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Confused on the differences between “elder abuse”, “elder neglect”, “nursing home negligence”, and “elder exploitation”? You are not alone. Many times, these words are used interchangeably to define misconduct resulting in physical, emotional, psychological or financial harm to older adults. However, there are subtle differences between abuse, neglect, exploitation and negligence. Our elder abuse attorneys...

Claimants May Use “Pre-Suit Voluntary Binding Arbitration” To Their Advantage in Florida Medical Malpractice Cases Is Binding Arbitration Worth it in Florida Med Mal Claims? Medical malpractice cases are notorious for their complexity and costliness. In an effort to minimize the risks associated with bringing a medical malpractice claim, the Florida Legislature allows either party,...

A Pennsylvania Court has allowed the Plaintiff to seek punitive damages in a Pennsylvania nursing home negligence lawsuit against Golden Living. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of Mary Ann Miller, alleges that Golden Living Stroud’s facility in East Stroudsburg neglected Ms. Miller, which resulted in bedsores and her wrongful death. According to the Complaint, Ms....

A massive player in the long term care industry, Kindred Healthcare, has recently approved a merger with Humana, a large health insurance provider. Kindred and Humana will merge for an approximate $800 million sale of 40% of Kindred’s home health division to Humana. Concurrently, two private equity firms, TPG Capital and Welsh, Carson, Anderson &...

Huntington Place is a skilled nursing facility, owned by Genesis Healthcare, located at 1775 Huntington Lane in Rockledge, FL 32955.  Huntington Place is a for profit facility and has 100 beds.  The phone number for Huntington Place is (321) 632-7341. Huntington Place Lawsuits Huntington Place has a history of being sued for alleged nursing home abuse.  Currently, a Huntington...

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...

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....

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...

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....

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...