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Sexual Assault at Nursing Home the Fault of the Staff at Village on High Ridge

It’s not often we come across incidents of sexual abuse or sexual assault occurring between residents at a nursing facility, but it does happen. Take the recent media coverage of one Louis Lawson, an 87-year old man who was caught by staff sexually assaulting an unidentified 94-year old facility resident. Investigators with the state…

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How New Quality Scoring Model Affects Palm Beach County Nursing Homes

Last month, the official U.S. website for Medicare (Medicare.gov) significantly altered the scoring method used for measuring ratings of the nation’s nursing homes in its vast online database and comparison tool, Nursing Home Compare. Following the changes of the scoring model rolled out in February of 2015, more than 60% of nursing homes saw…

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Avante at Boca Raton: The Worst Nursing Home in Palm Beach County?

This summer was a busy one for the owners of Avante at Boca Raton, Inc., the operators of the skilled nursing home of the same name in central Boca Raton. On four different visits from field office representatives of the Agency for Health Care Administration, or AHCA, the governing regulatory body of all heath…

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Visitors Falling in a Nursing Home: Responding to the Crisis

West Palm Beach, FL area nursing homes can be dangerous places for residents as well as visitors. Falling in a Florida nursing home can lead to massive medical complications, ranging from simple but annoying (e.g., sprained ankle or hip) to catastrophic (e.g., uncontrolled bleeding, traumatic brain injury, spinal damage, etc…). South Florida is a…

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Bed Sores in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities or Hospitals, resulting from Poor Care

Mistreatment of our elderly loved ones in nursing homes and similar facilities, including assisted living facilities and hospitals, has become an epidemic in our country. Instances of nursing home abuse and neglect are at an all-time high, and we expect the numbers of cases of abuse and neglect to be even higher because so…

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A Florida Nursing Home Attorney Catalogues The “Red Flags” of Neglect

When is it time to finally connect with a Florida nursing home attorney? This is a simple question with serious ramifications. If you suspect that a beloved senior has been victimized at his or her nursing home, what signs would confirm your diagnosis? Fortunately, you need not guess. The symptoms are straightforward, if also…

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