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The Upward Trend of Serious Nursing Home Abuse Incidents A comprehensive study performed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reviewed all registered complaints against nursing homes in every state from 2011 to 2015. The Office of the Inspector General completed this study because of the suspected upward trend of nursing home abuse...

Medicare Liens and Wrongful Death Cases in Florida: Who Gets What? You have a Florida wrongful death case involving your Mom in which you and your sister are survivors under the statute. The wrongful death case settles for $500,000, but there is a $250,000 Medicare lien. The reason you brought the claim was because you missed...

Heartland Health Care Center of Lauderhill received a below average rating from Medicare.gov and only rated as a 2 star facility in terms of quality of resident care. Heartland of Lauderhill has also been sued in multiple nursing home abuse lawsuits and received fines from the State of Florida. Below is a summary of how...

This post was updated on 7-26-2019. Assisted living facilities must take reasonable steps to prevent suicides and self-harm in their residents. If an ALF resident commits suicide, is the facility responsible for the death? Can a nursing home be sued for allowing its patient to take their own life? The legal determination of liability for...

Cresthaven Assisted Living Facility in West Palm Beach Cresthaven East is a 308 bed assisted living facility located at 5100 Cresthaven Blvd. West Palm Beach, FL 33415. The large memory care ALF focuses on Alzheimer’s and dementia care. Cresthaven’s administrator and D.O.N. are both registered nurses. The legal licensee for the ALF is Cresthaven East,...

The death count is now 11 residents. 11 human lives were lost in heat-related deaths due to the negligence of Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills. The facility and its owners are civilly liable for these deaths for two reasons: Failing to provide back-up generators to power emergency ventilation systems, and, Subsequently failing to take compromised...

Boca Raton Rehab Sued for Negligent Nursing Home Care & Cited by State of Florida Authorities Our Boca Raton nursing home abuse attorneys have decades of experience suing negligent nursing homes for injury and wrongful death. Unfortunately, Boca Raton Rehab is no exception. Our attorneys have handled numerous cases against the facility, and State of...

Suing ManorCare of Boca Raton? Speak with our Nursing Home Abuse Lawyers First. Manor Care of Boca Raton has a history of sub-par health inspections and lawsuits. Our Boca Raton nursing home abuse lawyers regularly sue Manor Care of Boca Raton for negligence and wrongful death. Our attorneys have experience suing the Manor Care corporation...

The Governor of Florida’s office has confirmed reports that the owners of Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills nursing home called Rick Scott’s personal cell phone pleading for help before the 8 resident deaths in the Hollywood Hills nursing home. The nursing home owners now claim that Governor Scott ignored their desperate pleas for help to...

State and local officials are investigating the 8 resident deaths at the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills nursing home in Hollywood, FL following Hurricane Irma. Nearby Memorial Regional Hospital referred to the multi-wrongful death incident as a ‘mass casualty event.’ The horrific incident garnered nationwide news which may result in licensure issues for the Hollywood Hills Rehab nursing home....