| 1975-6 |
Amidst scandals about nursing home care and fraud, FRIA's
founders began working with family groups at several homes,
including Greater Harlem Nursing Home. |
| 1976 |
Incorporated as the "citizen watchdog" recommended by the
Moreland Commission investigating scandals. |
| 1981 |
Published first comprehensive consumer guide. |
| 1982 |
Spun-off statewide Nursing Home Community Coalition, which
FRIA began, housed and staffed for four years. |
| 1983 |
Established Telephone Hotline. |
| 1984 |
Published report on racial discrimination in nursing home
admissions. |
| 1985 |
With Gray Panthers, went undercover for New York State Special
Prosecutor to expose illegal, under-the-table payments to gain
admission to nursing homes. |
| 1987 |
Federal Nursing home Reform Act (OBRA '87) passed, after
years of work by FRIA and other citizen groups across the country.
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| 1989 |
Sued by Dewitt Nursing Home after a Department of Health
midnight inspection urged by FRIA because of calls from concerned
staff. FRIA, represented pro bono by leading law firms,
prevailed in 1996 - all claims against FRIA were dropped, the
violations and fine against Dewitt stood and the confidentiality
of the whistle blower staff were protected. |
| 1991 |
Fifth edition of consumer guide, Eldercare in the 90s,
picked as Best Bet by New York Magazine. |
| 1992 |
Published study of conditions in New York City adult homes
and the absence of effective public oversight. |
| 1995 |
Published report suggesting effective responses to cultural
diversity in New York City nursing homes. |
| 1996 |
Twenty years! |
| 1997 |
Began the Family Council Project and the How to Start a Family
Council Manual. |
| 1998 |
Convened the first Informational Forum on Nursing Home Culture
Change after creating a coalition of consumers, providers and
unions to bring West Coast Pioneers of this provider initiated
reform movement to New York. |
| 1999 |
Created a FRIA website on the internet and published the
7th edition -the first addressing a statewide audience - of
FRIA's consumer guide, Eldercare in New York. |
| 2000 |
Identified the New York City nursing homes that have religious
or moral policies that allow them to refuse to follow residents'
end-of-life treatment decisions and let consumers know these
policies exist. |
| 2003 |
Twenty seven
years! |
| 2005 |
Worked to make nursing homes provide necessary medications despite problems with Medicare Part D.
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| 2006 |
Convened Conference to educate consumers how to pursue nursing home complaints with the NYS Department of Health and the NYS Attorney General.
Successfully challenged the state to ensure that long term residents returning to their homes after a hospital stay will not be treated as a new admission but, instead, will get the benefit of protections accorded to those living in homes thirty days or more.
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