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

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

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

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