The Dickson Firm, L.L.C. represents nursing home residents and their families in cases against the owners and the operators of nursing homes throughout the State of Ohio.
This article was written by Ohio nursing home attorney, Blake Dickson.October 8, 2026 There have been numerous stories in the news lately about seven men at Cornell University (The Cornell 7) who apparently had sex with a woman at a fraternity house. I say "apparently" because the case has not been fully adjudicated. There is a […]
This article was written by Ohio nursing home attorney, Blake Dickson. About 23% of Americans are age 60 or older, according to the U.S. Census. In Ohio that number is slightly higher, at 24%, and in Cuyahoga County nearly 26% of its residents are age 60 or older. By 2030, about 30% of Cuyahoga County's population, […]
This article was written by Ohio nursing home attorney, Blake Dickson. Steve Piskor, Esther Piskor's son, came to The Dickson Firm seeking representation. He had been turned away by multiple law firms. His mother had been physically abused in a nursing home, and he had video recordings of the abuse. Despite that, multiple law firms had […]
This article was written by Ohio nursing home attorney, Blake Dickson. Whether you are faced with the challenging decision to place someone you love in a Cleveland nursing home, or whether someone you love is already in a Cleveland nursing home, there are some important nursing home red flags to look out for. Many families struggle […]
This article was written by Ohio nursing home attorney, Blake Dickson. Cleveland nursing homes are regulated. Virtually all nursing homes in Cleveland receive funds from Medicare or Medicaid. As a result, they are overseen by the Ohio Department of Health. The Ohio Department of Health comes out approximately once a year and performs what is known […]
This article was written by Ohio nursing home attorney, Blake Dickson. One of the most common types of cases that we handle here at The Dickson Firm involve a nursing home resident who has fallen. Tragically, when a nursing home resident falls, they can suffer any number of very serious, and sometimes even fatal, injuries including […]
This article was written by Ohio nursing home attorney, Blake Dickson. The Crawford Manor HealthCare Center nursing home is a 50-bed nursing home located at 1802 Crawford Road in Cleveland, Ohio 44106. It is part of the Saber Healthcare Group of nursing homes. Here at The Dickson Firm we have extensive experience with the Saber HealthCare […]
This article was written by Ohio nursing home attorney, Blake Dickson. The Cityview Health Care and Rehabilitation nursing home is a 146 bed facility located at 6606 Carnegie Avenue in Cleveland, OH 44103. It is part of the Certus healthcare chain of nursing homes. It is owned by AJ City View Nursing and Rehab OPCO, LLC. […]
This article was written by Ohio nursing home attorney, Blake Dickson. The Oak Grove Manor nursing home is a 75 bed facility located at 1670 Crider Road in Mansfield, Ohio. This nursing home is also part of the Lionstone Care chain of nursing homes. The Oak Grove Manor nursing home has an overall rating of one […]
In this episode of the Justice for Residents podcast, host Rob Schenk interviews Ohio nursing home attorney Blake Dickson about strategies for challenging arbitration agreements in nursing home abuse and neglect cases. Rather than focusing on common arguments about a resident's capacity or the authority of the person signing the agreement, Dickson discusses less conventional […]
