Providers could see an automatic shift in their federal star ratings all because of several new changes to the system, including the controversial addition of a warning icon next to certain cited facilities and the removal of two pain quality measures. The Centers for Medicaid & Medicaid Services announced last…
Yes, you can and our Tampa Bay Wrongful Death Attorneys at Whittel & Melton can help you. Unfortunately, what comes along with being the No. 1 destination for retirement migration in the United States is a Florida Nursing Home and Elderly Care business community that has a history of being…
A Pinellas County resident is suing a nursing home, alleging insufficient measures were taken to prevent injuries and loss of consortium. A personal representative of an elderly man who passed away filed a complaint July 10 in Pinellas County Circuit Court against FI-Highland Pines, LLC doing business as Highland Pines…
Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a Certified Nursing Assistant accused of sexually assaulting an 85-year-old man. The 35-year-old is charged with one count of sexual battery. Deputies say that through June 6 and June 9, the man sexually assaulted the man. The man was allegedly working as a CNA…
After a dozen elders overheated and died in a Hollywood nursing home during Hurricane Irma last year, Florida has passed new rules requiring health facilities to install backup generators capable of keeping the air conditioning blowing if the power goes out. The state healthcare agency in charge of regulating institutions…