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June 15, 2017 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day What is Elder Abuse? Elder abuse is the mistreatment of a vulnerable senior citizen that results in injury, harm or wrongful death. This can include physical abuse, caretaker neglect, sexual abuse, financial exploitation or psychological abuse. U.N. Declares June 15th World Elder Abuse Awareness Day The...

Brighton Gardens & Stratford Court of Boca Raton Complaints, Citations and Lawsuits Stratford Court of Boca Raton is a smaller 60 bed skilled nursing facility located at 6343 Via de Sonrisa del Sur Boca Raton, FL 33433. Brighton Gardens is a large 155 bed for-profit assisted living facility also located off of Via de Sonrisa...

Supreme Court of Florida: No More Caps on Damages in Medical Malpractice Lawsuits The Supreme Court of Florida issued a 4-3 ruling today invalidating Florida’s capped damages in medical malpractice cases. Florida’s highest court ruled that this arbitrary limitation on pain and suffering is unconstitutional. The four justice majority found that caps on human damages (pain...

Recently, our Boynton Beach nursing home abuse lawyers filed a negligence lawsuit against a local nursing home. The publicly filed Complaint for Damages is copied below with names redacted. Facts of the Case An elderly female resident was completely bed-bound and unable to move herself in bed. There is no physical way she could get...

Heartland Prosperity Oaks Nursing Home Lawsuits, State Violations and Complaints Heartland Health Care – Prosperity Oaks, located at 11375 Prosperity Farms Road in Palm Beach Gardens, was cited in a $2,500 fine levied by the State of Florida’ Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA). The Complaint against Heartland of Palm Beach Gardens alleges that the...

Complaints, Lawsuits and State Inspections of Terraces of Lake Worth Concerned about the care provided by the Terraces of Lake Worth nursing home? The State of Florida Agency for Healthcare Administration has cited the facility. Additionally, there have been numerous civil lawsuits against Terraces of Lake Worth alleging nursing home abuse and neglect. Some of...

Heartland of Tamarac Complaints and Citations for Bad Nursing Home Care Heartland of Tamarac, a 150+ bed nursing home facility located at 6901 NW 70th Ave. in Tamarac, FL 33321, was recently inspected by State of Florida surveyors. The unannounced survey was conducted due to repeated complaints by residents and their families. The resulting investigation...

I have to turn away countless families of would-be cases because they do not have the right statutory survivor to bring a wrongful death case in Florida. Most are surprised; even shocked. How can this be fair? The short answer is; it is not fair. Florida has some of the strictest wrongful death laws due...

Who: CMS, The federal agency that controls billions in Medicare and Medicaid disbursement. What: Wants to repeal the ban on nursing home arbitration agreements. Why: Nursing home arbitration agreements prevent injured residents from suing the negligent nursing home in a court of law. Nursing Home Arbitration Agreements May Be Here to Stay The Centers for...

Yet Another Florida Facility Owner Convicted of Medicare & Medicaid Fraud Ilfrenise Charlemagne was the owner and operator of Hilcrest Residential Assisted Living Facility in St. Pete. She will now reside in a Florida penitentiary due to repeated instances of stealing resident funds to pay for her personal lifestyle expenses. The Assisted Living Medicare and...