Hillside Children’s Center (Rochester, New York)

About Hillside Children’s Center

Hillside has total assets of $91,182,943 per its 2009 annual report; HEAL says management is paid 9% annually.source

Reportedly accredited by the Joint Commission.source

Timeline

From the records: who ran it and the deals that moved it, its names, and the deaths, incidents, inspection findings, lawsuits and news stories on file. Point at an event, or tap "More about this", for the details.

2007
1. IncidentNovember 2007
  Lawsuit
  Laura I.M. v Hillside Children's Center (NY App Div, 1st Dept, November 1, 2007) held Hillside liable for negligent failure to exercise professional judgment...
  Lawsuit November 2007
  Laura I.M. v Hillside Children's Center (NY App Div, 1st Dept, November 1, 2007) held Hillside liable for negligent failure to exercise professional judgment in allowing home visits by a resident with a known history of pedophilic behavior, who abused two children in 1997-1998.
  source
2. Lawsuit
  Court opinion - Hillside Children’s Center
  Court opinion - Hillside Children’s Center
  Plaintiffs filed an action against a treatment facility for emotionally disturbed youth to recover damages after two infant plaintiffs were abused by a resident during unmonitored home visits. The resident, who had a well-documented history of pedophilic behavior, was admitted to the facility for treatment.
  Outcome: Order granting plaintiffs summary judgment as to liability for negligent failure to exercise professional judgment and denying defendant's cross motion for summary judgment is unanimously affirmed.
  Court
  New York Appellate Division, First Department
  Case number
  2007 NY Slip Op 08279 [45 AD3d 260]
  Status
  Unknown
  All lawsuits on record
2012
1. IncidentFebruary 2012
  Criminal charge
  Employee John E. VanDusen, 30, was charged in February 2012 with two counts of third-degree rape and criminal sale of marijuana involving a Hillside resident...
  Criminal charge February 2012
  Employee John E. VanDusen, 30, was charged in February 2012 with two counts of third-degree rape and criminal sale of marijuana involving a Hillside resident; earlier charged with helping a 17-year-old girl escape in August 2011.
  source
2. IncidentSeptember 2012
  Criminal charge
  Former youth counselor Matthew D.
  Criminal charge September 2012
  Former youth counselor Matthew D. King, 29, pleaded not guilty in September 2012 to five counts of third-degree criminal sexual act and four counts of endangering the welfare of a child involving two teenage boys.
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Lawsuits

Court opinion - Hillside Children’s Center 2007 | Unknown | New York Appellate Division, First Department | 2007 NY Slip Op 08279 [45 AD3d 260] Names this facility
Outcome: Order granting plaintiffs summary judgment as to liability for negligent failure to exercise professional judgment and denying defendant's cross motion for summary judgment is unanimously affirmed.

Plaintiffs filed an action against a treatment facility for emotionally disturbed youth to recover damages after two infant plaintiffs were abused by a resident during unmonitored home visits. The resident, who had a well-documented history of pedophilic behavior, was admitted to the facility for treatment. The appellate court affirmed the lower court's grant of summary judgment on liability in favor of the plaintiffs, finding that the facility failed to exercise professional judgment when granting home visit privileges without assessing the family's ability to supervise the resident.

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Nonprofit tax filings

The yearly returns (IRS Form 990) of the nonprofit this program operates under, from the IRS through ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer.