Sunset Lake Healthcare lawsuits alleging negligence, among other things, have been filed in the Sarasota County Circuit Court. There are currently four lawsuits that are open and pending against the operating company of Sunset Lake Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. A fifth lawsuit filed in 2025 was settled by the nursing home’s operator in September, 2025. Sunset Lake Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center is a for-profit 120-bed facility located at 832 Sunset Lake Boulevard, Venice, Florida 34292.
As of December, 2025, Sunset Lake Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center remains on the Florida “Nursing Home Watch List.” This Venice nursing home was cited with a total of seventeen (17) deficiencies during 2025. A deficiency is the failure to comply with state or federal law applicable to nursing homes. These most recent deficiencies were in addition to the seventeen (17) that were cited by state inspectors last year. Some of those deficiencies were related to abuse and neglect and arose from complaints made to Florida officials with the Agency for Health Care Administration.
The violations cited by Florida officials in 2025 include failures relating to infection prevention and control, maintaining sufficient nursing staff, the requirement to follow physician orders, and the right of residents to receive adequate and appropriate healthcare, among others. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services previously issued a red hand “Abuse Alert” for Sunset Lake Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center:
The nurisng ome currently holds the lowest possible rating from Medicare: only one star out of five. The complete history of complaints, inspections and deficiencies for Sunset Lake Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center may be reviewed on the Agency’s website located here: https://tinyurl.com/2hfvy48j
Sunset Lake Healthcare lawsuits Allege Negligence, Breach of Contract and Discrimination
A lawsuit filed in February, 2025 against the operating company for Sunset Lake Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center alleges claims for negligence, violation of resident rights and breach of fiduciary duty. In that case, the nursing home is alleged to have had inadequate staffing, failed to follow doctors order, and failed to supervise staff resulting in harm to a gentleman that included “significant injuries, including multiple debridements and surgeries, bodily injury and resulting pain and suffering” along with other damages.
In another recent lawsuit also filed in 2025, it is alleged that Sunset Lake Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center and its staff acted negligently and violated the resident rights of a female resident. The negligent acts and omissions committed by the nursing home’s staff are alleged to have resulted in her suffering a fractured tibia, pain and ultimately her death.
In addition to these nursing home negligence lawsuits, two other lawsuits are open and pending against the nursing home’s operating company. A nurse staffing agency has filed a breach of contract action alleging that the nursing home has failed to pay it $302,005.25 owed for temporary staff sent to fill in during staffing shortages. In yet another lawsuit filed last year, the nursing home is alleged to have fired in an employee who worked as the assistant director of nursing in retaliation when she reported to management that the Director of Nursing “was having his wife complete his work, giving her access to confidential patient information and medical forms” in violation of federal and state law.
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I have represented families and victims of nursing home abuse and neglect in Sarasota County for nearly thirty years. If you have questions about nursing home care or suspect abuse or neglect, you may call and speak with me directly during a confidential, free consultation at (941) 485-7600. James Keim, Venice Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer.
By holding nursing homes accountable for harming our senior citizens, we can obtain justice and improve the quality of care for all Floridians.
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