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CAMERAS REVEAL NEGLECT AT NURSING HOMES
Attorney General Eliot Spitzer today announced the arrest of 19 employees at two separate nursing homes in Rochester and Cortland where hidden cameras revealed distressing evidence of patient neglect.
In addition to the prosecution of these individuals on criminal charges, the Attorney General’s office has filed a civil lawsuit against the corporations that control one of the nursing homes. The investigation against the other continues.
In a related action, the Attorney General released a comprehensive report that will help New Yorkers better assess the relationship between patient care and staffing levels at nursing homes in communities across the state.
"The residents of our state’s nursing homes are among our most vulnerable citizens," Spitzer said. "My office is committed to doing all it can to protect these individuals, who are sometimes without friends and family to protect their interests. With these cases we are trying to send a message that law enforcement is watching to ensure that appropriate standards of care are met."
The first case involves the Jennifer Matthew Nursing Home in Rochester. Critical evidence in this case was developed through the use of secretly-recorded videotapes of a bedridden patient, referred to in the court filings as "Patient A." Patient A’s family permitted the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit to install a hidden camera to monitor interaction with nursing home staff.
The complaint describes what the camera recorded – clear evidence that Jennifer Matthew’s staff had neglected Patient A. The complaint also describes how Patient A and other residents were not turned and repositioned to avoid the risk of pressure sores and were often left for hours to lie in their own urine and feces, and that medications and treatment were not provided as prescribed. Read more at oag.state.ny.us
There are places to report nursing home abuse.
Make your report to the nursing home’s administrator, director of nursing, or social worker. The state or local ombudsman.The local police or state law enforcement. A protection and advocacy or adult protective services agency. The state survey agency that licenses and certifies nursing homes (often in the Health Department). A citizen advocacy group, or other church or community group that visits regularly.
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