Lakeside Pavilion in Naples, FL has been the subject of nursing home negligence lawsuits and multiple state citations. Our Naples nursing home abuse attorneys explain the facility’s background. The Low Down on Lakeside Pavilion Lakeside Pavilion is a 120 bed, for-profit, corporate owned skilled nursing facility. The facility is situated on a small lake, hence...
Hospital Pressure Ulcer Lawsuit Filed vs. Northwest Regional Medical Center
Recently, our Fort Lauderdale hospital malpractice attorneys filed a lawsuit against Northwest Medical Center, alleging hospital acquired pressure ulcers. If you or a loved one have a potential case against Northwest Medical Center, contact our Fort Lauderdale office today for a free case consultation: 754-312-7202. Below is the publicly filed Amended Complaint. Lawsuit Complaint vs....
Nursing Home Resident Bill of Rights Scrapped
Proposal 88, a proposed revision to Florida’s constitution, would guarantee basic human rights to nursing home residents. Unfortunately, the Constitutional Revision Committee withdrew this Bill of Rights from consideration, despite widespread support for the new legislation. Proposal 88 Would Have Protected Nursing Home Residents Florida has little government or agency punitive action when nursing homes...
Pressure Ulcer Lawsuit Filed vs. Manor Care Delray Beach
Bedsore Lawsuit Against ManorCare Delray Beach Recently, our Delray Beach nursing home abuse lawyers filed a lawsuit on behalf of the Estate of Madeline Waxman. The Complaint alleges nursing home negligence against Manor Care Delray Beach which resulted in a Stage 4 bedsore. Case Against Manor Care Delray, or Another Local Facility? We Can Help....
Can I get an Incident Report from a Nursing Home?
Nursing home incident reports are created following significant adverse incidents that occur to residents inside a facility. Patient falls, bad pressure sores, unexplained death and medication mistakes all warrant the completion of an incident report. However, most families get the runaround when they try to obtain an incident report from the nursing home. The facility...
Nursing Home Fall Lawsuit Filed vs. Cypress Care Center
Our nursing home abuse lawyers have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Cypress Care Center nursing home, located in Wildwood, Florida. The Plaintiff sued Cypress Care Center for nursing home negligence, as alleged in the below publicly filed Complaint. Cypress Care Center: Facility Background Located at 490 S. Old Wire Road in Wildwood, Florida,...
Is an 1823 Form Required for Admission into an Assisted Living Facility in Florida?
The 1823 form determines a resident’s appropriateness for assisted living by an outside healthcare provider. These forms are usually created by the patient’s doctor and sent to the assisted living facility. If an 1823 form is not followed correctly, this is grounds for an Assisted Living Negligence Lawsuit. What is an 1823 Form? The 1823...
Heartland of Kendall Lawsuits and Inspection Reports
About Heartland of Kendall Heartland of Kendall (which is also known as Heartland Health Care Center – Kendall) is a licensed nursing home located at 9400 SW 137th Avenue, Kendall, FL 33186 in Miami-Dade County. Heartland of Kendall is a for profit nursing home, and the owner and licensee of the facility is Heartland of...
Nursing Home Nurses Indicted After Video Shows Staff Ignored Dying Resident, Laughed as He Begged for Help
“Shocking Indifference” Towards Resident’s Wellbeing Shown by Nursing Home Staff Former nursing home employees Wanda Nuckles, Mable Turman and Loyce Agyeman were indicted by a grand jury after a hidden nursing home video revealed they blatantly ignored a dying resident as he begged for help in their DeKalb County facility. Background of the Victim James...
Brookdale Fort Myers Faces Lawsuits for Assisted Living Negligence and Fines
Updated 7-26-2019 Brookdale Fort Myers has four different locations: Brookdale College Parkway, Brookdale Fort Myers Cypress Lake, Brookdale Fort Myers Lakes Park and Brookdale Fort Myers The Colony. Each facility has faced its own set of challenges. In this post, we highlight prior lawsuits against Brookdale Ft. Myers assisted living facilities, as well as detail...