The New York Times recently chronicled the heartbreaking, yet all-too-familiar saga of a woman who stood helplessly aside as her husband spiraled further into dementia, the disease causing him to become progressively more aggressive. He would lunge at the television when they were watching a movie, as if he intended…
July is World Elder Abuse Awareness Month, serving as a reminder to our Cooper City nursing home abuse lawyers that this is more than a Florida problem. It’s more than a U.S. problem. It’s a global problem that deserves our time, attention and dedication. The Center of Excellence on Elder…
At a Georgia elder-care facility designed specifically for Alzheimer patients, nearly two dozen former employees are facing upwards of 70 criminal charges alleging cruelty to those for whom they were supposed to be caring. Our Greenacres nursing home abuse lawyers were appalled to learn that this was not a matter…
In a novel move that has the potential to spread rapidly among law enforcement agencies across the country, the Ohio attorney general’s office announced it was shuttering a suburban nursing home after authorities installed cameras that captured footage of abuse. Our Riviera Beach nursing home abuse lawyers understand that while…
A recent study conducted by researchers with Cornell University and the state of New York revealed that there aremore than 250,000 adults 65 and older who were abused and neglected in 2011 – just in that state alone. Our Davie nursing home abuse lawyers believe the figures for Florida would…
Jupiter nursing home abuse attorneys know that it’s not enough for a Florida elder care facility to acknowledge and take action in the wake of allegations of abuse, neglect or negligence – though that is the least it should do. A facility on the Florida panhandle is currently facing fines…
A nursing home in West Virginia tried recently to fight a $90 million verdict – but a judge upheld it, saying that the amount was not excessive nor unconstitutional and that it was intended to accomplish punishment and deterrence. Riviera Beach nursing home abuse lawyers know that verdicts this high…
Another nursing home abuse case made headlines recently, this time of an 85-year-old dementia patient from Ontario, whose family captured on video her horrific mistreatment at the hands of four different caregivers. Our Lauderdale Lakes nursing home abuse attorneys were deeply saddened and angered by the abuse these images portrayed.…
Lawmakers in Oklahoma have passed a law allowing nursing home residents and/or their family members to install electronic monitoring systems in their loved one’s rooms. Our Port St. Lucie nursing home abuse lawyers understand that this legislation came about after a series of incidents in which abuse of elderly victims…
Senate Bill 1384, the measure that would have made it tougher for Floridians to sue nursing homes who had neglected and abused their elderly loved ones, has failed. Our Delray Beach nursing home abuse lawyers are happy to report that at least for now, the issue is dead. The controversial…