Miami Nursing Home Neglect and Abuse Statistics
Heavy criticism of Florida’s nursing home oversight comes as little shock to nursing home neglect lawyers in Miami and other advocates for elder care in South Florida. CBS4 Miami reported earlier this month on the revocation of a Hollywood nursing home’s license after resident deaths during Hurricane Irma. The Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills in Broward County came under fire after temperatures rose to more than 100 degrees inside the facility, leading to the deaths of as many as 12 senior citizens. The Naples Daily News reviewed 54 Florida nursing home deaths from 2013-2017. No criminal prosecutions occurred in any of the...
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