A business manager who was stealing money from the residents of a New York nursing home by falsifying the books and forging names on receipts was sentenced to 3 years probation including counseling for gambling problems. Wendy Vice a former business manager at Highland Nursing Home admitted to stealing $18,000…
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New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is looking at Prospect Park Residence, a Brooklyn nursing home which gave a 90 day eviction notice to its residents
Prospect Park Residence, an assisted living home in Brooklyn, NYC, may have acted in an abusive manner when they contacted residents two weeks ago to let them know that they would have to vacate their residence in 90 days creating fears and anger among the residents and their families. The…
6 nurses and 4 nursing assistants criminally charged after hidden video reveals they mistreated and neglected a double-leg amputee resident of a New York nursing home
10 employees of a New York nursing home neglected and mistreated a resident who was completely dependent on the nursing home staff for his care. The patient was a double amputee who also suffered from partial upper body paralysis. An investigation by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman revealed a…
A nurse who physically abused a New York nursing home patient by twisting her arm and fracturing her bone was sentenced to 30 days in jail
A nurse who physically abused a patient in a New York nursing home will spend 30 days behind bars with five years probation. She also will have to surrender her certified nurses’ aid certificate. Sarina Francis (picture) who was working for the Hudson Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Albany,…
22% of patients transfered from a hospital to a skilled nursing facility experience adverse events, 11% experience temporary arm events. 59% of all these events are preventable. They cost Medicare hundreds of millions of dollars every month
Nursing home negligence such as substandard treatment, inadequate monitoring of patients or failure and delay to provide necessary care are the main causes of preventable adverse events and temporary arm events for patients requiring post acute care in a skilled nursing facility according to a large study conducted by the…
Suffolk Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing suspected of Neglect after two particularly gruesome deaths of residents last year
Nursing Home Neglect may have caused the death of two residents at the Suffolk Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing, a Long Island nursing home. Thomas Bischoff died of sepsis after bedsores grew so large on his body that a human fist could fit inside some of the holes in his…
210 out of 576 Nursing Homes in New York City Area received an overall rating of Five Stars by U.S. News & World Report Best Nursing Home rating for 2014
To protect your loved one from potential abuse or neglect, when choosing a nursing home it is important to carefully consider your options. The Best Nursing Homes ranking is a trustable source for information that provides data and information on care, safety, health inspections, staffing and more for nearly every…
Nursing home abuse and neglect in New york City: 5 places where you never want to send your loved ones
Low rated New york City nursing homes accumulate complaints of abuse and neglect and little is being done to improve the situation. Unlike other states, New York does not have a mandated minimum staff ratio or a minimum amount of hours that nursing staff is required to devote to nursing…
Long term care seniors who are transitioning from a long stay in a nursing home to a home and community based services program have a higher risk of being hospitalized than those who choose to stay in the nursing home
Because medical needs of long term care patients are often being neglected when they transition from a long term stay in a nursing home to a home and community based services program, they are at a greater risk of hospitalization than those with similar conditions who choose to stay in…
Male nurse charged with raping elderly woman with dementia in a Bronx Nursing home
An elderly patient with dementia was sexually abused in a Bronx nursing home last night. A male nurse at Manhattanville Health Care Center in the Bronx, NYC, was caught in the act of raping a 64 year old patient who was suffering from dementia. 42 year old Nanic Aidasani was…