Neglect Complaint Filed Against Delmar Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing
What happened
The Delmar Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing, a skilled nursing facility with 120 beds, is facing a neglect complaint filed with the New York State Department of Health regarding its operations. The complaint was filed on September 1 on behalf of Kathy Robinson, an 80-year-old patient who was once under the Center’s care. Robinson died on September 5, six days after she was transferred by ambulance to St. Peter’s Hospital in Albany.
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Why it matters
The complaint alleges that Delmar Center neglected patients and failed to maintain sanitation. The Center’s President and CEO, Juda S. Engelmayer, stated that the facility takes resident care seriously and reviews all complaints through appropriate clinical and administrative processes.
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