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NURSING HOMES |
Florida has many elderly citizens, many nursing homes, and fortunately, one of the strongest laws protecting nursing home residents in the country. Florida laws grant to nursing home residents a long list of rights. Among the most important rights are the right to receive adequate medical care, therapeutic and rehabilitative services, privacy, courtesy, dignity, protection from other residents, and the right to be free from mental or physical abuse.
If a nursing home resident’s rights are violated, the resident or the resident's family or guardian may bring a claim under Florida's nursing home law for actual and punitive damages, and attorney's fees.
Here are some useful nursing home links:
Florida's Nursing Home Liability
Statute
This link will take you
to a copy of part of Florida's nursing home statute which sets out the
complete list of residents' rights.
Florida
Nursing
Home Watch List
Florida Nursing Home Watch List is published by the Florida Agency for Health Care
Administration to assist consumers in evaluating the quality of nursing
home care in Florida. The Watch List reflects facilities that meet the
criteria for a "conditional" status.
Florida
Nursing
Home Guide
The Guide to
Nursing Homes in Florida is published by the Florida Agency for Health
Care Administration. The Guide lists nursing homes, skilled nursing
facilities, hospital-based skilled nursing facilities and continuing care
retirement communities in Florida by region and county. The Guide
offers tips in selecting a nursing home and questions to ask when choosing
a facility and also includes facility-specific comparative information.
Nursing
Home Checklist (Medicare
Publication)
This checklist is designed
to help you choose a nursing home. It provides you with an item by item
list of what to consider when looking at nursing homes.
Nursing
Home Compare (Medicare
Publication)
The primary purpose of
this site is to provide detailed information about the performance of
every Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in the country.
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While our firm started in Orlando and its main office is there, for many years we have handled cases throughout Florida, and even out of state. To serve you better we have opened additional satellite offices in several major Florida cities. We use these offices to conduct client interviews, take depositions, and as war rooms when we have trials in these cities. When advantageous to you, we will also associate with other lawyers and law firms in some areas of the state to serve you better. If we do associate with other lawyers on your case it will be at no additional attorney fee or expense to you. This site contains only general background information and is not intended to constitute specific legal advice or establish an attorney/client relationship. Laws vary from state to state and are constantly changing. If you think you may have a case you should promptly contact a lawyer in your state with experience in handling this type of case. |
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