The family of Annie Lou Jefferson is pursuing Palm Beach County nursing home negligence damages against the Hamlin Place Rehabilitation Center. Jefferson, who died four years ago, developed multiple bedsores while staying at the Boynton Beach assisted living facility. Her daughter, Maxine Chavis, blames nursing staff for not treating the…
A Miami-Dade personal injury lawsuit has been filed accusing a male home health care nurse of sodomizing and harassing a paraplegic in his own home. The defendant of the Miami nursing negligence complaint is A.S.A. Home Care, Inc. Per the complaint, the nurse started taking care of the victim in…
According to a recent Miami Herald investigation, incidents of Florida nursing home neglect are more rampant than we realize. The newspaper cites a number of examples that resulted in patient deaths, including: • A 74-year-old woman at a Kendal assisted living facility that died after she was restrained too tightly…
Lawmakers are considering a proposal that would cap noneconomic damages in Florida nursing home negligence-related wrongful death cases at $250,000. The bills, SB 1936 and HB 661, are making their way through the Florida Senate and House respectively. If passed, not only would the new law make it harder to…
The state is investigating a possible case of Florida nursing home negligence involving a 76-year-old patient who had maggots in his eye socket. The man, John Stumpp, had lost an eye to cancer and was suffering from an infection. The maggots were discovered when he sought treatment at a Veterans…
In Florida, three state agencies and the Miami-Dade police are investigating the cause of burn injuries sustained by a disabled foster child at the Florida Club Care Center. The 12-year-old girl, who is a resident at the nursing home, suffers from severe cerebral palsy and is unable to communicate. She…