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Senate Report on Worst Nursing Homes A recent Senate Report highlighted nearly 400 nursing homes that have constantly under-performed on inspections. These facilities, known as Special Focus Facilities (SFFs), are some of the worst nursing home in America. Approximately 400 of the  15,700 nursing homes nationwide qualify for the SFF qualification due to a “persistent...

When nursing homes fail to appropriately prepare for Hurricane Dorian, the results are deadly. Failures of nursing homes and assisted living to be prepared for hurricanes and tropical storms cause grave harm to vulnerable residents. A nursing home must have back up generators to preserve power, in order to keep the air conditioning on and...

Researching Prior Lawsuits Filed Against New Jewish Home in New York City? Our NYC nursing home abuse attorneys can help. We have experience handling all kinds of nursing home negligence cases. Contact us now for a free case consultation: 646-969-5855. Background Info on the New Jewish Home Nursing Home in Manhattan Name: the New Jewish...

A vicious attack on an elderly Boca Raton woman has ended in a fatality. 75 year old Evelyn “Evy” Udell was brutally beaten, and then set on fire, by a Best Buy deliveryman who was installing her washer/dryer. At this point in the police investigation, there are more questions than answers. Our Boca Raton elder...

Many of New York’s Mentally Ill are Being Housed With Our Vulnerable Elderly in New York’s Assisted Living Facilities For decades, New York City’s adult care homes for the mentally ill faced criticism. Shady ownership and a profit-first approach left the New York mentally ill long term care industry irreparably broken. Many of New York’s...

The August Free Press recently reported that nursing home abuse and neglect is rampant throughout the Augusta, GA area. Augusta nursing homes and assisted living facilities commit negligence when they ignore a patient’s needs. When this neglect occurs, terrible injuries occur, like pressure ulcers and falls. Our Augusta nursing home abuse attorney explains. Spotting Augusta,...

Today, our Boca Raton nursing home attorneys filed a lawsuit against Manor Care of Boca Raton alleging nursing home neglect. The lawsuit against Manor Care Boca alleges that Ms. Gjomarkaj suffered a preventable fall within 24 hours of being admitted into the nursing home. Publicly Filed Complaint vs. Manor Care of Boca Raton IN THE...

New CMS Rule Banning Mandatory Nursing Home Arbitration Agreements In the rollercoaster that is CMS rules on arbitration of nursing home negligence cases, we have a new rule from CMS. Now, mandatory nursing home arbitration agreements are prohibited by CMS. However, the federal agency is still allowing optional arbitration agreements, so long as the arbitration...

Located at 830 29th Street in Orlando, Florida, Orlando Health and Rehabilitation Center is a large skilled nursing facility that cares for both short term and long term patients. Orlando Health and Rehab has been the subject of prior nursing home negligence lawsuits. Most of these lawsuits against Orlando Health & Rehab involve violations of...

Read Lawsuits filed Against Philadelphia Nursing Homes for Neglect, Abuse and Malpractice Searching for other lawsuits filed against Philadelphia area nursing homes? Our Philly nursing home abuse attorneys can help. Call us today for a free case consultation: 215-399-9200 Visit the Philadelphia Courts Website First, visit www.courts.phila.gov to access the Philadelphia Courts web portal. On...