New Owner of Troubled Syracuse Nursing Home Gives Staff $1.5M in Pay Raises

By James T. Mulder

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - One of the first things Edward Farbenblum did after buying the troubled James Square nursing home in Syracuse was hand out $1.5 million in pay raises to the facility's nurses and certified nurse aides.

The 440-bed nursing home at 918 James St. had the lowest wages of any nursing home in Onondaga County.

"You can't have a blighted reputation and be the lowest payer in the county and expect to attract staff," said Farbenblum, who owns 10 other nursing homes in the state and has a knack for turning around distressed facilities like James Square. Most of his nursing homes are rated above average or much above average by the federal government. James Square, by comparison, is rated much below average.

Farbenblum, 35, of Long Island, and his wife, Orly, bought James Square in December for $45 million from River Meadows LLC, an out-of-state partnership.

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Source: syracuse.com (via Empire Report New York)