Margate, FL Nursing Home Abuse and Assisted Living Negligence Lawyer

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Margate, a small city in Broward County, is perhaps most well-known for its waterpark, Calypso Cove, and being a quiet western suburb of Fort Lauderdale. However, Margate is also home to numerous nursing homes, rehabilitation centers and assisted living facilities. When these Margate nursing homes are neglectful or negligent, our lawyers can assist the family in bringing a Margate, Florida nursing home negligence lawsuit.

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Margate, Florida Nursing Home Abuse

Unlike other cities in Broward County, Margate is only home to one nursing home, Margate Health & Rehabilitation Center. Margate Health and Rehab is owned by Gulf Coast Health Care. Unfortunately, some of the reviews of Margate Health & Rehab suggest that the reviewers felt there was neglect at this facility. Online reviews from former residents and their families offer specific criticism. One reviewer stated that residents do not receive showers on a regular basis. Other reviewers stated that it took at least 30 minutes for staff to respond to call lights. Another observed one patient called for help for 40 minutes before someone checked in on her. Others reported that a relative was left in wet clothing because no one was around to change her, and patients were not appropriately changed, moved, or assisted to the bathroom.

Additionally, Margate Health and Rehab was inspected by Florida’s state agency, AHCA. When AHCA finds violations of rules and regulations governing nursing homes, they issue a deficiencies report. Margate Health and Rehab has been cited in 14 pages of deficiencies on 6/19/2019 and another 16 pages of deficiencies on 6/20/2019.

Blowing the Whistle on Margate Nursing Home Neglect

If you observe conduct of this nature, this may be an indication of nursing home neglect. Failing to bathe a patient on a regular basis, not turning the patient as to prevent the development of bedsores, and not responding to call lights are callous and against Florida skilled nursing regulations. If you notice these signs, it is important to not only attempt to have the nursing home and state agencies remedy the situation, but to also consider seeking legal counsel. Often, a lawsuit is the fastest way to force a negligent nursing home to treat its residents with the care that they are entitled to.

Margate, FL Assisted Living Negligence

Margate, Florida currently has 11 licensed assisted living facilities. The larger ALF’s in Margate include Waterside Landing, VIP Care Pavilion, Margate Manor and Livewell at Coral Plaza.

Some of Margate’s assisted living facilities also have reports of substandard conditions. Livewell at Coral Plaza is an assisted living facility that advertises itself as a facility especially equipped to care for seniors with Alzheimer’s and dementia. Rooms cost approximately $3,000 per month. Family members of former residents, however, found that the facility was “dangerous” and neglectful. One reviewer’s mother suffered an unexplained black eye, for which she allegedly received no medical care from the facility. According to the reviewer, her daughter ended up calling 911 and having her mother taken to a hospital for care. She also noted that those who needed help to eat were not provided that assistance and that she walked into the dining room to find her mother “sitting all alone, far away from the table, hunched over, trying to reach her food to eat.” An October 24, 2018 Complaint to AHCA resulted in a violation of Resident Care – Rights and Facility Procedures. That same inspection also resulted in a violation of Staffing Standards at the Livewell at Coral Plaza assisted living memory care facility.

Waterside Landing assisted living facility has 8 documented substantiated complaints with AHCA. This facility has allowed its Margate assisted living facility license to lapse.

VIP Care Pavilion was cited in a May 6, 2019 survey for failing to properly supervise it’s residents and violating resident care rights and procedures.

Margate Assisted Living Negligence Lawsuit

It is important to remember that Florida law requires that residents of nursing homes be treated courteously, fairly, and with the fullest measure of dignity, and that residents of assisted living facilities be “treated with consideration, respect and with due recognition of personal dignity, individuality, and the need for privacy.” Violations of the kind listed above are, therefore, unlawful.

When families call us about Broward County assisted living negligence, we begin investigating the case immediately. We request the relevant medical records, retain qualified experts to review those records and ultimately piece together what happened to your loved one. Oftentimes, our Margate nursing home abuse lawyers are the only avenue of justice for an aggrieved family whose loved one was wrongfully injured due to facility neglect.

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Reviews of nursing homes and assisted living facilities are helpful to future residents and their families. Yet, leaving a negative review of a facility does not address the lack of care of these facilities, or the emotional, physical, and psychological distress experienced by loved ones at the hands of negligent nursing homes or assisted living facilities. Similarly, reporting nursing home abuse may result in an investigation, but there is no guaranteed action at the state level.

At Senior Justice Law Firm, our attorneys focus on nursing home neglect and abuse. We have the expertise and experience to obtain compensation for your particular loved one’s injuries.  In situations involving serious injuries like broken hips, brain bleeds, pressure sores or wrongful death, we’re here to help. Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you feel that a loved one has been abused or neglected by a nursing home or an assisted living facility.

List of Margate’s Facilities

Margate has a limited number of facilities; a list can be found below. If your loved one has experienced neglect or abuse at any of these facilities, please feel free to consult one of our attorneys at the Senior Justice Law Firm.

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If your family member was neglected and injured inside a Margate area long term care facility, demand Senior Justice. Our lawyers focus their practice on these nursing home and ALF negligence cases. Call us today to begin the conversation and see why we are different from other injury law firms.

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