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Making the decision to place a loved one in assisted living or into a nursing home is always difficult. In addition to turning over the care and emotional well-being of an elderly loved one, you will also want to ensure that the home is safe and compliant with local, state and federal regulations. Seeking out a nursing home shouldn’t involve trial and error. You should never have to wait until it is too late to know that a facility was negligent or reckless in caring for patients. Some families will have to go through multiple tries to find the right nursing home for their loved one.

In some cases, the home may not be a match because the building or rooms are dark or aesthetically unpleasing. Perhaps the staff is unfriendly or there aren’t enough activities. In other cases, the home could be more hazardous, posing a serious threat to patients, including your loved one. Our Fort Lauderdale nursing home abuse attorneys are experienced in representing individuals and families whose lives have been impacted by nursing home negligence and abuse. Our priority is to help you and your family protect your rights and to take action against negligent nursing homes to prevent future injuries and abuse.
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Aggression is an unfortunate but well-known side effect for those suffering from Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia.

A recent California Supreme Court case of Gregory v. Cott held home health care workers, like those in nursing homes, cannot sue dementia patients for injuries inflicted upon workers when aggression is an inherent part of the disease (particularly in later stages). However, the scenario is different for nursing home patients harmed by other aggressive patients.

Our Broward County nursing home abuse lawyers know the reason for this difference is simple. While a nursing home staffer or home health care giver may assume the risk of working in potentially hazardous conditions, residents of nursing homes have the right to expect they will be safe where they live. When administrators and health care providers fail to anticipate the aggression of an Alzheimer’s patient or put appropriate protections in place, a worker may have the option of securing workers’ compensation for injuries sustained. Patients and their representatives, however, may sue the nursing home on various theories of negligence.
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Nursing home abuse and neglect is rampant in care facilities throughout Southern Florida. Whether your loved one is already in a home or you are considering finding a home for an elderly relative, the choice can be difficult. For many families, the decision is tough, but necessary. What do you do when you can no longer care for a loved one? When the dementia has become potentially dangerous? While seeking out a nursing home to handle these medical and care needs may seem like the only solution, other professional care experts are pointing to an alternative option: home health care and visits.

Many families seek out a care facility because it sounds safer and less costly than home care, but recent studies suggest that this may not be the case. With a rising number of abuse and neglect cases to put loved ones in harm’s way, home health care and visits may give you additional control over the quality of care—at a fraction of the price. Our Fort Lauderdale nursing home abuse attorneys are dedicated to raising awareness to prevent nursing home injuries throughout the state of Florida. In addition to staying abreast of legal developments, we are also dedicated to advocating for victims and their families.
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When police in Daytona Beach received credible information regarding the alleged sexual abuse of an elderly nursing home resident, authorities sought information directly from facility staff.

Detectives expected the nursing home administrators would be eager to find the source of the alleged abuse, not only to discover who may have abused the victim, but also to prevent further potential incidents of abuse. They would soon learn, however, that administrators were seemingly more concerned with shielding their employer from liability than in protecting patients.

Pompano Beach nursing home abuse lawyers are not shocked by this revelation, given the growing tendency of for-profit facilities to adopt internal policies that preserve their bottom line, regardless of the negative effect it has on vulnerable wards.
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An elderly woman receiving care at a nursing home facility fell while being assisted out of bed by staffers. It was 11 hours before the administration called for her transport to a hospital emergency room, where it was determined she had fractured her hip and femur. Following emergency surgery conducted two days later, she died within six days of her fall.

Her family filed suit, and the case of Harmon v. Star Valley Med. Ctr. was recently permitted to proceed by the Wyoming Supreme Court.

Our West Palm Beach nursing home abuse lawyers find this scenario is all too frequently results in serious or fatal injuries.
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Though Florida has the highest population of senior citizens in the nation, it has ranked lowest for access to care and financial assistance, according to the AARP Public Policy Institute Report. The report should signal a warning to families and individuals who are performing long-term care duties for their loved ones. According to the AARP, Florida ranks among the lowest when it comes to providing care for disabled and the elderly who want to continue living independently.

The AARP used a number of measures to rank care among states, including quality of care, quality of life, affordability, support, and options. Except for access to care, Florida ranked in the bottom 10 in every category.

Our Fort Lauderdale nursing home care attorneys are dedicated to providing strategic advocacy and support to individuals and families who have been impacted by negligent nursing home care and abuse. We will initiate an immediate investigation to uncover the facts, identify responsible parties, and aggressively pursue your rights. In addition to providing advocacy for those living in assisted care facilities, we are dedicated to raising awareness to protect the rights of the elderly and their loved ones.
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Putting an end to elderly abuse and neglect requires identifying individual and systematic cases of abuse and neglect and in taking action against individuals and entities. There are many different forms of elderly abuse, including financial abuse, sexual abuse, physical abuse, neglect and exploitation. While some forms are visible and may come with warning signs, other types of abuse are more difficult to identify and report.

According to recent reports, 5 million older Americans will suffer some kind of abuse each year. Unfortunately for many of these individual patients, the abuse will come in more than one form.

Nursing home care facilities in Florida are constantly under investigation for allegations of nursing home abuse and neglect. Our Fort Lauderdale nursing home abuse attorneys are committed to providing advocacy and support to individuals and families who have suffered. We will take the time to review your case, identify responsible parties, and explore every opportunity, including legal action, to hold individuals and entities accountable. Here are some of the many forms of elderly abuse.
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Nursing home care facilities are often for-profit operations that can leave patients at risk of severe injuries, abuse or neglect. According to reports, a franchise of long-term care facilities owned by a politician’s former companies is under scrutiny and facing lawsuits for the wrongful death and abuse of residents. Bruce Rauner, the wealthy lawmaker said he wanted to run the state like a business if elected as governor, has operated the for-profit care business that is being investigated in multiple states, including Florida. The care facility has been connected with abuse, mistreatment, deplorable conditions, and wrongful death.

According to reports, multiple media sources and state records link the care facilities to resident attacks, bathtub drownings, deplorable living conditions, sexual assaults, and negligent employees. Our Fort Lauderdale nursing home injury attorneys are dedicated to protecting the rights of individuals and families who have suffered because of negligence or abuse. We are experienced in the investigation of nursing home abuse allegations and can help you to protect your rights. In addition to providing aggressive advocacy for victims, we are committed to raising awareness to prevent future neglect, abuse, and fatalities in nursing homes and long-term care facilities.
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In the wake of a recently-passed bill that allows Florida nursing home investors to evade liability for wrongdoing, the attorney general of Ohio has announced an uptick of complaints relative to abuse and neglect in nursing homes.

Our Fort Lauderdale nursing home abuse lawyers have every reason to believe the same kinds of trends are indicated here in Florida, given that the aging population has resulted in an increased demand for nursing home services. Meanwhile, for-profit organizations are increasingly driven by their bottom line, with less focus on the quality of patient care.

In Ohio, the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit reported 131 new reported cases of nursing home abuse and neglect thus far this year. That is nearly double the 74 that were reported during the same time last year. More than half of the new cases were opened following an announcement that authorities in that state were dedicated to rooting out nursing homes that provide poor care.
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Too frequently, nursing home workers fail to take seriously the fact that the limited mobility of wheelchair patients places them at a heightened risk for falls. For individuals who already suffer a range of health issues, a fall – even from a relatively short distance – can result in serious and permanent injuries.

Our Coral Springs nursing home negligence lawyers recognize proper training and supervision of workers is critical to ensuring a fall doesn’t occur. This is especially crucial anytime patients are being transported from one location to the other. Transport companies may be additionally liable for any injury that results from falls occurring in the course of transporting patients.

The recent case of MV Transp., Inc. v. Allgeier, the plaintiff was not a nursing home patient, but did use a wheelchair. A fall she suffered as a result of purported negligence by the transport company resulted in her being incapacitated for the better part of a year, causing her to require admittance to a nursing home. The Kentucky Supreme Court weighed the case, and affirmed an earlier judgment by the trial court in favor of the injured plaintiff. The court also reversed an order barring her from collecting punitive damages for the incident, meaning she will receive a bigger payout than what the trial court initially allocated.
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