People who have a relative residing in a Florida nursing home should pay close attention to the quality of care their loved one is getting. That’s one goal of the “Year of Elder Abuse Prevention,” according to the federal Administration on Aging (AoA). According to...
A nursing home in Miami Gardens is shutting down its children’s unit following the death of two children and safety fines totaling $300,000. Golden Glades Nursing & Rehabilitation Center has announced that its 60-bed pediatric unit will be closing. The move is the...
A Lake Worth nursing home has been denied a new trial after it was hit with a jury verdict of nearly $1.8 million for a former patient’s wrongful death. This was one of the largest trial verdicts ever handed down in a wrongful death lawsuit against a Florida nursing...
One in five nursing homes in Florida has been placed on a Health Care Watch List for not adequately taking care of its patients. The group Families for Better Care took a look at nursing homes throughout Florida and found that fully 20 percent of them are on the...
