How Much Time Do I Have to Pursue a Claim of Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect?
March 19th, 2025
As Cleveland Elder Law attorneys here at The Dickson Firm, who handle cases against Cleveland nursing homes and nursing homes throughout the State of Ohio involving the abuse and neglect of nursing home residents, one of the hardest parts of our job…
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When a Resident Gets a Bed Sore in a Cleveland Nursing Home, is the Nursing Home Responsible?
March 13th, 2025
As a Cleveland nursing home attorney, I get calls all the time about Cleveland nursing homes. I get calls from friends about placing their loved ones in Cleveland nursing homes. I also get calls from people with concerns they have about their loved o…
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Holding Cleveland Nursing Homes Accountable For Falls
March 10th, 2025
As Cleveland nursing home attorneys, we receive calls on a regular basis from individuals whose loved one was admitted to a nursing home and suffered injury. One of the most common causes of injury are falls. Falls can be extremely harmful for elderl…
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Lack of Supervision Leads to a Resident's Death at the Avenue at Warrensville Care and Rehabilitation Center
February 26th, 2025
According to a February 25 report from News 5 Cleveland, an Ohio Department of Health survey found the Avenue at Warrensville Care and Rehabilitation Center failed to provide “adequate supervision” to prevent Alvera Meuti, 84, from leavin…
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The Importance of choosing the correct nursing home
January 30th, 2025
A Cuyahoga County grand jury is expected to hear the case of an 84-year-old woman who died on Christmas eve at The Avenue at Warrensville Care and Rehabilitation Center Nursing Home in Warrensville Heights. Amber Henderson, 31, of Willoughby Hills, w…
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Choosing the right lawyer to handle your nursing home case
January 27th, 2025
I write a lot of articles in this blog about how to choose the right nursing home, when to move your loved one to a safer nursing home, and many ways to keep your loved one safe in the nursing home. Our preference would be that everybody chooses a sa…
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Can falls be prevented in a nursing home?
January 22nd, 2025
Between 700,000 and 1,000,000 patients of healthcare facilities fall each year. A significant portion of those result in a preventable injury. A significant portion of those individuals will die, as a result. Nursing homes often argue that not all fa…
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Falls in Nursing Homes
January 17th, 2025
Americans, age 75 and older, face the highest risk of fatal brain injuries, according to new research examining traumatic brain injury deaths throughout the United States. The research, published in the journal, Brain Injury, analyzed U.S. mortality…
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Nurse charged in death of 84-year-old at Warrensville nursing home
January 17th, 2025
CLEVELAND, Ohio – A Cuyahoga County grand jury is expected to hear the case of an 84-year-old woman who died Christmas Eve at a Warrensville nursing home. Amber Henderson, 31, of Willoughby Hills was charged in Bedford Municipal Court with involunt…
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Nursing home employee beat disabled residents in front of co-worker, Florida cops say
January 13th, 2025
An employee at a Florida nursing home is accused of striking disabled residents multiple times, authorities said. Detectives began investigating a report Dec. 23 that two residents were abused by an employee at Lake Haven Nursing and Rehabilitation F…
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