New Study Finds that Nursing Homes Routinely Cover up Inadequate Staffing An article published in the New York Times on Sunday, July 8, 2018 set forth startling facts about the staffing situations in nursing homes. As the article set forth, despite reporting to the government that there were adequate numbers […]
Former Owners of New York Otsego Nursing Home Charged with Endangering the Welfare of Residents Joseph Zupnik and Daniel Herman were formally charged with multiple misdemeanor charges. According to the New York Attorney General’s office, when the men took over Focus Otsego in 2014 they cut staffing and staff payroll […]
A Minnesota nurse accidentally gave a resident a dose of oxycodone 20 times too strong, killing him within a few hours last year, according to a state investigation. The short-term resident, 53, was found on the floor at North Ridge Health and Rehabilitation in New Hope on April 2, 2017. […]
Nursing home placement is not always a choice and for some people it is inevitable. There are several types of nursing home neglect and abuse that are most common in these environments. Because many patients are not able to walk or may be bedridden, they can be prone to bed […]