A group home is not just one type of organization. Group home is the general title given to many organizations that provide services for different needs. For the most part, group homes are locations where individuals could be confident that they current wants and needs will be fulfilled my trained professionals. These professionals are trained to provide compassionate, sincere, and skilled care to these residents. In some cases, some group homes have been found to either have neglected or abused the residents who reside there. When a group home employee falls behind with the care and supervision that they should be giving the residents, the resident could endure multiple injuries, and even as far as a wrongful death. When lack of care is given to a resident, they are placed in an extremely vulnerable state because other residents, staff members, and even visitors will view them as a target if their intentions are to cause harm. Finding out that a loved one was mistreated or abandoned during their stay could bring many ideas of uncertainty.
Group homes must immediately address any problems that surge in their facilities and they must make sure that the residents there are being properly cared for. When a facility lacks this initiative, even if they were not the direct cause of the injury or death of the resident, they could face all possible penalties because they should have been more careful. Personal injury attorneys at the Ft. Lauderdale firm for group homes are concerned and fear for the many residents of group homes that do not have their voice heard. The firm fights to make the voice heard.
Group Homes That the Firm Has Handled
There are a variety of group homes that the Ft. Lauderdale law firm has managed to file a lawsuit against. The victims of personal injury could feel safe knowing that the firm is experienced with personal injury and medical malpractice. Some facilities include:
- Day Care facilities for adults
- Foster care homes for children and young teens
- Centers for individuals with behavioral problems
- Senior Care Agencies
- Treatment facilities
- Mental Heal Institutions
Florida Information on Foster Care
- Almost half a million children were residing in a foster home in 2015
- Florida has various locations for group homes that offer different amenities
When someone is in a group home, whether they have family or not, they must be treated as any other human being. Abuse, neglect, or intentional torts cannot be allowed in any of these facilities because grace consequences can come to those residents. If a resident of a group home is intentionally harmed or unintentionally, they can pursue a legal lawsuit against the facility with a qualified attorney at the firm of Percy Martinez in Ft. Lauderdale for group home personal injuries.
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