ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Tuesday, Oct. 13 marks the latest deadline to close Waterview Heights, the rehabilitation and nursing center in Rochester that’s been the subject of News10NBC investigations for years.
The original deadline to close the facility was on Sept. 24, but the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services extended the deadline twice because not all residents had found new places to stay. At last check, 13 residents still had nowhere to go.
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The CMS withdrew its contract with the nursing home because of its history of severe abuse and neglect. But because Waterview is having trouble finding facilities to take all its residents, CMS will continue to make Medicare and Medicaid payments until it officially closes.
News10NBC’s Deanna Dewberry has extensively investigated the conditions at Waterview Heights, winning a New York Emmy Award over the weekend in the Health/Medical News category for her coverage. Here’s just some of her coverage:
- News10NBC Investigates: Over 70 residents remain at Waterview Heights, still needing new placements
- Consumer Investigation: Waterview resident said he’s kicked out without notice, left homeless
- News10NBC Investigates: Waterview’s plan to find beds for more than 160 residents
- News10NBC Investigates: Going inside nursing homes to see whether they’re following transparency laws
- Investigates: Exclusive video inside Waterview Heights sheds light on resident’s fall from window
- Consumer Investigation: 5 of the worst-rated nursing homes in Monroe County overdue for state inspections
- Consumer Investigation: Waterview Heights closure forces more than 160 residents to find new care placements
- Consumer Investigation: Inspection raises questions about deaths of 4 residents
- News10NBC Investigation: Allegations of neglect at Waterview Heights Nursing Home
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