Garden of Eden Adult Home in Brooklyn is “A Garden Of Hell”
The Garden of Eden Nursing Home is located in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York. The residents of this adult facility have been forced to live in a poorly maintained residence and under unsanitary living conditions. Multiple lawsuits have been brought related to complaints of mistreatment from the residents. The State Health Department has sited the facility for numerous violations during the course of 2011.
Pay Your Rent Or We’ll Put You On The Street
Linda Benjamin, age 58, who has been living at the facility for the past nine years, has said “they have black hearts – all of them.” She claims to have been bullied and threatened by administrators during the entire 9 year period she has been living at the facility. Benjamin recently asked the administrators of the facility to reduce her rent so she could purchase a new set of dentures. She was told that if she didn’t pay her rent she would be out on the street.
Residents of the facility claim the administrator Martin Amsel bullied patients into attending optional treatment meetings. They would be threatened with eviction or unnecessary hospital stays if they didn’t do as requested.
The State Health Department documents indicate that residents complained they were being served stale and moldy food.
Administrators Defense
Jeff Sherrin stated “Garden of Eden and its Administrator were wrongfully accused by the Department of Health inspector of overzealousness in trying to encourage residents to attend programs and take medications that their doctors had order for them”. He further stated that the facility has one of the best inspection records of any adult facility in the State of New York.
Numerous residents of the facility disagree with Jeff Sherrin’s analysis. They claim they are bullied, harassed and tormented by the management of the facility
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