‘We felt alone, helpless’: Van Duyn settlement promises more oversight of troubled nursing home

‘We felt alone, helpless’: Van Duyn settlement promises more oversight of troubled nursing home

NY's attorney general explains why she did not seek criminal case against Van Duyn.

AG James Announces $12M Settlement with Syracuse Nursing Home - Finger Lakes Daily News

New York Attorney General Letitia James announced significant reforms and financial penalties for Van Duyn Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing, as well as its owners, Efraim Steif and Uri Koenig, following an investigation into resident neglect and financial misconduct. The Office of the Attorney General […]

Owners of Van Duyn Rehabilitation and Nursing Center to Pay $12M to Settle Claims of Pocketing Millions from Taxpayers

The owners of Van Duyn will pay $12 million to settle claims that they pocketed millions from taxpayers over more than a decade while leaving Central New Yorkers to suffer in one of the state’s largest nursing homes, New York Attorney General Letitia James said today. As part of the settlement, Van Duyn Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing agreed to be overseen by two independent monitors approved by the state to supervise the home’s patient ca…