Sunrise Florida Nursing Home Abuse Lawyers

Top Sunrise, FL Nursing Home Abuse Attorneys

Sunrise is a city located in the western side of Broward County, approximately ten miles from Fort Lauderdale. With a population that is more racially diverse than the rest of the state, Sunrise is home to all different South Florida demographics. Seniors and the elderly particularly reside in this quiet community adjacent to the Everglades. As it is located close to Miami and major highways, Sunrise has also become a popular tourist destination stop.

If your parent or family member was injured or killed inside a Sunrise, Florida facility, our law firm can help. Our Fort Lauderdale nursing home attorneys are local, experienced and narrowly focused on elder abuse claims. Call us today for a free Sunrise nursing home negligence lawsuit consultation.

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Sunrise, Florida Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect

Although not nearly as notorious as the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills in which fourteen people died after it lost power due to Hurricane Irma, a facility at Sunrise suffered a similar fate. A Facebook post complaining of the conditions at a Sunrise nursing home led Florida officials to investigate, where they found that the facility had been without power for three days. City of Sunrise officials stepped in and provided power generators to avoid the residents suffering a fate similar to those at the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills.

Nursing homes are required to have emergency power plans, which the Agency for Heath Care Administration (AHCA) is supposed to monitor. The lack of oversight by AHCA is clear when one is faced with fourteen deaths due to a loss of power. The residents at the Sunrise nursing home could have been additional fatalities, if not for one fortunate Facebook post.

In addition to inadequate emergency power plans, some Sunrise nursing facilities and assisted living facilities have been accused of being “infested with roaches” or generally careless in how they treat their patients. One reviewer of Brookdale Sunrise noted that his parent, who suffered from dementia, was transported to the emergency room for a UTI check, alone. The parent in question is “deeply paranoid” and to transport her alone would have posed a danger to her safety. At another time, the same reviewer was asked to remove his father from the facility immediately, with no prior notice or time to prepare other living arrangements for him.

Other nursing homes in Sunrise have also been subject to reviews that suggest negligent behavior. For example, in January 2019, a reviewer of Sunrise Health & Rehabilitation Center recalled an instance in which his mother-in-law appeared to be suffering a stroke. Although the staff and paramedics employed by Sunrise Health & Rehabilitation were available, no one called an ambulance to take her to the hospital. The reviewer finally called 911 himself to get his mother-in-law the medical attention she required. Had he not been there, this conduct could have resulted in her death. Another reviewer of the same nursing home stated that she had her husband transferred to another facility the same day they arrived at Sunrise Heath & Rehabilitation Center after she realized that the bed was broken, and a nurse that came in believed that she was there to dress a wound and had no idea that the reviewer’s husband had dementia.

Steps to Take Following an Injury Resulting from Nursing Home Abuse or Assisted Living Neglect

It’s clear that nursing homes in Sunrise and other cities in Florida do not always provide the care and protection that is a nursing home resident’s right. The incidents above indicate that without private citizens asserting their rights, residents may be at risk of injuries, negligent care, or worse, death.

At Senior Justice Law Firm, we specialize in holding nursing homes and assisted living facilities accountable for negligence or abuse. Nursing home neglect and/or abuse lawsuits require specialized knowledge of a niche area of law, and for Senior Justice Law Firm, that is our sole focus. If you believe a nursing home in Sunrise, Florida has been negligent in their care of a loved one, please call us today at 754-312-7202.

If you or a loved one is a resident at a Sunrise facility and you suspect abuse, negligence or unlawful conduct, please do not hesitate to contact us. We want nursing homes to provide the appropriate care that your loved one deserves, and will work to make sure that nursing homes are not permitted to be negligent, abusive, or otherwise subject your loved ones to undignified care.

Do I Have a Sunrise, FL Nursing Home Abuse Case?

Elder abuse cases are the focus of our law firm. We have an office in Fort Lauderdale and are locally available to assist you with your injury or wrongful death claim against a Sunrise facility. We only get paid if you make a recovery on your case. There are never any up front fees or costs to retain our nursing home abuse attorneys. Call us now for a complimentary case consult to begin the conversation: 754-312-7202.

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