Cooperstown Centers Facility Removed From ‘Special Focus’ By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Following two successful surveys, increased staffing and enhanced training, Cooperstown Center has been taken off the list designating the facility, formerly known as Focus Otsego, off the Special Focus Facility list. “Morale is much better,” said Administrator Jeff Emhoff, who is leaving for a new job at Fox Hospital at the end of the week. The facility was put on the list in Jan.…
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IN MEMORIAM William Walter Dornburgh, 87; Banker Predicted Focus’ Failure COOPERSTOWN – William Walter Dornburgh, 87, a community leader whose grounding in banking enabled him to predict the sale of Otsego Manor, the county’s nursing home, to Focus Otsego was doomed to fail, died Sunday morning, May 26, 2019, at his home. He was born Sept. 26, 1931, in Jersey City, N.J., a son of Edmund and Elizabeth (Meehan) Dornburgh. Bill attended Jersey City public schools, where he was high…
2 Focus Execs Fined $1K Each, 250 Hours Of Community Service Zupnik, Herman Split $1M State Fine By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com FLY CREEK – The president and another top executive of Focus Otsego were fined $1,000 each and sentenced to 250 hours of community service each at 12:55 p.m. today in Otsego Town Court here. Joseph Zupnik, the president, and financial officer Daniel Herman appeared before Town Justice Gary Kuch in a hearing that lasted about an…
BULLETIN FOCUS EXECS PLEAD GUILTY OTSEGO – Joseph Zupnik and Daniel Herman, the former executives at Focus Otsego who were charged with multiple counts of Willful Violation of Health Laws and Endangering the Welfare of the residents, plead guilty to one count of the eight-count indictment, Endangering the Welfare of an Incompetent or Physically Disabled person, in the Town of Otsego Court just moments ago. CHECK BACK FOR FULL STORY…
Editorial, June 29, 2018 Focus Indictments Put All Nursing-Home Operators On Notice Now we know, lives indeed may be at stake. Two top executives of Focus Ventures have been arrested on eight counts involving two residents of the county’s former nursing home, Otsego Manor. (The county sold the Manor to Focus in January 2014, for $18.5 million, and Centers Health Care bought it from Focus in January for an undisclosed sum.) Five of the counts are “endangering the welfare of…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, SEPT. 28 Share Stories Of Epiphany OPEN MIC – 7-9 p.m. Share your stories of discovery about the world, yourself. Roots Brewing Company, 175 Main St., Oneonta. Call (607) 433-2925 or visit www.facebook.com/RootsBrewingCompany/ SPAGHETTI FUNDRAISER – 4:30-6:30 p.m. “A Day for Kevin” to support Kevin Kenny as he deals with a serious ongoing health issue. Menu includes, spaghetti, Salad, Garlic Bread, Dessert. RSVP by 9/25, cost $10. Focus Otsego, 128 Phoenix Mills Cross Rd, Cooperstown. Call 544-2627 or…
Focus Otsego Is Sold To Centers Health Care By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com INDEX – Focus Otsego announced moments ago that the facility, along with the property in Utica, is being sold to Centers Health Care, the largest post-acute health care company in the Northeast. “It has become increasingly difficult for operators of just one or two nursing facilities to compete economically in the current health care environment,” said Focus CEO Joseph Zupnik in a statement. “In Centers…
Focus Employee Arrested For Theft, Needle Possession INDEX – A Focus Otsego employee has been arrested for possessing a hypodermic needle and for stealing money from a co-worker’s car, the Otsego County Sheriff’s Department reports. Karina Preston, Oneonta, was arrested Dec. 15 after a co-worker complained he had witnessed her go into his truck in the Focus Otsego parking lot without his permission. According to the police report, he and his fellow co-workers watched Preston as she searched “through my property between the seats and…
2 Employees Plead Guilty In Neglect Case At Focus By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com FLY CREEK – Two more employees of Focus Otsego have pleaded guilty for their part in neglecting a 94-year-old resident for over 41 hours last Memorial Day weekend. LPN Amanda Gus and CNA Sarah Schuyler plead guilty to falsifying business records during their appearance yesterday before Judge Gary Kuch in the Town of Otsego court. As part of her plea, Schuyler admitted to “never approaching” the woman,…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, NOV. 20 With Santa, Decorate Downtown Cooperstown To Learn How You Can Help Area Families This Holiday Season CLICK HERE. SANTA’S COTTAGE –2 p.m. Decorating Party. Help Cooperstown Committee decorate Santa’s cottage and the village lampposts for the holidays. All decorations provided; please bring wirecutters, gloves, and ladders, if available. Meet in Pioneer Park. Free photo of your family in front of Santa’s Cottage as a thank you. To reserve a pole, email Meg Kiernan, megk@oecblue.com Meet in…