Can chemical abuse – or drug abuse – with nursing home patients happen here in Miami or anywhere across Florida? The answer is probably “yes.” According to a recent Consumer Reports study, prescription medication use in the U.S. has nearly doubled in the past 20 years—from 2.4 billion prescriptions filled in 1997 to almost 4.5...Read More

There are clouds on the horizon for many nursing homes in the Sunshine State as neglect and a lack of accountability have begun to take hold—yet the outlook could be far worse as few policy makers are willing to recognize the impending storm and the damage it might cause here in Florida. The severity of...Read More