NEW ORLEANS - Long before Evelyn Harden was evacuated to an ill-prepared warehouse in a botched evacuation for Hurricane Ida, her family had concerns about the care she was receiving
Left on her own in notorious Syracuse nursing home, elderly woman dies horrible death
Updated May 10, 2021;
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She needed assistance getting to and from the bathroom, but nursing staff did not help her.
Jarvis was found dead Dec. 13 after she fell and accidentally hanged herself when part of her hospital gown got caught on a bathroom door handle, according to the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office.
The state health department cited Van Duyn for its handling of her care.
Van Duyn’s nurse aides did not escort Jarvis even though her written care plan said she was at high risk of falling and required help, according to a state health department inspection report obtained by Syracuse.com | The Post-Standard.
We Gotta Know More : NYC Mayor Responds After Cuomo s Office Accused of Withholding Nursing Home Data
On 2/13/21 at 11:32 AM EST We gotta know more, de Blasio said on WNYC s
The Brian Lehrer Show on Friday. He added that the announcement of the hidden data is very troubling.
A top Cuomo aide recently admitted week that the governor s administration froze when a Department of Justice letter sent on August 26 requested state information on COVID-19-related nursing home deaths.
Now de Blasio, who has reportedly been at odds with Cuomo in the past, is looking for an explanation of how the disturbing report of the missing numbers was ever possible.
Home » News » Local Long-Term Care Coalition hopes to inspire change in ‘broken’ industry
The disastrous roof leak and subsequent months-long evacuation of Highland Wood in Haliburton was one of the underlying reasons Bonnie Roe and Mike Perry came together to form the Long-Term Care Coalition. /File photo
News27 January 2021
By Mike Baker
After issuing a proverbial call to arms last May, a new community group committed to improving conditions within the region’s long-term care homes is continuing to share their concerns that many senior residents living within those facilities are not being treated with respect and dignity.
Local residents Bonnie Roe and Mike Perry launched the Long-Term Care Coalition after hearing horror stories from friends and family who have loved ones presently living in nursing homes and retirement facilities. Together, the pair rallied a small group of community activists, who have spent the past eight months lobbying for drastic system
Home /Long-Term Care coalition hopes to inspire change in ‘broken’ industry
News27 January 2021
By Mike Baker
After issuing a proverbial call to arms last May, a new community group committed to improving conditions within the region’s long-term care homes is continuing to share their concerns that many senior residents living within those facilities are not being treated with respect and dignity.
Local residents Bonnie Roe and Mike Perry launched the Long-Term Care Coalition after hearing horror stories from friends and family who have loved ones presently living in nursing homes and retirement facilities.
Together, the pair rallied a small group of community activists, who have spent the past eight months lobbying for drastic systemic change to the long-term care system.