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Unfortunately, not all assisted living facilities provide the same level of care. Even facilities with excellent reviews can have problems with neglect and abuse. If you suspect an assisted living facility is mistreating your loved one, you have the right to report potential neglect and abuse. Understandably, you might have questions on how to report...

HB 1029 and S 1304 Pose a Serious Threat to Florida’s Seniors Florida has a long, ugly history of nursing home abuse. For decades, corporate-run nursing homes have prioritized profits over people and intentionally understaffed their facilities to make more money. Almost every Florida facility is chronically and deliberately staffed below the needs of the...

Background Information on Tarpon Bayou Center Tarpon Bayou Center is a 114-bed nursing home located in Pinellas County, Florida. It can be found at 515 Chesapeake Drive in Tarpon Springs. The legal business name of the facility is Tarpon Rehabilitation Center, LLC. and it is owned by Hearthstone Senior Communities, Inc. As of this post,...

Sunrise of Jacksonville Background Sunrise of Jacksonville is a 100-bed assisted living facility located at 4870 Belfort Road, Jacksonville, FL 32256. The facility is managed by Sunrise Senior Living Management, Inc. There have been prior lawsuits against Sunrise of Jacksonville as well as inspection citations and deficiencies for violations in resident care. Lawsuits Against Sunrise...

Background Information on Brightwood Center Brightwood Center is a 128-bed, for-profit nursing home located at 840 Lee Road in Follansbee, West Virginia. The facility’s legal business name is 840 Lee Road Operations LLC, and it is owned by Genesis WV Holdings LLC. At the time of this post, Medicare has given Brightwood Center an overall...

Background Information on Atlantic Shores Nursing & Rehab Center Atlantic Shores Nursing & Rehab Center is a for-profit nursing home in Melbourne, Florida. This 120-bed facility can be found at 4251 Stack Boulevard in Brevard County and is known also by its legal business name of Sovereign Healthcare of Atlantic Shores, LLC. Atlantic Shores Nursing...

Background Information on Deerfield Beach Health and Rehabilitation Center As of the time of this post, Deerfield Beach Health and Rehabilitation Center has a rating of 3 of out of 5 stars on Medicare’s Care Compare site. This rating looks at how well facilities do on health inspections, staffing reports, and quality measures. Deerfield Beach...

Background Information on The Rehabilitation Center of the Palm Beaches The Rehabilitation Center of the Palm Beaches can be found at 301 Northpointe Parkway in West Palm Beach, Florida. This 109-bed nursing home is owned by the Florida Institute for Long Term Care, LLC and goes by the legal business name of Fi-Palm Beaches, LLC....

Background Information on Lourdes-Noreen McKeen Residence for Geriatric Care Lourdes-Noreen McKeen Residence for Geriatric Care is a large Palm Beach County nursing home located at 315 S Flagler Drive in West Palm Beach Florida. Lourdes-Noreen McKeen Residence is a non-profit, faith-based facility. As of the time of this post, this 132-bed facility has been given...

Summary of CMS’ January 7 Memorandum The Medicare.gov Care Compare website will now be reporting information on weekend staffing and staff turnover for each nursing home on the site. The new information will include the level of total nurse and registered nurse (RN) staffing on weekends provided by each nursing home and the percent of...