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`FILED: NEW YORK COUNTY CLERK 11/09/2020 03:35 PM
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`INDEX NO. 159614/2020
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`OF FACT REGARDING
`STATEMENT
`COMPLAINT
`and HUMAN
`RIGHTS
`RIGHTS
`
`CIVIL
`
`Submitted
`Date:
`July
`Complaint:
`
`to:
`Office
`23, 2020
`22651281
`
`of Civil
`
`Rights
`
`I am Marcella
`husband's
`Health
`
`Geheen
`and am married
`to Robert
`and Power
`Care Proxy, Wife
`
`my disabled
`husband,
`Viteri,
`and Essential
`of Attorney,
`
`and am my
`Caregiver;
`
`I have been my husband's
`motor
`care
`and
`essential
`
`Essential
`movement
`
`/ Care Visitor
`insurance
`
`providing
`will
`not
`
`sensory
`necessary
`rare
`for Robert's
`cover,
`Geriatric
`at
`Isabella
`each day to
`to six hours
`enhance
`circulation,
`sensory motor
`through
`
`half
`for
`
`years
`
`four
`
`blood
`
`clots,
`in his brain
`
`for
`
`three
`and
`him daily
`bed
`sores,
`pathways
`
`Caregiver
`
`that
`care
`past
`
`the
`
`neuro-degenerative
`a long
`movement
`
`Center,
`initiate
`
`disease
`
`for
`
`term
`
`in
`
`care
`order
`
`facility,
`to avoid
`
`caring
`prevent
`
`prevent
`
`atrophy,
`
`and to expand
`
`neuro-plasticity
`
`exercises;
`
`I attest
`
`that
`
`it
`
`remains
`
`the rare neuro-dcgenerative
`one in a million),
`he cannot
`skills,
`whereby
`hydration
`(toileting,
`eating,
`
`effectively,
`speak
`(Aphasia),
`and hygiene);
`
`from has no name
`suffers
`that my husband
`disease
`his communicatics
`and verbal
`affects
`and directly
`tasks
`his own Assisted
`and execute
`
`Daily
`
`Living
`
`(as
`
`Geriatric
`
`Center
`
`permanent
`
`home
`
`of
`
`residence
`
`since
`
`That
`
`Isabella
`
`November,
`
`2016;
`
`is Robert's
`
`That Robert
`
`Viteri
`
`is a Medicaid
`
`Recipient
`
`for
`
`long
`
`term care and Medicare;
`
`That
`the
`
`I, as Mr. Viteri's
`of
`his
`beginning
`Geriatric
`Center
`
`since
`
`wife
`
`and Essential
`
`illness,
`
`bedside,
`
`Care Visitor,
`his
`current
`during
`
`advocate
`
`long
`
`for Mr. Viteri's
`term residency
`
`from
`
`needs
`at
`
`Isabella
`
`2016,
`
`specifically,
`
`tending
`
`to:
`
`Specific
`
`motor
`
`nmetions
`
`that are unable
`
`to be executed
`
`by Mr. Viteri
`
`due to his disability:
`
`i.
`
`ii.
`
`iii.
`
`iv.
`
`v.
`
`vi.
`vii.
`
`viii.
`
`Scratching
`Wiping
`
`Monitoring
`
`Drinking
`
`Changing
`
`his nose
`
`his eyes
`well
`his psycho-social
`he is thirsty
`water when
`
`being
`
`his diapers
`
`Communicating
`
`Communicating
`
`Communicating
`
`neuro-pain,
`incontinence
`his desire
`
`as he experiences
`
`to stretch
`
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`ix.
`
`x.
`
`Expâüding
`and music
`
`Socialization
`
`ñcuroplasticity
`
`therapy
`with music
`
`through
`
`sensory
`
`motor
`
`exercises,
`
`verbal
`
`cueing
`
`for his well
`
`being
`
`That,
`neuro-motor
`
`parietal
`
`that
`
`lobes)
`socialization,
`writing,
`that he has produced
`
`as the Essential
`and representative
`Care Visitor
`of Mr. Viteri's
`condition
`care
`to his brain
`(due
`to a rare patterning
`tending
`verbal
`incindes
`practices
`music
`therapy,
`for his Assisted
`and vocalizing
`Daily
`a bowel movement,
`and needs
`changed
`
`of
`
`reflexology,
`his needs
`urinated
`
`his essential
`I have executed
`care,
`in his eceipital
`of white matter
`and
`psycho-social
`-
`
`(cc
`
`memory
`ating
`
`song
`to staff
`
`cueing,
`tasks
`
`hydration);
`
`Living
`or needs
`
`Whereas,
`and their
`
`due to the COVID-19
`to prevent
`patients
`
`pandemic,
`many
`spread
`the further
`of
`
`care facilities
`health
`the disease;
`
`pmrnises
`
`have
`
`restricted
`
`access
`
`to their
`
`2020,
`
`Federal
`
`Center
`
`and Medicare
`
`Mandates
`
`for
`
`Services
`health
`staff
`defmition
`
`essential
`and
`other
`to include
`York
`State
`and the New
`
`as of March
`for Medicaid
`That,
`13,
`allowed
`"compassionate
`essential
`visitors",
`hospice,
`the CMS Mañdate
`on June
`23,
`and,
`2020,
`~ and that
`a case
`case
`basis
`Isabella
`guidance
`to acknowledge
`this
`
`care
`
`by
`failed
`
`visitation
`
`admiñistrative
`'specific'
`
`workers;
`on
`situations
`
`Department
`Mr. Viteri's
`
`of Health
`
`have
`
`case;
`
`as of April
`
`vendors,
`expanded
`Geriatric
`for essential
`
`this
`Center
`
`care visitors
`
`that are needed
`
`in
`
`That,
`
`April
`
`20, 2020;
`
`10, 2020, my husbañd
`
`started
`
`showing
`
`symptoms
`
`of COVID-19
`
`and tested
`
`positive
`
`conclude
`
`as of May
`That,
`that Mr. Viteri
`
`8 and May
`is currently
`
`13, 2020
`COVID-19
`
`from tests
`
`negative,
`
`executed
`by
`and is, effectively
`
`York
`
`the New
`a COVID-19
`
`Department
`
`of Health
`
`survivor;
`
`That
`as of July
`gets tested weekly,
`
`23, 2020, my husband
`and further,
`Mr. Viteri,
`
`remains
`
`resides
`
`Covid-19
`ñcgative,
`on a COVID-19
`
`as do I, as his Essential
`negative
`floor;
`
`who
`
`Care Visitor
`
`That,
`
`the
`
`nursing
`antibodies;
`
`as a Essential
`as I get
`
`facility
`
`Caregiver
`
`with
`
`tested
`
`weekly,
`
`COVID-19
`nor
`is my
`
`negative
`husbañd
`
`status,
`given
`
`I am of no risk
`he is a Survivor
`
`infection
`to spread
`of COVID-19
`
`to
`with
`
`That
`Isabella
`a reasonable
`Robert
`
`Geriatric
`modification
`
`provide
`
`against
`
`with
`
`and New
`Center
`to the facilities'
`as a Disabled
`Person
`with
`Viteri,
`human
`Care Visitor
`rights who
`needs
`his Essential
`his comm'mication
`and comprehension
`
`during
`
`York
`
`to
`
`are failing
`of Health
`State Department
`unlawfully
`so, are discriminating
`and, and in doing
`no-visitor
`policy
`civil
`and
`and his rare motor
`his
`aphasia
`condition,
`violating
`needs
`to help him
`commüñicate
`to effectively
`for his daily
`care in his unknown
`process;
`
`disease
`
`to, as in the state of Coimecticut
`As, similar
`(https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/Coronavirus/20200609-DPH-Order-regardiñg-patients-with-disabilities-in-health
`I am asking
`
`for
`
`the Office
`
`of Civil
`
`Rights
`
`the following:
`
`.
`
`-care-facilities.pdf),
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`a.
`
`To
`
`on this matter
`to allow Mr. Robert
`interveñê
`so he can receive
`care immediately,
`his right
`as provided
`by his Essential
`Care Visitor,
`on his rare neuro-degenerative
`condition;
`
`daily
`needs
`based
`
`To
`
`for
`
`acknowledge
`
`the
`
`current
`
`prevent
`
`supportive
`
`restrictions
`care as a patient
`and supplemental
`~ and cause Mr. Viteri
`in isolation
`nursing
`facility
`he requires
`as well
`as inconvenience
`and distress;
`
`Viteri's
`to life,
`and right
`
`Essential
`
`Care Visitor
`
`to resume
`
`right
`
`to comñrunicate
`
`to receive
`
`continued
`
`his
`
`effectively
`life sustenance
`
`Mr.
`
`Viteri,
`disabilities
`with
`to experience
`
`to receive
`
`service
`his disability
`through
`his residency
`barriers
`the care
`to obtaining
`
`at a
`
`that
`
`the
`
`coñtiñüed
`
`visitation
`
`restrictions
`
`a.
`
`b.
`
`of
`
`acknowledge
`To
`direct
`violation
`1973, New
`Public
`Health
`on
`disability
`üüâcceptable
`
`based
`
`upon
`
`Law
`against
`
`with Disabilities
`Americans
`York
`State Social
`Regulations,10
`
`Act
`
`(ADA),
`Regulations
`
`Services
`NYCRR
`§ 415.3(b)(5)
`to Medicaid
`entitled
`in the furnishing
`
`individuals
`to discriminate
`
`disability;
`
`practice
`a person's
`
`above with
`Section
`504 of
`, 18 NYCRR
`that
`prohibit
`benefits
`of medical
`
`and
`
`no modification
`the Rehabilitation
`
`are in
`Act
`
`§ 515.2(13),
`discri=i=Hen
`
`understand
`services
`
`and NYS
`
`based
`is an
`it
`or supplies
`
`care,
`
`Upon
`supplemental
`
`Article
`Law,
`(Human
`Rights
`Human
`Rights
`of
`
`life,
`Home
`
`quality
`Reform
`
`his
`well
`
`"highest
`as ensuring
`
`to ensure
`Act,
`practicable"
`
`is seeking
`immediately
`Rights
`Law,
`12),
`to Speech
`Rights
`(Human
`to an "equal
`right
`in a nursing
`quality
`and psychosocial
`
`his Essential
`to have
`remedy
`Right
`to sustain Mr. Viteri's
`to marriage
`Article
`Right
`Article
`
`Law,
`
`Care Visitor
`resume
`Rights
`to Life
`(Human
`no disruption
`under
`further,
`and,
`a full
`and productive
`to the 1987 Nursing
`or msintsining
`achieving
`to decline
`to contribute
`
`with
`
`the
`
`- as
`
`10)
`to enjoy
`0pportunity
`and finally,
`facility;
`according
`in their
`care that will
`result
`- so as not
`
`well-being
`
`listed
`the
`above, Mr. Viteri
`facts
`and essential
`care visits
`effective
`2), Right
`to Family
`Article
`Law,
`16),
`Law in New York
`life"
`as a disabled
`
`(Human
`Right
`~ Mr.
`person
`
`Viteri's
`
`his
`
`right
`
`living
`to receive
`
`physical,
`bill
`his resident
`
`mental,
`rights
`
`of
`
`including:
`
`•
`•
`
`•
`•
`
`•
`
`•
`
`•
`
`•
`
`The right
`The right
`The right
`The right
`The right
`The right
`The right
`The right
`
`to freedom
`
`from abuse, mistreatment,
`from physical
`restraints;
`
`and neglect;
`
`psychological,
`
`and social
`
`needs;
`
`to freedom
`to privacy;
`to accommodation
`of medical,
`physical,
`to participate
`in resident
`and family
`to be treated with
`to exercise
`self-determination;
`to communicate
`freely.
`
`groups;
`
`dignity;
`
`Respectfully
`
`Submitted,
`
`Essential
`Marcella
`Goheen,
`POA, Health
`Care Proxy
`
`Caregiver,
`
`Robert
`
`Viteri,
`
`Resident
`
`at
`
`Isabella
`
`Geriatric
`
`Center
`
`Date:
`
`7/24/2020
`
`Date:
`
`7/24/2020
`
`(P. 3)
`
`