While Florida’s substantial senior population ensures that a high number of nursing homes operate within state lines, many people making decisions about where to place their aging parents are questioning the quality of care many elder loved ones receive in state...
With one of the highest populations of senior citizens in the United States, Florida is home to the largest system of senior care services and facilities. Families and friends of patients in nursing homes are often warned to look out for elder abuse, but those...
Florida’s senior citizens are best served by a robust system of nursing homes and other assisted-living facilities that can help them manage their lives during their golden years. While Florida has more nursing homes than any other state, it also leads the nation in...
Placing one of your parents in a Florida nursing home or assisted living facility can be difficult, but you may feel more comfortable doing so if you have complete faith in the care your loved one will receive. Regrettably, however, statistics show that elder abuse...
When choosing the right nursing home or assisted-living center for their aging relatives, most South Florida area residents do not realize abuse and neglect can occur. Though they might utilize stringent criteria to ensure they choose facilities that pose the least...
Nursing home patients are one of the most vulnerable populations in the United States. When you make the difficult decision to place your loved one in an assisted living facility, you are trusting the staff to provide the care and treatment necessary, but sometimes...
Nursing homes and assisted-living facilities are vital resources in Florida’s infrastructure, as the state leads the nation in aging residents who may require help in keeping their lives running happily. Laws that prohibit abuse in these facilities is also vital in...
State regulators in Florida have succeeded at stopping a South Miami-Dade assisted living facility from accepting new patients following a months-long effort to shutter the facility. The move comes in the wake of two deaths at the assisted living center, and after...
One reason why many seniors move into South Florida nursing homes is they need to live in an environment that does not have fall hazards. In addition to having safety equipment and measures in place to prevent falls, nursing homes must have a proper staff-to-senior...
Gaps in information about the quality of services provided by assisted living facilities formed the focus of a recent government report. While researchers acknowledge that ALF care can be compassionate and of high quality, the report states that the government lacks...
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