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Ardent Senior Living’s Cristal Palace Resort Faces Allegations of Poor Resident Care Palm Bay is home to Ardent Senior Living, an assisted living facility owned by Cristal Palace Resort PB, LLC. The facility is also called Cristal Palace Resort, and is a for-profit organization providing 252 bed and is located at 1881 Palm Bay Rd.,...

Multiple Deficiencies and Complaints against Grand Villa Assisted Living Facility in St. Petersburg, Florida A for-profit, 192-bed assisted living facility owned by GC St. Pete LLC since July 2014, Grand Villa of St. Petersburg is located at 3600 34th St. S., Saint Petersburg, Florida 33711 and offers “personalized care and support.” The facility’s website paints...

Nursing Home Residents Easy Targets for Theft Cook County Public Guardian Charles Golbert continues to advocate on the behalf of Grace Watanabe, age 99, regarding a lawsuit filed against Symphony Residences of Lincoln Park for their failure to report theft of Watanabe’s money to the proper authorities. The suit alleges that several employees of the...

What You Need To Know about Pennsylvania’s Immunity Law for Nursing Homes due to COVID-19 Pennsylvania has shifted its approach on how courts hold nursing homes accountable amid the COVID-19 pandemic. As of December 2020, both the House and Senate of Pennsylvania passed House Bill 1737, which stipulates that some entities—such as schools, hospitals, and...

The Role of Arbitration in Nursing Homes The Indiana Supreme Court is currently considering the role of arbitration in nursing home lawsuits; this decision could have a widespread impact on how elder abuse lawsuits are handled in the future. The case in question, Jane Doe I, as Legal Guardian of the Person and Estate, and...

It is no question that recent years have seen a dramatic rise in the rate of nursing home abuse and negligence cases. In part, this is due to the powerful for-profit influence that dominates the industry, and no nursing home is immune. Crystal Health & Rehabilitation Center in Tavernier, Florida is now in the spotlight...

COVID-19 is Not the Only Present Issue at Long-term Care Facilities As the coronavirus pandemic continues to impact the way people go about their daily lives, nursing homes have struggled to cope. They are, by nature, a communal facility populated almost entirely by vulnerable, immunocompromised people. However, COVID-19 is just one (admittedly large) factor bearing...

Nursing Home Freeze Related Death Leads to Elder Abuse Charges for Hypothermia A recent report from the Colorado Springs police department confirms that three individuals have been charged as a result of their negligence in the case of an elderly woman who froze to death outside the Union Printers Home early in February 2020. Rosalie...

A New Nursing Home Model? Lower Resident Numbers and Better Care Lead to a Better Nursing Home Experience. As the number of older folks reaching retirement age continues to climb, nursing homes across the country are racing to expand, hoping to offer a bed to these aging individuals. What many do not perceive is the...

A Different Pandemic is Raging Across the United States – Understaffing in Nursing Homes Across the United States, a pandemic is raging—and it has nothing to do with the infamous coronavirus that is currently occupying headlines. Instead, the country is facing a nationwide staffing challenge in nursing homes in nearly every state. The vast majority...