New Florida Law Would Protect Nursing Home Owners At Elderly Patients Expense
Florida legislators are considering a new law which would set limits to the liability nursing homes could face in wrongful death cases, according to the Sunshine News.
If approved, the new law would limit non-economic damages to $250,000.00 for a nursing home's first wrongful death case. Additionally, the new statute would not allow families seeking redress for wrongful death to be awarded punitive damages against the investors/owners of the nursing home, if these are not from Florida.
Good for Nursing Homes, Bad for Our Elderly
Among the supporters of the bill are the Florida Health Care Association and the Chamber of Commerce. Both these organizations say that nursing home operators could use the money they currently spend fending off lawsuits in providing better health care at the facilities. On the other hand, the groups that oppose the bill, among them the AARP and the Florida Justice Association, say that the bill does nothing for nursing home residents and only helps nursing homes by limiting the liability for which they should be held accountable.
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