Nursing home operating illegally
The North Country Gazette has an article about Eden Park nursing home in Glen Falls, NY. It appears that the ursing home never registered with the State and therefore is doing business illegally.
On Sept. 19, 2007, according to the state Department of Health, Certificates of Need were issued to Glens Falls Crossings LLC for the operation of the nursing homes doing business under the Eden Park name. However, the DOS Division of Corporations told The North Country Gazette, there is no record of a limited liability company under the name of Glens Falls Crossings LLC “nor do we have a record of an assumed name filed under the name of Eden Park Health Care Center."
The Warren County Clerk’s office says there’s no record of Glens Falls Crossings LLC doing business in the county.
Prior to NCG’s article, if one performed a “Google” search for Glens Falls Crossings, they were led to a website at www.glensfallscrossings.com which said it was “under construction” and to “check back soon”. The website was supposedly “created” by Creative Genius of Saratoga Springs and the domain was registered by National Health Care of Lynbrook, LI in June 2007.
The domain registration says the title of the website is “Glens Falls Crossings Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation”, a non-existent entity with the Department of State. The domain registration says it is affiliated with Cold Spring Hills Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation which specializes in “skilled nursing services for patients and families seeking long term care with dignity and respect for their individualized needs”. But Cold Springs officials say they’ve never heard of it.
How can one do business in the state without being legally registered, especially a health care facility?
In the state of New York, all LLC’s formed or qualified to do business in the state, are required to publish a notice of formation. This requirement does not affect the good standing status of the LLC; however, an LLC is required to complete this requirement in order to have access to the New York State court system. The publication is made at the county level in two newspapers as assigned by the local county recorder, for six consecutive weeks.
According to the Department of State, the four “Crossings LLC” entities, supposedly operating Eden Park nursing homes in the state, are not registered with the state as required. Eden Park has obtained its certificate of need from the state DOH to operate the facility under a bogus legal entity that is not registered with either the state or county.
