Orlando Nursing Home Abuse Attorneys
If your parent or loved one was abused or neglected in an Orlando-area nursing home or assisted living facility, our nursing home abuse attorneys use Florida's resident-rights laws to hold the facility and its owners accountable — and build the case for trial. No fee unless we win. Call (407) 777-8888
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What's at Stake
We're so sorry you're facing this. When something goes wrong in a nursing home, the facility's risk managers and insurers start working right away. Here's what families are up against.
Charts, medication logs, staffing sheets and incident reports can be lost or rewritten. Video is often overwritten within days.
Admission packets often bury an arbitration agreement meant to keep your case away from a jury. Many can be challenged.
Many facilities are run by chains with dedicated risk-management teams and defense firms that handle these claims every day.
Florida generally gives you two years from when the abuse was or should have been discovered — and Florida's presuit process takes time before a lawsuit can even be filed.
Your loved one shouldn't have to fight this alone.
Alexandra Tosado · Founding Attorney
You trusted them with someone you love. We'll make sure they answer for what happened.
Protect Your Loved One
Central Florida has one of the largest senior populations in the country, and much of its long-term care is run by corporate chains. Chronic understaffing, thin training and cost-cutting put residents at risk every day. When harm happens, the facility has insurers, defense lawyers and a risk-management team ready to explain it away.
The cases we see most often include:
Florida law gives nursing home residents specific, enforceable rights under § 400.022 and a way to sue when those rights are violated under § 400.023. Using those statutes well — and getting through Florida's presuit requirements — takes attorneys who know them. Our Orlando nursing home abuse lawyers preserve the evidence, pursue the facility and its corporate owners, and prepare every case for a jury.
Cases We Handle
We handle abuse and neglect in skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, memory care units and rehabilitation centers across Orange, Osceola, Seminole and Lake counties.
Infected pressure ulcers, sepsis, dehydration and malnutrition that threaten a resident's life.
Rough handling and dropped transfers that break bones or injure the spine.
Wet floors, cluttered halls and poor lighting inside long-term care facilities.
Step-by-Step
Trust your instincts. Unexplained bruises, bedsores, sudden weight loss, fearfulness or staff who won't leave you alone with your loved one are all warning signs. Here's what to do.
Worried about a loved one?
If you suspect abuse or neglect, call 911 for emergencies or the Florida Abuse Hotline at 1-800-962-2873. Then talk to us. It's free and confidential.
First
We Try Cases
Facility insurers decide early whether a family will settle cheap. Here's what happens when an insurer guesses wrong about a case that's ready for trial.
“Working with Alex and her team was truly one of the best professional experiences I've had. From start to finish, they exceeded my expectations.”
Landmark verdict
40×
The jury's verdict was forty times the insurance company's offer.
Their offer
$30,000
The jury's verdict
$1.2M
The insurance company offered our client $30,000. We turned it down, built the case for trial and put it in front of a jury. The jury awarded $1.2 million — forty times what the insurer said the case was worth.
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Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. Every case is different and is evaluated on its own facts. Amounts are gross recoveries before fees, costs and liens.
The Plan
Call, text or fill out the form. It's free and confidential.
We investigate, gather the evidence, handle the insurance company and get your medical care documented.
We negotiate from strength. If they won't pay fairly, we take it to a jury.
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Nursing home cases are won with records, experts and a clear story of what the facility should have done. Here's what happens once you hire us.
Compensation
A nursing home claim can recover the full harm to your loved one — the medical costs, the pain and the loss of dignity — and, when a resident dies, damages for the family.
Hospital care, wound and infection treatment, surgery and rehabilitation made necessary by the abuse or neglect.
Physical pain, fear, humiliation and the loss of dignity caused by abusive or negligent care.
Counseling and damages for lasting psychological harm after abuse.
Additional care, therapy and equipment your loved one will need because of the injury.
Moving your loved one to a safer facility, including any difference in monthly cost.
Money, checks and belongings stolen or misused through theft or financial exploitation.
Funeral and medical costs, loss of companionship and the family's mental pain and suffering.
Where a court finds a basis for gross negligence or intentional misconduct, Florida law may allow damages meant to punish.
Not sure what your case is worth? We'll tell you, free.
Get My Free Case ReviewFlorida Law
Florida's nursing home statutes give residents real rights — and set specific steps and deadlines for enforcing them.
Residents' rights (§ 400.022). Florida lists specific rights every nursing home resident has, including the right to be treated with dignity and respect, to privacy, to adequate and appropriate health care, and to be free from mental and physical abuse and from unnecessary physical or chemical restraints.
The right to sue (§ 400.023). A resident whose rights were violated or who was harmed by negligence can bring a claim against the facility. If the resident has a guardian, or has died, the claim can be brought by the guardian or the personal representative of the estate. Liability can reach the facility, its management company and the people responsible for staffing and care.
Presuit notice (§ 400.0233). Before filing a lawsuit, the claimant must serve the facility with a notice of intent to sue by certified mail. That starts a 75-day presuit investigation period, during which the statute of limitations is paused and both sides exchange information. Done right, this stage can lead to a resolution; done wrong, it can delay or damage the case.
Punitive damages. Florida allows punitive damages against nursing homes only in limited cases of gross negligence or intentional misconduct, and only after the court finds a reasonable basis for the claim.
Assisted living facilities. Assisted living facilities are governed by Chapter 429, which has its own residents' rights and civil remedies. We handle cases in both settings.
Arbitration agreements. Federal rules bar Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing homes from requiring residents to sign arbitration agreements as a condition of admission. Agreements signed by someone without legal authority, or buried in admission paperwork, can often be challenged. When a fall is part of the harm, see our nursing home fall page.
What Success Looks Like
Facing it alone
With ANT in your corner
Out of harm's way, with the care they should have had.
Records, staffing and inspection history brought into the open.
Medical care, relocation and losses paid by those responsible.
The facility and its owners held responsible, in front of a jury if needed.
Every case is different. Past results don't guarantee a similar outcome.
Client Reviews
“A very positive experience with the attorney and her entire team — always attentive, kind, and willing to clarify every question. The fact that they are bilingual is a huge plus.”
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“The reviews speak for themselves. Trust in the process — Alexandra will deliver.”
Why ANT Law Firm
When a nursing home fails someone you love, the facility and its insurer will try to minimize what happened. We preserve the evidence, pursue everyone responsible and prepare every case for trial — and you pay nothing unless we win.
Straight Answers
Unexplained bruises, cuts or fractures; pressure ulcers (bedsores), especially advanced Stage 3 or 4 wounds; rapid weight loss or dehydration; poor hygiene or soiled clothing; sudden withdrawal, fear or agitation; medication errors or oversedation; missing belongings or unexplained financial activity; staff who won't leave you alone with the resident; and repeated falls the facility can't explain. If something feels wrong, contact our attorneys for a free, confidential review.
Abuse is intentional harm: physical or sexual assault, verbal or emotional abuse, financial exploitation or improper restraints. Neglect is a failure to provide needed care: food, water, hygiene, repositioning, medication, fall prevention or medical treatment. Both violate Florida's resident-rights law and both can support a civil claim. Most cases we see involve neglect, often rooted in understaffing.
Potentially the facility, its management company or corporate operator, the administrator responsible for staffing, staff members who caused the harm, and outside medical providers whose negligence contributed. Identifying every responsible party matters because it affects the insurance available to pay the claim.
It depends on the severity of the harm, the medical care needed, the type of abuse or neglect, the facility's history and whether punitive damages may be available. Wrongful death claims are valued differently from injury claims. We'll review the records and give you an honest assessment in your free case review. Be wary of anyone who quotes a number before seeing the chart.
Under § 400.0236, generally two years from the incident or from when it was or reasonably should have been discovered, and in most cases no more than four years from the incident, with limited exceptions for fraud or concealment. Wrongful death claims have two years from the date of death. Florida also requires a 75-day presuit notice period before suit can be filed, so call our Orlando nursing home abuse attorneys at (407) 777-8888 as soon as you suspect a problem.
Often, yes. Federal rules bar Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing homes from making arbitration a condition of admission, and agreements can be challenged when a family member without legal authority signed, when the terms are unconscionable or when the paperwork wasn't properly explained. Our attorneys fight to keep cases in court, where a jury decides. Don't assume an arbitration clause ends your claim.
The facility's chart, medication administration records, incident reports, risk assessments and care plans; photos of injuries and conditions; staffing schedules that show understaffing; AHCA inspection reports and prior complaints; and statements from family, other residents and former staff. Violations of the rights listed in § 400.022 are strong evidence. We send preservation letters early so records aren't lost or changed.
Make sure they're safe first — call 911 if they're in danger. Document what you see with photos and a written log, and request records in writing. Report the abuse to the Florida Abuse Hotline (1-800-96-ABUSE) and file a complaint with the Agency for Health Care Administration. Then call our Orlando nursing home abuse attorneys at (407) 777-8888 for a free, confidential consultation. The sooner we start, the more evidence we can preserve.
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