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Are families prevented from suing nursing homes for negligent care during the coronavirus outbreak? In a minority of states, governors have signed executive orders offering civil immunity to healthcare providers. This would mean the healthcare provider is immune from civil litigation, i.e. a lawsuit, if they act negligently and harm a patient. While the grant...

Legal History at Grand Villa of Deerfield Beach Assisted Living Facility Owned and licensed by GV Deerfield Beach LLC since September 2016, Grand Villa of Deerfield Beach is a 240-bed assisted living facility located at 1050 SW 24th Avenue, Deerfield Beach, FL 33442-7601. Grand Villa of Deerfield Beach is an assisted living facility with a...

Legal History of Brentwood at St. Pete, a St. Petersburg Assisted Living Facility The Pinellas County assisted living and memory care facility has been cited by state officials for resident falls, lack of employee training and failure to complete safety checks on residents. Owned by St. Petersburg Operator, LLC since August 2016, Brentwood Senior Living...

Haym Salomon Home for the Aged’s Legal History At 2340 Cropsey Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11214, Haym Salomon Home for the Aged, LLC operates a large, 240-bed nursing home. The nursing home has been given high ratings, with the New York State Department of Health awarding the facility an overall rating of four out of five...

Coronavirus is wreaking havoc on America’s healthcare system. Both hospitals and nursing homes are overwhelmed in their response to the COVID-19 outbreak. But why are patients with coronavirus being discharged from the hospital to a nursing home? Shouldn’t sickly COVID-19 patients stay in the hospital and get the best care possible? Previously, our nursing home...

Sun Towers Retirement and Rehabilitation Legal Issues Located at 101 Trinity Lakes Drive, Sun City Center, Florida 33573 in Hillsborough County, Sun Towers Retirement Community is an assisted living facility that provides a range of elderly care services. Sun Towers offers independent living, assisted living, extended congregate care and memory care services. The legal licensee...

The coronavirus challenges facing the skilled nursing facility industry are unprecedented. Shockingly, a recent McKnight’s survey confirms that most nursing homes are short staffed and lacking personal protective equipment during this crucial time period in battling the COVID-19 outbreak. As discussed in prior posts, insufficient infection control measures may be grounds for a coronavirus lawsuit...

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has strongly condemned Atria Willow Wood’s coronavirus prevention response, claiming the facility’s inaction caused the wrongful death of residents. The Florida Governor has even gone so far as to say the Broward County assisted living facility’s reaction to COVID-19 may be considered ‘criminal’. Our Florida nursing home abuse lawyers detail the...

Can a Nursing Home Implement a Facility-Wide Lockdown? Across the country, nursing homes are restricting access to visitors due to the coronavirus outbreak in long term care facilities. COVID-19 is particularly dangerous to the elderly, infirm residents in nursing homes. Additionally, because of the close quarters of a skilled nursing facility or assisted living facility,...

Coronavirus Nursing Home Lawsuit: Suing a Nursing Home in a COVID-19 Wrongful Death Lawsuit Updated 8-5-2020. Coronavirus (COVID-19) is reaching pandemic levels and disproportionately affecting elderly patients. In most frail nursing home residents, corona virus can be lethal. Our nursing home neglect attorneys explain coronavirus prevention, corona virus detection, as well as liability stemming from...