CMS bans pre-dispute forced arbitration in nursing home contracts

Written by Diane M. Zhang and originally published on the AAJ. On Sept. 28, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule prohibiting nursing homes from using pre-dispute arbitration agreements in admissions contracts dated… Read More

Wells Fargo's Secret Weapon? The Ripoff Clause

Our coalition partners in the fight to end forced arbitration have created a fantastic new video showing how Wells Fargo used forced arbitration to hide its massive scheme to create fraudulent accounts in customers’ names. At recent hearings in the… Read More

Nursing Home Residents Still Vulnerable to Abuse

People entering nursing homes need to know that all reasonable safeguards are in place to ensure quality care. But federal rules to be finalized soon fail to hold nursing homes truly accountable to patients, their families or the law. At issue are ar… Read More

Attorney Blake A. Dickson teaches on the faculty at the Nursing Home Litigation Group seminar in Nashville

The American Association for Justice is the premier organization of attorneys in the United States who represent individual and their families in lawsuits against big corporations, insurance companies, doctors, hospitals, nursing homes, large pharmac… Read More

$1 Million Jury Verdict in Tragic Ohio Nursing Home Death Case

The Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys (CATA) recently reported on The Dickson Firm’s service to an Ohio family who suffered the loss of a loved one at the Beachwood Pointe Care Centre. Blake … empowered the jury to send a message to ot… Read More

​Litigation Holds Nursing Homes and Insurance Companies Accountable For Elderly Abuse

Nursing homes are now big business. Extremely large corporations own and operate hundreds of nursing homes throughout the country. Corporate chains are anticipating a flood of baby boomers moving into their facilities over the next few years. Their m… Read More

Decubitus Ulcers

Decubitus ulcers or pressure ulcers can develop when somebody is left in the same position too long and contact is being made with a portion of their body and a surface. If their circulation is cut off by the pressure, a pressure sore or bed sore can… Read More

Make a Complaint

Online Ohio Department of Health Complaints: Health Care Facilities and Nursing Homes By Email HC**********@od*.gov By Mail Ohio Department of Health Complaint Unit 246 North High Street Columbus, OH 43215 By Fax 614-564-2422 By Phone 1-800-342-0553… Read More

Keeping Your Loved One Safe

So, you have made the difficult decision to place someone you love in a nursing home. You are concerned that they are getting appropriate care. What can you do? Here are some tips to help you keep your loved one safe. Visit The Nursing Home Frequentl… Read More

Choosing a Nursing Home

U.S. News & World Report Best Nursing Homes Many Ohioans face the difficult decision of putting someone they love into a nursing home. If you have never been faced with this decision before you may find it very challenging to choose an appropriat… Read More