Archive: Nursing Home Abuse New York
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008.
Syracuse, NY - Dr. Hedy Migden thought she had done everything right when trying to find a Certified Nursing Assistant to take care of her then 84-year-old Parkinson's inflicted mother. She used a reputable agency, listed specific needs and was assured that the aide's background checked out. But even ... [More >>]
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Tuesday, June 10th, 2008.
New York, NY - Nursing homes received another quality drubbing last month after the Government Accountability Office revealed that state inspectors often understate deficiencies, including those about malnutrition, bedsores and abuse, in their annual facility inspection reports.
State surveyors missed at least one serious deficiency in 15% of the inspections ... [More >>]
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Wednesday, June 4th, 2008.
New York, NY - Nursing home residents are lashing out at each other verbally, physically and in other ways more often than previously believed, according to Cornell University-based researchers.
"Because of the nature of nursing home life, it is impossible to eliminate these abusive behaviors entirely, but we need better scientific ... [More >>]
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Friday, May 16th, 2008.
Glens Falls, NY - State nursing home inspectors fail to cite serious deficiencies such as malnutrition, bedsores and abuse in their annual inspections of facilities such as Eden Park Health Care Centers and other nursing homes across the country, according to a report issued this week by the Government Accountability ... [More >>]
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Friday, May 16th, 2008.
New York, NY - State inspectors often fail to cite serious deficiencies, including malnutrition, bedsores and abuse, in their annual inspections of facilities, a Government Accountability Office report found.
They had missed at least one serious deficiency in 15% of the inspections checked by federal officials during fiscal years 2002 through ... [More >>]
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Thursday, May 15th, 2008.
Syracuse, NY - A nursing home company has been sentenced to pay $15,000 in fines, has been barred from the business and ordered to accept responsibility for patient neglect that occurred at its Cortland facility.
Highgate LTC Management, LLC was sentenced Thursday in Cortland County Court before Judge Julie Campbell ... [More >>]
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Wednesday, May 14th, 2008.
Chestertown, NY - As National Nursing Home Week is being observed statewide this week with the theme “Love Is Ageless, the state Department of Health was conducting an investigation into several complaints of negligence and wrongful death at the Eden Park Nursing Home in Glens Falls and a state Supreme ... [More >>]
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Friday, May 9th, 2008.
Albany, NY - "We may be able to save a life or prevent an elder from living in fear," said Jo-Ann Costantino, chief executive officer of The Eddy.
Troy Police Capt. John Cooney praised The Eddy, saying police have 24-hour assistance for child abuse, sexual assaults and domestic abuse cases, but ... [More >>]
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Wednesday, April 30th, 2008.
Albany, NY - The Eddy, a Troy, N.Y. network of senior services, will be announcing a program to address and prevent elder abuse.
The Eddy Haven for Abused Elderly, details of which will be provided at a May 8 press conference, is being called a first of its kind in the ... [More >>]
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Friday, April 18th, 2008.
Buffalo, NY - A statewide probe into the home health care industry is reaching into the Buffalo region. At his Buffalo office Thursday, State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced that subpoenas were issued to seven local home healthcare providers.
Investigators are looking into recent complaints of phony certifications and home aides ... [More >>]
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