A blog discussing the mechanics of a Florida Department of Health Investigation implicating one or more nursing facility staff members.

On January 17, 2018, the Third District Court of Appeal affirmed the lower court’s decision to overturn a $6,100.00 jury verdict in favor...

An unannounced visit from an investigator with the Florida Department of Children and Families (“DCF”), Adult Protective Services (“APS”)...

In June of 2014, the Governor approved new legislation, revamping certain aspects of Chapter 400. Among those revisions were changes to...

In just about every nursing home negligence lawsuit, the Plaintiff will inevitably request a copy of the nursing home’s policies and...

Nursing home records requests are a common occurrence in skilled nursing facilities. Many times, a nursing home records request is the...

Why Now? On December 22, 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") issued a memorandum titled, "An Initiative to Address...

On May 15, 2017, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a significant ruling addressing the use of arbitration clauses in nursing...