pressure ulcers, decubitis ulcers). In a five year study conducted at nursing homes throughout the country, researchers found that black residents were roughly five percent more likely to develop decubitus […]
NY Bedsore Attorney Report: Jury Awards $5.4 Million in Staten Island Bedsore Suit
A jury has awarded $5.4 Million dollars to Robert Messina, a resident of Staten Island. The verdict stems from Messina’s development of pressure ulcers during several stays between Staten Island University Hospital and Golden Gate Rehabilitation and Health Care Center between 2006 and 2007. The jury found SIUH 75% responsible, and Golden Gate 25% responsible. […]
Northern Metropolitan (Rockland County, NY) Cited: Pressure Sore Prevention Lacking
Northern Metropolitan Nursing Home in Monsey, New York was recently cited by the New York State Department of Health for incidents involving residents that developed pressure sores (decubitus ulcers, bedsores) in late 2009. According to the statement of deficiency, inspectors discovered that three out of twenty-one residents surveyed developed pressure sores at the facility. Although […]
NY Bedsore Attorney Report: Pine Valley Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Receives Statement of Deficiency
Pine Valley Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing in Rockland County recently received a statement of deficiency for failing to properly prevent and heal pressure sores. An 80 year old woman was admitted to the facility on May 26th of last year. Upon her admission, the facility noted that she was at “high risk” for the […]
Jury Returns $42.75 Million In Nursing Home Neglect Case Involving Bedsores
A Kentucky jury has awarded $42.75 million to the family of an elderly man who was allegedly neglected in a Madisonville nursing home. The decedent, Joseph Clint Offutt, 92, was reportedly only a resident at the facility, Harborside of Madisonville, for nine days before he died. Wilkes & McHugh represented the family. The trial lasted […]
22 New York Nursing Home Staff Members Arrested And Accused Of Neglect
The Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU), a task force run by Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, has arrested 22 current and former nursing home employees in two separate cases after footage from hidden surveillance cameras revealed alleged neglect and other conduct that endangered dependent residents. The first case involves the arrest of 14 individuals regarding incidents […]
