Florida Nursing Home Abuse Lawyers
Nursing homes should be held liable when they pay more attention to the bottom line than to the residents they are supposed to care for. When this occurs the potential arises for nursing home abuse to be inflicted upon their residents.
Florida is home to many elderly retirees who move to Florida to enjoy the warm weather and sunny climate.
Many choose or are forced to live in a nursing home or assisted living facility (ALF). Unfortunately, many are not treated with the care and dignity which they deserve and are entitled to.
A Florida Nursing home abuse case results from a medical provider or nursing home violating the standard of care owed to a resident of a nursing home or ALF.
Florida nursing home abuse cases are governed by Florida Statutes Chapter 400 and the Patients Bill of Rights. Get the advice of an experienced Florida Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer by contacting our office today.
Call us today TOLL FREE (866) 556-5529 to get advice on these issues from an experienced Florida Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer.
We will analyze each and every page of records to uncover gaps in treatment, failure to properly assess risk factors, and whether medication was dispensed properly.
Our office recently settled a claim in which a nurse admitted in her deposition that she was instructed by her supervisor to falsify medical records when proper care had not been given. The supervisor told her to "fill in the blanks" on the medical records. We were only able to prove this by going through each and every page of medical records to establish inconsistencies in treatment and records. The case settled shortly after the deposition for a confidential sum in the hundreds of thousands.
Our Florida Nursing Home Abuse Lawyers have been successful in handling a variety of nursing home abuse cases such as:
Often nursing home residents are not treated with care and dignity.
- Pressure Sores
- Malnutrition
- Falls
- Sexual Assault
- Dehydration
'Patients Bill of Rights' guarantees proper care in nursing homes.
Through the Patients Bill of Rights, the State of Florida guarantees nursing home residents be treated with dignity, respect and a high level of care.
Florida law requires Nursing Homes to provide the highest level of care for our elderly. Florida Statutes Chapter 400 established a Patients Bill of Rights which guarantees:
- The right to be treated with dignity and respect.
- The right to be fully informed, in writing and orally, at the time of admission of the care and treatment to be provided, and the charges for that care.
- The right to be adequately informed of his or her medical condition and proposed treatment.
- The right to refuse medication and treatment.
- The right to receive adequate and appropriate health care and protective and support services, including social services, mental health services and planned recreational activities.
- The right to have privacy in treatment and in caring for personal needs, to close room doors and to have facility personnel knock before entering the room, and many other rights.
Speak to a Florida Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer in our office today. Contact us for a free consultation if you or someone you love has suffered Nursing Home Abuse. A lawyer from our office can help obtain the compensation you deserve.
