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AVANTE AT BOCA COMPLAINTS AND VIOLATIONS The State of Florida Agency for Health Care Administration performed an unannounced 8/25/16 inspection of the Avante of Boca Raton nursing home facility. The state inspectors found numerous violations against the nursing home including: Failing to maintain a resident’s personal privacy by allowing a resident’s gown to be open...

Mrs. Dea was admitted to an Assisted Living Facility known as Emeritus of Fort Myers (now known as Brookdale of Fort Myers). Upon admission, her power of attorney (her son) signed the admitting paperwork as her “responsible party.” Inside the ALF admitting paperwork was an arbitration agreement, detailing that any disputes involving a Florida assisted living...

A nursing home abuse lawsuit was recently filed against Timber Ridge Health Care Center on behalf of a deceased former patient named Eleanor Corrado, a Florida resident. The Estate of Eleanor Corrado alleges in its claim that staff at the nursing home dropped the patient during a routine transfer from her wheelchair to the bed...

During an unannounced 5/19/2016 visit by State of Florida AHCA inspectors, the Heartland of Boca nursing home facility was found to have deficiencies. The facility was cited for violating 42 CFR Part 483 governing the requirements for long term care facilities. Heartland of Boca Raton is on the state of Florida’s nursing home watch list...

Senior Justice attorney Michael Brevda was recently appointed by the Mayor and City Commission of Boynton Beach to the city’s Senior Advisory Board. Michael’s term on the Senior Advisory Board will start immediately and go through the calendar year of 2017. Mr. Brevda’s duties on the Board will be to establish relationships with Boynton’s senior...