Recent Blog Posts
Children & Swimming Pool Accidents/ Water Safety
Many of you may be planning several trips to the pool or other bodies of water this summer and, while it is easy to remember the fun associated with swimming and other water activities, it is important to note the dangers of swimming pools and other wet areas. According to the Live and Learn… Read More »
Apartment Residents At Risk For Florida Slip And Fall Accidents
Slip and fall accidents occur daily in Florida apartment buildings and throughout our nation. Residents of South Florida apartments are at risk of slip and fall accidents when apartment buildings and properties are not taken care of properly. Residents can fall, even breaking bones in the process. When this happens, the property owners can… Read More »
Amusement Park Employees At Risk For Florida Slip And Fall Accidents
With so many people crowded into one area, amusement parks can be dangerous places. Slip and fall accidents in Florida amusement parks occur frequently. Workers and employees are at just as much risk as those who are patrons of the amusement parks. These risks include slipping and falling from spilled liquids and food, as… Read More »
5 Reasons Why You Need A Florida Slip And Fall Lawyer After An Injury
A Fort Lauderdale slip and fall accident may have happened to you in a grocery store or restaurant due to a wet floor, in an apartment complex staircase due to a broken stair or railing, or it could have occurred on a public sidewalk due to a cracked or uneven walkway. However your slip… Read More »
Why Do Florida Nursing Homes Overdose Patients?
“Is she being given all of her medications?” is the question that haunts most families who place their loved one in a nursing home. On average, the typical nursing home resident is prescribed 7-10 different pills daily. While many worry that the nursing home has failed to administer all of the meds prescribed by… Read More »
What You Should Know About Elder Financial Abuse In Florida
Financial exploitation, also known as financial abuse, is a growing problem affecting seniors. Unfortunately, dishonest people prey on older adults, and many of these people are caregivers, nursing home workers, and in home helpers. According to the National Center on Elder Abuse, in 2008, 7.5% of reported financial abuse cases in this nation were… Read More »
The Seriousness Of Florida Nursing Home Neglect & Aspiration Pneumonia
While we would like to assume we can trust nursing homes with the care of our loved ones, sometimes nursing homes let us down. Sadly, many people are abused or neglected in Florida nursing homes every year. In fact, some elderly nursing home patients suffer from aspiration pneumonia—a form of nursing home neglect. What… Read More »
When Are Nursing Home Residents Victims Of Sexual Abuse?
Most people cannot fathom that someone would ever mistreat a senior living at a nursing home; however, abuse and neglect of seniors throughout Florida nursing homes happen more than most people would like to believe. While we would like to assume neglect and mistreatment is small or rarely occurs, it is not the case… Read More »
Are Florida Nursing Homes Overusing Physical and Chemical Restraints?
Every resident in every nursing home in Florida should be treated with respect and should be free from any type of nursing home abuse, which includes the use of restraints. Unfortunately, some nursing homes overuse restraints n patients—typically without consent—which is absolutely abusive. While some staff members use restraints to keep patients from injuring… Read More »
Florida Nursing Homes Have Inadequate Staffing
Broward County nursing home residents are easy targets for abuse. CBS News recently reported that “Many patients are at risk because one out of four nursing homes every year is cited for causing death or serious injury to a resident, according to government figures.” Forms of Nursing Home Abuse: Physical (hitting, slapping, shaking) Sexual… Read More »