Nursing Home Neglect: How Do We Prevent Harm and Protect Florida’s Elderly Population?
Nursing home neglect in the south, specifically in Florida, has risen in the last decade. Anywhere a large population of senior citizens make up the demographic, the chance of becoming susceptible to nursing home abuse and neglect rises. Seniors choose to spend their golden years in Florida for our warm weather and beautiful beaches; the thought of spending life’s later years in a nursing home should not come with the added worry that neglect, assault, or abuse is a possibility.