Sadly, Florida nursing home abuse and neglect is on the rise. If you suspect that your loved one is being abused in a nursing facility, or if they or another resident complains of mistreatment, do not hesitate to notify the authorities. It is against the law for anyone to abuse…
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Discovering that an elderly loved one was neglected, injured, or even worse, abused by those in charge of their care can be devastating for families. When a family suspects that their elderly parent, aunt or uncle, grandparent or other loved one has been abused, it is common that they go…
When we send our loved ones to receive care in a nursing home facility, we expect them to be treated with kindness, dignity and respect. Too often, that doesn’t happen. In fact, a recent national report by USA Today reveals that many patients at nursing home across the country are…
When young people die, there is almost always some type of investigation, some burning drive to find a definitive answer – even when there is nothing sinister about it. However, our nursing home abuse lawyers in Port St. Lucie know the opposite is true for our elderly. Even in cases…
The hope for each of us is to live a long life and that, in our last years, we will be treated with compassion, dignity and respect. Sadly, our Royal Palm Beach nursing home abuse lawyers know that is too often not the case. In those instances, it seems clear…
The state-funded agency charged with keeping tabs on Florida nursing home abuse claims has become a lightning rod for controversy. It’s top ombudsman, Jim Crotchet, was abruptly placed on paid leave, ordered to have zero contact with agency workers or volunteers and essentially confined to house arrest while the state…
State workers were found responsible for egregious and sometimes violent abuses of their position. One bit a patient on the ear. Another threatened a co-worker with a text that contained the words, “gut you like a fish.” Another left a patient unclothed, bleeding from a head injury and soaked in…
The woman in Room 101 was dying. That might not have been so unique for someone residing in an assisted-living facility, designed for those who require help with day-to-day tasks, but not necessarily around-the-clock medical care. But it was why she was dying that would later become an issue. As…
The question of whether elderly patients with dementia may be able to engage in consensual sex is an uncomfortable one for the children and grandchildren of those in question. However, our Hollywood nursing home abuse lawyers view it as an important one to address in order to ensure their loved…