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Hospital negligence is a silent killer that causes the death of many patients every year. It also causes disability and injury to others. Fortunately, the law allows you to seek compensation if a hospital’s negligence caused your injury.  You probably wonder, How do you prove when a hospital is negligent? Proving hospital negligence can be...

Background Information on Hidden Valley Center Hidden Valley Center, located at 422 23rd Street in Oak Hill, West Virginia, is owned by Genesis HealthCare. Genesis, founded in 1985, currently owns and operates 161 for-profit skilled nursing facilities across 22 U.S. states. The legal business name of Hidden Valley Center is 422 23rd Street Operations, LLC....

Background Information on Lakeland Hills Center Lakeland Hills Center, also known by the legal business name of Lakeland Hills Rehabilitation Center, LLC, is a nursing home and rehabilitation center in Polk County, Florida. The 120-bed facility is located at 610 E Bella Vista Drive in Lakeland. Hearthstone Senior Communities, Inc. has owned Lakeland Hills Center...

Background Information on Dunbar Center Dunbar Center is a 120-bed, for-profit nursing home in Kanawha County, West Virginia. It is located at 501 Caldwell Lane in Dunbar. The legal business name of the facility is Sunbridge Dunbar Health Care, LLC., and it is owned by Genesis Healthcare, Inc. As of the date of this post,...

Can I avoid paying an ALF rent bill if they neglected and injured the resident?Quick Answer: Even if you received poor care, you probably still owe rent to the assisted living facility. However, it may be the resident, and not you, that owes the money. Further, if the bad care resulted in an injury at...

Death is common in nursing homes. In fact, about 25% of the deaths in the US occur in nursing home facilities. Some deaths are natural and unrelated to nursing home wrongdoing. However, many nursing home deaths are preventable, and fall under the nursing home wrongful death category. The following are the most common causes of...

Hurricane Milton caused mayhem in Florida’s long term care system, ripping through the center of Florida along the I-4 corridor. The large storm put many nursing home residents in the Tampa Bay and Orlando area at risk. Nursing homes and assisted living facilities have a legal duty under Florida law to safely evacuate residents when...

Background Information on Crestview Rehabilitation Center Crestview Rehabilitation Center is a for-profit 180-bed nursing home located at 1849 First Avenue East, Crestview, FL 32539. Crestview has an overall rating of five out of five stars, based on Medicare.gov data from September 2024 and earlier. There have been prior lawsuits against Crestview Rehabilitation Center as well...

The following nursing homes, located in and around the Orlando area, have all been rated as five-star facilities by Medicare. Medicare ratings change frequently, so it is important to note that these ratings are only as accurate as the time of this post. As of the time of this post, there are six 100+ bed...

Some nursing homes and assisted living facilities cite “The Right to Fall” as a “law” that allows seniors to suffer traumatic falls. However, this concept is misleading. While it is commendable to promote independence in long term care facilities, there is no “Right to Fall Law” that discharges a nursing home of its duty to...