It is impossible to prevent nursing home injuries from occurring with a 100% success rate. Some injuries are not preventable. But, that does not mean there are not tools and strategies that help prevent nursing home injuries from taking place. In this article, we will discuss methods to reduce the chance your loved one is...
Study Shows More Neglect at For-Profit Nursing Homes
Nursing home neglect and abuse occurs at facilities across the country, including in Florida and New York. While, nursing home abuse is rampant at both for-profit and not-for-profit facilities, a recent 2021 study shows that there is more neglect at for-profit nursing homes. If you believe a loved one suffered neglect at a nursing home...
Nursing Home Staffing Data Has Changed to PBJ
Nursing Home staffing data is an integral metric used in determining a facility’s quality of care. Up until recently, the Form 671 was used to compute nursing home staffing data for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS). This computation was a direct influence on how CMS’s Nursing Home Compare site would calculate their Five...
Heartland of Kendall Lawsuits and Inspection Reports
About Heartland of Kendall Heartland of Kendall (which is also known as Heartland Health Care Center – Kendall) is a licensed nursing home located at 9400 SW 137th Avenue, Kendall, FL 33186 in Miami-Dade County. Heartland of Kendall is a for profit nursing home, and the owner and licensee of the facility is Heartland of...
Manor Care of Fort Myers: Prior Lawsuits & State Deficiency Citations
Updated 7-25-2019 Manor Care of Fort Myers is a large, 120 bed nursing home located at 13881 Eagle Ridge Drive Fort Myers, FL 33912. The facility has had its ups and downs in the past. Manor Care Ft. Myers has faced prior citations from the State of Florida and has been sued in civil lawsuits....
Finding Prior Nursing Home Lawsuits
How Can I Find Prior Nursing Home Lawsuits? Looking for other civil cases against your nursing home? Searching for lawyers who sued the nursing home you believe to be negligent? Our attorneys explain how to research the dockets of the relevant court to review other lawsuits against your nursing home. (For part I of the...
Nursing Home Inspection Report Research
Part II – Researching Nursing Homes: What Can I Learn From Nursing Home Inspection Reports? Trying to understand prior Department of Health inspection reports of your nursing home? Struggling to make sense of nursing home AHCA survey data? Our Florida nursing home lawyers explain in detail how to analyze this data. (For part I of...
Researching Nursing Homes: Nursing Home Inspection Reports
Part I – Researching Nursing Homes: How Do I View Nursing Home Inspection Reports in Florida? Looking for prior AHCA inspection reports of your nursing home? Researching survey results and citations of local nursing homes? Our Florida nursing home lawyers explain in detail how to locate prior nursing home inspection reports. (For part II of...
