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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...

The ATT 911 call nationwide outage had a devastating effect on customers needing emergency police, paramedic and ambulance service. Across America, ATT cell phone customers trying to call 911 for emergency medical or police help were greeted with a busy signal in their time of need. An ATT spokesperson confirmed that the wireless provider experienced...

Consulate Health Care of West Palm Beach was recently inspected and surveyed by AHCA, Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration. The results of the 9/22/2016 unannounced state survey resulted in the Consulate of West Palm nursing home being cited for patient care deficiencies. In the 69 page state report, complaints against Consulate of West Palm...

Choosing the right facility for a loved one can be a daunting task. Choosing between a nursing home, rehab center, memory care or assisted living facility is a tall order. Oftentimes, the distinction between these levels of care blur. In order to understand your placement options, it is important to understand the different levels of...

CNN recently released an in-depth investigation entitled “Sick, Dying and Raped in America’s Nursing Homes” to highlight sexual abuse in long term care facilities. As an elder abuse attorney, I was forwarded the article by many friends and asked, ‘does this really happen?!’ Sadly, the answer is yes. Sexual abuse and rape in nursing homes...

State Survey Results and Violations for Heartland of Boynton Beach We are Boynton Beach nursing home abuse attorneys, here to help victims of elder abuse and neglect inside facilities. A recent unannounced 4/7/2016 state inspection and survey of Heartland Health Care of Boynton Beach, located at 3600 Old Boynton Road, Boynton Beach, Florida, revealed numerous...

With AHCA’s suggested changes to Medicaid, Florida’s bad nursing homes win and Florida’s good nursing homes lose. Many Florida nursing home residents fund their nursing home residency, in full or in part, with Medicaid. Although Medicaid is a federal program, it is distributed and administered through the states. In Florida, AHCA (Agency for Healthcare Administration)...

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...