There’s a government website that can be used to help you to choose the right nursing home for your elderly loved one. Two websites just got a makeover and now they’re easier to use than ever, according to the Herald-Tribune. You can get some of the most detailed information, like…
As many of us know, there may come a time when we have to place our elderly loved ones in a nursing home. It’s important to remember that you have options, though, and you need to explore those options when searching for the right home. Nursing home abuse and neglect…
Nursing home abuse and neglect in Florida is a far more common problem than the state acknowledges and yet state lawmakers are looking to loosen regulations at nursing homes, according to a recent article in the Orlando Sentinel. It is reported that the nursing home industry will have fewer staffing…
Recent allegations of abuse at a Cape Coral nursing home is a reminder to each of us that we must do our part to ensure the safety and comfort of our most vulnerable older adults this holiday season. Our Fort Myers nursing home neglect and abuse lawyers encourage you to…
The family of a woman who was killed in a Florida nursing home fall has been awarded $114 million — a record verdict in Polk County, the Ledger reported. The verdict has put the focus on the epidemic of nursing home falls in this country. The suit claims the home…
New Report Says 1 in 5 Nursing Homes Rated “Poor” A Fort Myers nursing home facility faces charges of abuse of one of its residents following complaints registered by a family member. A Cape Coral woman is alleging neglect after finding her father bruised, his glasses broken and with feces…
With the large population of senior residents in Southwest Florida and the abundance of nursing home facilities here, the potential for a member of your family being subjected to nursing home abuse is a serious concern. You expect that the facility where your relative lives will provide professional and appropriate…
A Southwest Florida elder-care facility may have been negligent in the smothering death of a 72-year-old resident, according to a state probe, which found some evidence of neglect or abuse. Florida nursing home neglect lawyers and elder abuse attorneys encourage residents throughout Southwest Florida to carefully check a facility where…
The Florida injury lawyers at Associates and Bruce L. Scheiner, Personal Injury Lawyers, begin 2009 with a new toll-free phone number, 1-800-Dial-BLS. Whether you are injured in a car accident, motorcycle accident, truck accident or are the victim of a drunk driving crash or other personal-injury or wrongful-death situation, representatives…
Nursing home neglect and elder abuse is in the news is Southwest Florida after the second serious incident in less than a month. Florida personal injury attorney Bruce L. Scheiner, founder and senior attorney of Associates and Bruce L. Scheiner, Personal Injury Lawyers, provided advice to FOX4 news viewers on…