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Category Archives: Nursing Home Abuse

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What’s The Difference Between Abuse And Neglect Injuries In Nursing Homes?

By Mark H. Wright, PLLC |

As the overall population ages, the nursing home population has increased significantly as well. Currently, over three million Americans live in nursing homes and other facilities which were not designed to accommodate that many people. Directly or indirectly, this overcrowding often causes abuse or neglect injuries. In some ways, there is no difference between… Read More »

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COVID-19 Cases Soar in Florida Nursing Homes for Both Workers & Residents

By Mark H. Wright, PLLC |

According to reports, coronavirus cases in Florida’s nursing homes have soared in recent weeks, more than doubling amongst both residents and staff, in large part due to an issue that these homes have long neglected and which COVID-19 has simply exposed and exacerbated, which is infection control protocol and practices. Experts with national advocacy… Read More »

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Reports Uncover Link Between the Worst, Most Dangerous Nursing Homes in Florida and Owner Magnate Linked to Trump

By Mark H. Wright, PLLC |

COVID-19 has ripped through nursing homes, and now accounts for more than 50 percent of the entire state of Florida’s deaths in these facilities. The number one cause cited for the virus spreading is the inability to prevent the spread of infection, leading to residents not only getting sick, but staffers as well. However,… Read More »

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Consulate Health Care, Florida’s Largest Nursing Home Chain, Faces Quarter-Billion-Dollar Judgment Linked to Patient Mistreatment

By Mark H. Wright, PLLC |

The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed a jury’s finding that Consulate Health Care – Florida’s largest nursing home company, which operates one-tenth of all nursing homes in the state – not only defrauded the government by fraudulently billing Medicare for unnecessary treatments, but also subjected patients to these sometimes harmful treatments just… Read More »

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Deaths from COVID-19 In Florida Nursing Homes Now Account for More Than 50 Percent of Entire State’s Fatalities

By Mark H. Wright, PLLC |

We previously discussed the danger that COVID-19 has created for the elderly in Florida and around the country in our nursing homes, especially given that most are still not in compliance with basic requirements that are mandated by law, such as ensuring that they have emergency water supplies, plans to keep track of residents… Read More »

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Some Families Sue for Negligence as Thousands of Their Loved Ones Die from COVID-19 In Florida Nursing Homes

By Mark H. Wright, PLLC |

There is no question that those who are most vulnerable to COVID-19 are our elderly and disabled family members, especially those residing in nursing homes who have been subject to abuse and/or neglect. This is a serious issue, especially here in Florida, where approximately 155,000 people live in assisted-living facilities and nursing homes, many… Read More »

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