Nursing home arbitration agreements have become the norm in the nursing home admission process. Assisted living and nursing home facilities know that when individuals and families make the decision to place their loved one in a full-time care facility, they may be in emotional turmoil. They may be concerned about finances. They aren’t necessarily concerned about reading the fine print in the middle of the dictionary-sized admissions paperwork that in effect requires them to sign away their legal access to the court system in the event they or their loved one is a victim of nursing home abuse or neglect.<\/a><\/p>\n The practice has been widely derided, and there have been some calls for the federal government to intervene and make the practice illegal. So far, that hasn’t happened. And while courts generally do uphold arbitration agreements, many judges – including those in Florida – have been taking issue with certain elements of (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Nursing home arbitration agreements have become the norm in the nursing home admission process. Assisted living and nursing home facilities know that when individuals and families make the decision to place their loved one in a full-time care facility, they…<\/span><\/p>\n