By their very nature, assisted living facilities (ALF) and nursing homes (NH) are designed to provide safe and comfortable living environments for their residents. Supervision is a must. When vulnerable residents are not properly supervised, serious or even fatal consequences can result. Oftentimes, these consequences are a direct result of preventable falls. In December, the...Read More

The decision to place a loved one in a Miami nursing home or facility is already a tough one. Once there, you want to believe that they’ll be treated with unconditional respect and care. Terrifyingly, this is often proven to be untrue. According to a recent report, Brookdale Senior Living is being sued by the...Read More

Pressure sores, also known as pressure ulcers or pressure injuries, inflict immeasurable pain on frail patients. While not a true sore, pressure ulcers are a type of skin and tissue breakdown that results from constant pressure to specific area—ultimately resulting in tissue ischemia (the restriction of blood) and even tissue necrosis. Bed-bound seniors in nursing...Read More

Nursing Home Abuse – It’s Real and It’s Scary for Everyone Involved Recent headlines in a small town in Middle America told of an avoidable tragedy: a certified nursing assistant in a skilled nursing home—one that is qualified to provide a high level of medical care by trained individuals—hurt two residents by forcibly restraining them....Read More

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

A woman has been arrested in Florida after an investigation by the Medicaid Fraud branch of the Florida Attorney General’s office showed she had falsely claimed to be a nurse. First Coast News reports that Amy Suzanne Pohlman, 48, has been charged with two counts of practicing as a health care professional without a license....Read More

Florida has long been a retirement destination, and recent data from the Pew Research Center shows that Florida has the highest percentage (19.1%) of citizens over the age of 65 of every state in our nation. Because of this, it is vitally important that Florida residents of all ages remain aware of threats against the...Read More

Last week, the mayor of Miami made the opening remarks for a panel titled “Facing Miami’s Senior Care Crisis,” which was attended by a large number of nursing home caregivers who say they are not able to properly care for their patients because of understaffing and frightfully low wages. The Miami Herald reports that Mayor...Read More

In Florida, the family of a woman who died following a fall at her nursing home is suing the home for what they believe is her wrongful death. Jacksonville news source News4Jax reports that Nadine McBurnett was not given timely medical care after her fall at a facility on Old St. Augustine Road called Terrace...Read More