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Risks That Nursing Home Residents Face in a Hurricane

Risks from storms and other natural disasters can be especially dangerous to seniors as evidenced by Hurricane Irma in 2017. Florida has the most elder residents, aged 65 or older, in the U.S., a demographic that suffered a large number of casualties after the...

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Proposed Constitutional Amendment to Protect Nursing Home Residents’ Rights

A constitutional amendment to codify a “bill of rights” for nursing home and assisted living facility residents in the state of Florida was recently proposed to the Florida legislature. The purpose of this amendment would be to keep residents safe and to hold the...

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New Report Rates Nursing Homes Nationwide

One of the most difficult decisions many families must face is placing their loved one in a nursing home. Making that decision is even harder is the barrage of horrific incidents of nursing home abuse and neglect that are in the media on a...

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8 Nursing Home Residents Dead in Hollywood, Florida After Hurricane Irma

There are several ongoing investigations at The Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills in Florida. Eight nursing home residents died after the facility lost some power including their air conditioning after Hurricane Irma struck the state. Florida has experienced power shortages throughout the state, along...

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Were Nursing Home Patients Unnecessarily Exposed to Abuse or Neglect in Medicare Fraud?

Thousands of patients of skilled nursing and assisted living facilities in South Florida may have been unnecessarily exposed to abuse or neglect as pawns in a billion dollar scam to defraud the  government. This week, the Department of Justice announced that more than 30...

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Assisted Living Facility Abuse Allegations Halt New Admissions

The Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) issued a moratorium on new admissions at Coolidge Palms Assisted Living Resort on February 5, 2016, after a resident was assaulted by a staff member. The victim, Tresilda Schimmel, was violently attacked by a member of the...

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South Florida Nursing Homes Receive Poor Government Ratings

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services maintains a database that grades approximately 15,000 Medicare and Medicaid-certified nursing home homes nationwide.  A recent article in the Miami Herald reviewed the data and returned a troubling list of homes in South Florida that only...

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