The Long Term Care Community Coalition recently released its report on New York enforcement actions for the period 12/16/10 – 3/15/11. Included in the report were the following instances of nursing home neglect and abuse: At Terence Cardinal Cooke HCC in Manhattan, LPN Coral Quintyne, gave methadone to the wrong resident, who had to be […]
Falsifying Records
Bronx, NY Nursing Home Aides Lie about Elopement of Schizophrenic Patient
Three nurse’s aides at Beth Abraham Health Services in the Bronx were arrested after failing to notice the elopement of a 64 year old schizophrenic patient in a wheelchair, and then attempting to cover-up the incident. Although police found the man approximately six hours later at a friend’s home, the aides at Beth Abraham allegedly […]
New York Nursing Home Lawyer Report: C.N.A. At Meadowbrook Care Center Has To Forfeit Certificate After Falsifying Records
Carolyn Williams, a former certified nurse’s aide (C.N.A.) at Meadowbrook Care Center in Freeport, NY was recently prosecuted by the Medicaid Fraud Unit of the NYS Attorney General for endangering the welfare of an elderly person. While working at Meadowbrook Care Center, Ms. Williams allegedly attempted a Hoyer transfer without assistance any other nursing home […]
Nurse At Medford Multicare Center Sentenced After Neglecting Resident And Falsifying Medical Records
Nicole Campo, a former Licensed Practical Nurse at Medford Multicare Center in Medford, New York was recently charged criminally for neglecting an elderly resident and falsifying medical records. More specifically, LPN Campo reportedly ignored the repeated call bell of an 82 year old resident. As a result, the resident urinated in her bed and became […]
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 […]
NYC Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer Report: $19 Million Verdict After Brooklyn Nursing Home Allows 20 Bedsores to Develop And Falsifies Records
A Kings (Brooklyn) County jury recently returned a $19 million verdict in favor of the family of 76 year-old nursing home resident, John Danzy, who developed more than 20 bedsores (pressure sores/decubiti) at Brooklyn-Queens Nursing Home. The award included $3.75 million for pain and suffering and $15 million in punitive damages. Mr. Danzy died from […]
Suffolk County (NY) Nursing Home Fined For Cover-up And Falsification Of Records After Resident Breaks Hip
Medford Multicare Center For Living, a Suffolk County, Long Island, NY nursing home must pay a $35,300 civil penalty due to neglect of a resident that was caught on videotape. Two certified nurses’ aides (C.N.A.’s) at the nursing home transferred a 94 year-old resident from her bed to a wheelchair without using a hoyer lift […]
Three Families Claim Long Island New York Rehab Facility Failed To Monitor Loved Ones
A lawsuit has been filed in Suffolk County, NY alleging that staff at South Oaks Hospital in Amityville, NY failed to properly monitor three of their patients, resulting in the deaths of all three. The lawsuit further alleges that the Hospital staff doctored patient records in order to cover-up the incidents. For additional information regarding […]
Orange County NY Nurses Cited For Falsifying Nursing Records
Jean Frantz Louisme and Aniamma Alex Philip, both nurses at Rockland Psychiatric Center, were cited by the New York Board of Regents for falsifying medical records stemming from a November 27, 2007 incident. Nurse Louisme was advised by another staff member that a patient had not received Risperidone, a psychotropic medication, for approximately three weeks, […]