Operator of NY-based nursing homes agrees to $45 million settlement after claims of mistreatment

The nursing homes in the Bronx, Queens, Westchester and Buffalo are managed by Centers for Care, whose owners failed to deliver adequate care.

Thursday, November 14, 2024 5:43PMThe owner and operator of four problem-plagued nursing homes agreed Thursday to pay $45 million to settle claims they mistreated or neglected elderly people in their care who missed meals or were forced to sit in their own urine and feces for hours, horrors exposed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The attorney general's office alleged in a lawsuit that overburdened staff members were assigned to more residents than they could care for and often failed to help residents with the basic activities of daily living, such as using the bathroom, eating, and maintaining personal hygiene.

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