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Nursing Home Survival Guide Tips to Survive a Nursing Home Residency and Avoid Injury or Wrongful Death No one wants to put their loved one in a nursing home. Unfortunately, sometimes our family member’s underlying health conditions require they receive 24 hour nursing care. This usually means placement inside a nursing home or rehab facility....

Nursing home abuse attorney Michael Brevda was recently interviewed by Boomer Times radio host, gerontologist Anita Finley. Mr. Brevda was asked to appear on the program to discuss ongoing issues with nursing home abuse in Florida facilities. Michael Brevda is a Boca Raton nursing home abuse attorney who has recovered millions of dollars for wrongfully...

In Florida injury cases where the victim has died, the Plaintiff must select to pursue a wrongful death claim or survival damages. The Difference Between Wrongful Death Damages and Survival Damages Wrongful Death The survivors of the decedent can claim their pain and suffering associated with losing their loved one. To accomplish this, the Plaintiff...

Coral Bay Healthcare and Rehab is a 1 star nursing home. This means that the government agency inspectors rated this facility as the lowest possible due to patient care concerns. At the time of this investigation, Coral Bay nursing home was one of only four nursing homes in Palm Beach County with a single star...

A series of nursing home abuse allegations against Genesis Healthcare’s Park East nursing home challenges the facility’s license with the state. Genesis’ Park East Care and Rehab Center is currently rated as a “1 Star Facility” by the Medicare.gov nursing home compare site. This rating, the lowest allowable, means the nursing home is graded as...

A nurse at Bristol Court Assisted Living Facility in St. Petersburg, FL is facing criminal charges after being accused of secretly filming an 81 year old ALF resident having sex with another elderly ALF resident. Arresting officers claim the accused nurse, 20 year old Alexis Williams, then posted the clandestine sex video onto Snapchat. Williams’...

In response to a growing number of Boca Raton car accidents, the Florida Department of Transportation is constructing a new I-95 exit at Spanish River Blvd. in central Boca Raton. The new I-95 interchange at Spanish River will result in 13 bridges being built in multiple directions to fly over the existing lanes of I-95....

Florida ALF residents are no longer appropriate for an Assisted Living Facility if they have a Stage 3 or 4 bedsore (pressure ulcer). If an Assisted Living Facility resident suffers from a Stage III or Stage IV pressure ulcer, he or she must be transferred out of the ALF into a higher care facility, like...

Avante at Boca Being ‘Watched’ by State of Florida Nursing Home Officials Avante at Boca Raton was recently added to AHCA’s nursing home watchlist. The Agency for Healthcare Administration (AHCA) has added Avante at Boca Raton to its nursing home watchlist due to repeated citations after state surveys and inspections. The 144 bed nursing home...

Negligent Security Lawsuit in Boca Raton Recently, Senior Justice Law Firm client Denis Duddy’s harrowing story was featured on the local Palm Beach affiliate of NBC news. Mr. Duddy resides in the Whitehall condo building in southeast Boca Raton. The luxury condominium is on the sands of the beach and A1A, south of Palmetto Park...