MFY filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of adult home residents in the New York metropolitan area that charges the New York State Department of Health’s complaint procedures violate the rights of people with disabilities. State Health Dept. Charged with Violating Rights of the Disabled
Represented by MFY, a 51-year-old disabled resident of the Elm York Home for Adults in Queens asked a federal court to declare that the NYS Dept. of Health’s administrative rules violate the due process protections of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Adult Home Resident Sues State Dept. [...]
The New York State Court of Appeals upheld the right of MFY Legal Services and other advocates to meet freely with adult home residents and found that “guidelines” issued by adult home operators cannot override state regulations. The decision will allow isolated and vulnerable residents to continue to seek assistance from advocates without fear of [...]
The New York Daily News reports that residents at the Garden of Eden home in Brooklyn charge that home threatens them with eviction and bullies them if they complain about conditions or ask for help with medical problems. MFY has filed suit against the New York State Department of Health for failing to enforce regulations [...]
In an Op-Ed on September 23, 2011 in the Albany Times Union, MFY urges the state to move forcefully on reining in Medicaid fraud, particularly abuses that result in Medicaid overbilling in adult homes, where residents are often forced by operators to submit to unnecessary services while their real medical needs are ignored.
MFY Legal Services filed a special proceeding charging that the NYS Department of Health failed to comply with its obligation to enforce laws and regulations protecting adult home residents from psychological abuse and financial exploitation. MFY Sues NYS Department of Health to Ensure Protection of Disabled Adult Home Residents
Bank of America illegally auctioned an elderly Queens resident’s home after they accepted tens of thousands of dollars of mortgage payments.