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What Do These Latin Words Mean in Legalese? And Why do Attorneys Use Latin Terms? Latin is the ancient ancestor of all modern romance languages. The language dates back to as early as 7th century BCE. Nowadays, Latin is regarded as a ‘dead language’ spoken by no one. So why do attorneys and judges use...

Background Information on NHC Healthcare Headquartered in Tennessee, NHC Healthcare operates a number of nursing home facilities in the area. NHC Place at Cool Springs is one such location, with its facilities located at 211 Cool Springs Blvd in Franklin, TN 37067. NHC Place at Cool Springs can be reached via phone at (615) 778-6800....

Background Information on Bartow Center Bartow, Florida is the hub for its similarly named Bartow Center nursing home located at 2055 E Georgia St. in Bartow, FL 33830. A non-profit corporate owned facility, the Bartow Center is currently doing business under the legal name of Bartow Rehabilitation Center LLC and manages 120 certified beds. It...

Our nursing home abuse attorneys unfortunately reject far more cases than we accept. Many justifiably aggrieved families ask why no lawyer will take their nursing home case. Rest assured, it is not personal. The decision to reject nursing home claims is usually due to the laws of the state where the nursing home negligence occurred....

Background Information on Oaks at Avon In the small Florida city of Avon Park in Highlands County, the Oaks at Avon nursing home serves 104 certified beds. Oaks at Avon is located at 1010 US 27 N in Avon Park, FL 33825. Boasting a resident council and accepting of both Medicare and Medicaid plans, Oaks...

Lawmakers realize we have a pervasive nursing home abuse problem in America. Nursing home COVID deaths are nearing 200,000. More glaringly, a bipartisan Senate investigation revealed that poor resident care is overwhelming clustered around less than 5% of the nation’s facilities. A disproportionate amount of neglect cases occur in nursing homes listed under the Special...

How Can a Nursing Home Stop a Patient from Rolling out of Bed? Nursing homes have a legal duty to implement fall prevention techniques in fall risk residents. So how can a nursing home stop a patient from rolling out of bed? Sadly, nursing home falls from bed are the most common form of falls...

Background information on Rebekah Rehab and Extended Care Center A 213-bed nursing home located at 1072 Havemeyer Avenue, Bronx, NY 10462, Rebekah Rehab and Extended Care Center has received an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars from Medicare.gov. The staffing rating is scarily rated at 1 out of 5 stars, which includes that...

Background Information on Balanced Healthcare St. Petersburg Balanced Healthcare St. Petersburg is for-profit a 299-bed nursing home facility located 4250 66th Street North, St. Petersburg, FL 33709. Balanced Healthcare operates under Orchid Cove Health Group. The facility has an overall health inspection and staff rating of two out of five stars which Medicare.gov classifies as...

Background Information on Harbor Chase of Palm Harbor Harbor Chase of Palm Harbor is a 128-bed assisted living facility located 2960 Tampa Road, Palm Harbor, FL 34684. This facility is managed by Harbor Balmoral Management, LLC. There have been prior lawsuits against Harbor Chase of Palm Harbor as well as inspection citations and deficiencies for...