Last year, Gov. Rick Scott appointed The Assisted Living Workgroup in an attempt to reform Florida’s assisted living facilities after a Miami Herald investigation revealed numerous deaths stemming from neglect and abuse. The Workgroup, which is comprised of seven assisted living facility owners and three elder advocates, was created to…
In the largest crackdown in the last decade, Florida state agents shut down over three dozen nursing home and assisted living facilities. State regulators found some of the worst conditions ever reported, including a Vero Beach assisted-living facility where a 300-pound caretaker ripped an 89-year old frail woman from a…
The Munne Center has finally closed. After years of abuse allegations and succumbing to pressure from the state, the Munne Center turned over its license and its frail residents will be moved to other facilities. The Munne Center has been the assisted living facility in Miami-Dade County with the most…
Leaving a loved on in the care of a nursing home can be emotionally difficult. Discovering that the nursing home has neglected your loved one is even more difficult. One family recently faced that tough decision and filed a lawsuit against the nursing home. Four years ago, seventy-four year old…
Three Miami Herald reporters recently opened an investigation into Florida’s assisted living facilities. The results of their investigation were horrifying. As described by the Miami Herald’s Fred Grimm, “The maddening thing is that the horrors–and they were gut wrenching–have gone unpunished.” The investigation uncovered that some assisted living facilities tie…