After hearing the evidence in a wrongful death lawsuit involving an elderly woman’s fall at a Florida Nursing Home, a jury became so enraged by the conduct of the facility— that they chose to punish them the only way they could– by handing down a huge verdict against the facility. The trial centered around the… Continue Reading
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Nursing Home Injury Laws: Florida
Posted in Litigation, National Nursing Home IssuesNumber of nursing homes in Florida : 673 Patients living in Florida nursing homes: 71,373 Occupancy rates of Florida nursing homes: 87.8% Average number of deficiencies at each Florida nursing home: 10.7 Percent of Florida nursing homes with serious deficiencies for actual harm to patient: 8.2% Most common deficiencies at Florida nursing homes: Professional Standards,… Continue Reading
Failure To Keep Bed Elevated To Blame For Nursing Home Patient’s Death From Aspiration Pneumonia
Posted in Feeding Tube ComplicationsThe failure to follow basic doctor’s orders is to blame in a recently filed wrogful death lawsuit filed by the family of a patient in a Florida Nursing Home. William Foster’s family claims that Miracle Hill at Miracle Hill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center was negligent when they ignored orders to keep the head of… Continue Reading
Florida Nursing Home Earns Spot Amongst Nations Worst
Posted in National Nursing Home IssuesIf you are a nursing home operator, I suspect you’d cringe when you hear about Medicare’s list of Special Focus Facilities. Special Focus Facilities (SFF) are nursing homes identified by Medicare that have a pattern of problems related to poor patient care. Earning a spot on the SFF list really should be a major wake… Continue Reading
Wrongful Death Lawsuit Proceeds: New Court Decision Says Medicare Not Entitled To Portion Of Recovery
Posted in Litigation, Wrongful DeathA new court decision by the Eleventh Circuit in the matter of Bradley v. Sebelius, 2010 WL 3769132 (11th Cir. Sept. 29, 2010) helps clarify the murky area of the law as to who is exactly entitled to the proceeds from a wrongful death settlement proceeds in nursing home cases. In making its decision, the… Continue Reading
Nursing Home Neglect: Failure To Change Bandages Results In Maggot Infestation In Patient’s Eye Socket
Posted in NeglectIf you’re looking for another prime example of nursing home neglect, you need look no farther than to take a look at a news story in The Palm Beach Post regarding an elderly patient at Gainesville Health Care Center, a Florida nursing home. After losing an eye to cancer, the patient was admitted to Gainesville… Continue Reading
Food At Florida Nursing Homes & Hospitals Not Subject To Inspections
Posted in Food Poisoning"Frightened’ is the best way to describe my reaction to a news story regarding Florida’s decision to end food preparation inspections at nursing homes and hospitals in the state. In the past, nursing homes and hospitals were inspected on a quarterly basis with respect to safe food handling. Budget cuts are the reason cited by… Continue Reading
Rather Than Improve Poorly Performing Nursing Homes, Why Not Just Re-Categorize Them?
Posted in Medication Errors, National Nursing Home Issues, NeglectLast fall, we discussed the problems state inspectors found at Emeritus at Crossing Pointe, a Florida nursing home, that posed an immediate threat to resident safety. During an inspection at the nursing home, inspectors discovered: An 82-year-old patient who died after staff failed to provide her heart medication for four days Inaccurate resident counts by facility managers… Continue Reading
Another Sexual Assault Of A Nursing Home Patient At The Hands Of A Convicted Felon
Posted in Sexual Abuse & AssaultSadly, the most recent episode of the sexual assault of nursing home patient at the hands of convicted felon– who happens to be a fellow patient— occurred last week in a Florida Nursing Home. 57-year-old Larry Donneal Evans, admitted to the sexual assault of a disabled female patient at the nursing home. The nursing home… Continue Reading
Disabled Nursing Home Patient ‘Dumped’ At A Homeless Shelter
Posted in manorcare, National Nursing Home IssuesLots of chatter on Twitter over the weekend about Thai Hodges, a disabled woman who was taken to a homeless shelter by the good folks at ManorCare after her funds had apparently dried up. Hodges was admitted to ManorCare for rehabilitation and skilled nursing care after she suffered a stroke and became paralyzed. The good… Continue Reading
Yes, Good Nursing Homes Do Exist!
Posted in National Nursing Home IssuesGood nursing homes do exist. In fact, there are many dedicated facilities throughout the country dedicated to the compassionate care of the elderly. In an era where we are bombarded with horrific descriptions of nursing home abuse and neglect, it was a pleasure to come across Jane Brody’s personal accounting of the Miami Jewish Health… Continue Reading
Not All Non-Profit Nursing Homes Operate Under With Patients Best Interest In Mind
Posted in EconomicsMany families of nursing home patients have been lead to believe that ‘non-profit’ facilities provide better care that their ‘for profit’ peers. As we recently discussed, studies do generally confirm that non-profit facilities provide superior levels of care. Nonetheless, if you ever need a reminder that every facility– regardless of its tax status, must be… Continue Reading
Inspection Report Confirms Unsanity Living Conditions In Florida Nursing Home
Posted in NeglectState investigators have set an October 25th deadline for the Englewood Health Care center to correct conditions deemed to be unsanitary. During a recent inspection, investigators found mold and leaking water in several patient rooms. These unsanitary conditions were particularly bothersome to inspectors due to the fact that a substantial portion of the nursing home… Continue Reading
Can Nursing Home Patients Expect Any Privacy?
Posted in National Nursing Home IssuesFor the more than a year, residents at Charlotte Harbor Healthcare in Port Charlotte, FL were intentionally monitored by hidden cameras camouflaged beneath ceiling tiles. The cameras were discovered when investigators from the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) were inspecting the facility for mold earlier this year. The feeds from the cameras were… Continue Reading
Family Sues Florida Nursing Home For Death Of Wandering Resident
Posted in Elopement & Wandering, Wrongful DeathThe family of a 68-year-old nursing home resident who wandered from the facility to his death, has filed a nursing home negligence lawsuit. The family of Antoine Saintil recently filed the lawsuit against Broward Institute For Long Term Care after Antoine want missing from facility on Christmas day. Search efforts by the facility to find… Continue Reading
Florida Nursing Home Accused Of Abuse
Posted in Nursing Home AbuseThe Florida Agency for Health Care Administration and the Department Of Health and Human Services have ordered the Key West Convalescent Center to improve the care it provides to its residents or it will be forced to closed its doors. Among the charges of abuse and mismanagement of funds charges, the nursing home is accused of:… Continue Reading
Nursing Home Cleared Of Neglect Charges In Case Where Resident Had Maggots In His Eyes
Posted in NeglectA shameful tale of a nursing home neglect recently was reported in Florida. As amazing as this sounds, the Florida Nursing Home was cleared of criminal neglect charges by the Florida Attorney General when a nursing home resident was found to have maggots in both eyes. The Attorney General, investigating the case blames their inability… Continue Reading
Elder Abuse Goes Unreported
Posted in Neglect, Nursing Home AbuseThis article in the New Press, a fort Myers, Florida, newspaper caught my attention. The article by Janine Zeitlin, uses statistics to prove what many close to to the elderly already know- elder abuse and elder neglect is a dirty little secret. Most cases of elder abuse and elder neglect go unreported. When cases are discovered… Continue Reading
Cocaine Kingpin Found In Florida Nursing Home
Posted in National Nursing Home IssuesYou never know who may turn up at your local nursing home…unfortunately. 68-year old, David ‘Daddy Dave’ Green was recently discovered as a resident at Florida nursing home. Mr. Green had been on the run for 8years following his escape from an Ohio jail. Mr. Green is not your ordinary nursing home resident, as he… Continue Reading
Maggots In Open Wounds In At Florida Nursing Home
Posted in NeglectA man admitted to Azalea Court Nursing and Rehabilitation Center for rehab for a broken leg, soon realized he was getting more than rehab at the facility he chose to help him- maggots. The maggots were seen in an open wound during a dressing change. Azalea Court’s complaint and inspection reports from the past several… Continue Reading