Nursing Home Information and Articles
Keeping an Eye on Your Loved Ones
December 6th, 2024
We recently posted an article on our website about a nursing home employee who was caught on camera going through an elderly resident’s purse. He was eventually charged with burglary. The woman was a resident at Symphony, an assisted living fac…
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What is Binding Arbitration
December 2nd, 2024
I recently had a scheduling conference in a case where we had been fighting the issue of binding arbitration. What is arbitration? You may have heard of arbitration in the context of credit card companies or hotels. You may even had heard of it in th…
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Assaults in Nursing Homes
November 27th, 2024
We received another call the other day from a resident who had been assaulted in a nursing home. An aide had hit him in the face causing injury to his face and loss of vision in one of his eyes. This tragic situation happens more often than most peop…
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Nursing home employee caught on camera going through elderly resident’s purse charged with burglary
November 25th, 2024
By Kelly Kennedy OLMSTED FALLS, Ohio (WOIO) – A former nursing home employee has been charged with several felonies months after we showed you a disturbing video of him attempting to steal from one of the residents. This is the video that shock…
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What to do if the Nursing Home tries to force you to involuntary, binding arbitration.
November 22nd, 2024
Recently, there was a story in the news involving a decision by a court in New Jersey enforcing an arbitration agreement. A couple was involved in an automobile collision when they were passengers in an Uber. Their driver ran a stop sign and caused a…
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Continuing Healthcare of Cuyahoga Falls
November 18th, 2024
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, also known as CMS, a division of the Department of Health and Human Services, has a Center for Clinical Status and Quality/Quality Safety and Oversight Group. This group monitors nursing homes. They hav…
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How to Pick the Right Lawyer for Your Case Against a Nursing Home
November 15th, 2024
Unfortunately, many nursing homes in Ohio neglect their residents. They don’t maintain sufficient staff, hire proper people, train their staff appropriately, or oversee them well. As a result, many nursing homes provide substandard care. If you…
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Eastbrook
November 12th, 2024
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, also known as CMS, a division of the Department of Health and Human Services, has a Center for Clinical Status and Quality/Quality Safety and Oversight Group. This group monitors nursing homes. They hav…
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Can Skin Breakdown be Prevented?
November 6th, 2024
Can skin breakdown be prevented? At The Dickson Firm, we see hundreds of cases where residents have been allowed to develop skin breakdown or decubitus ulcers, or bed sores. Skin breakdown is a very, very serious concern. A person’s skin is a p…
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Arbors at Fairlawn
October 31st, 2024
The Arbors at Fairlawn is a nursing home located at 575 South Cleveland Massillon Road in Fairlawn, Ohio 44333. It is a facility with 88 beds. It is a for-profit facility owned and operated by ARK OPCO GROUP, LLC. The Arbors at Fairlawn has been flag…
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The Ohio Supreme Court has only considered two (2) cases that involved the rights of nursing home residents and I was involved in both cases.
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