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…
In the aftermath of the devastation wrought by a colossal, deadly tornado in Oklahoma recently, we began hearing calls for storm preparedness at facilities that house our most vulnerable. This talk has primarily centered on schools, as nine of the two dozen killed were children, hunkered down in a poorly-constructed…
A Florida nursing home facility has been fined $12,500 and ordered to pay a $6,000 survey fee for future monitoring activity, following its negligence in handling a resident’s death recently. Our Pompano Beach nursing home abuse lawyers understand that the home, in Bradenton, was found by state authorities to have…
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…
A Broward County husband-and-wife have been sentenced to seven years behind bars, following their jury conviction in March for exploitation of the elderly. Our Hollywood elder abuse lawyers know that the pair could have faced up to 30 years in prison. The case highlights an all-too-common phenomenon of elderly financial…
The New York Times recently explored the growing phenomenon of adult day care centers, which have been cropping up all over the country in recent years. Our Wellington nursing home abuse attorneys know that while these centers may not be as rife with mistreatment as those facilities where individuals are…
Our Martin County nursing home abuse lawyers are troubled that some nursing home facilities view the overmedication of patients as an appropriate form of patient management, allowing for less intensive care, fewer staffers and a reduction of combative patients. Of course, the glaring gap that this perspective fails to address…