There is a proposal that will add a Nursing Home and Assisted Living Facility Resident Bill of Rights to the Florida Constitution. Many people see this as another way for lawyers to make money off nursing home abuse claims. However, Brecht Haudran does not see...
Hurricane Irma, which devastated Florida last September, also created a hurricane of controversy in the state’s nursing and assisted living industry, leading to a proposed constitutional amendment. Prompted largely by a large number of deaths in a rehabilitation center in Hollywood Hills, fatalities that were...
Many nursing homes operate ethically and do what they can to provide the proper care to the residents living there. There are some nursing homes, however, that do not provide the proper care and go out of their way to bill Medicare or Medicaid as...
Nursing Home Abuse by Other Residents 10/24/2016 Unfortunately, nursing home abuse victims can be subjected to attacks by other nursing home residents. A study at Weill Cornell Medicine found that 1 in 5 individuals who live in a nursing home have been abused by other...
Elder Abuse Increasing In Florida 10/15/2016 The number of elderly people being abused in Florida is on the rise. Slip and fall cases and car accidents are the areas of personal injury that most people are familiar with. However, elderly people who are abused can...
What to Ask if You Suspect Elder Abuse 7/8/2015 Elder abuse has really become an issue in nursing homes today. These facilities seem to continue to have people that are not well trained, not well equipped, and have employees that just don’t care and can...
Oklahoma Woman Fighting for Nursing Home Reform 6/25/2014 While this story is unfolding in Oklahoma instead of south Florida, it concerns an issue that hits close to home for many individuals including experienced Boca Raton personal injury attorneys: nursing home abuse. Fern Horton, an 86...
As the aging population grows, it is important to consider that the elderly are particularly vulnerable to abuse; many people choose not to examine this possibility because it is frightening and shocking, but it is surprisingly common. Particularly in a nursing home situation, the elderly...
Sadly, many of us have experienced the passing of a family member. We all remember the grief and overwhelming sense of loss connected with the passing. Now imagine a funeral home bringing the wrong individual for the viewing or advising the family that the funeral...
