Nursing Home Information and Articles
Malnutrition and Dehydration in Nursing Home Residents
July 6th, 2023
One of the most important factors for the health of anyone, particularly the health of an older person who has other health challenges, is their nutrition and their hydration. Nutrition and proper hydration of all residents are things that the nursin…
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Nursing Home Assault: Staff on Resident Assault
June 20th, 2023
Tragically, here at The Dickson Firm, we handle many cases where a resident has been assaulted. In some cases, a resident is assaulted by another resident. I recently posted a separate article addressing this very disturbing situation that occurs in…
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Nursing Home Assault: Resident-on-Resident
June 9th, 2023
Tragically, here at The Dickson Firm, we handle multiple cases where a nursing home resident has been assaulted. Sometimes they are assaulted by other staff members. Sometimes they are assaulted by other residents. In this article, we are going to ta…
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Nursing Home Resident Dies After alleged Beating By Another Resident, Family Says
April 27th, 2023
Just as he did every other day, Edward Carr checked on his 65-year-old brother, John D. Carr, last Friday at the nursing home. John D. Carr had just arrived at Carington Park Nursing Home in Ashtabula, after being transferred in from Cardinal Woods i…
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Is My Mom Safe in the Nursing Home?
April 26th, 2023
Many of our clients have been forced to make the difficult decision to put someone they love in a nursing home. Our attorneys talk with many people, on a regular basis, about this challenging decision. Many clients have a lot of difficulty making thi…
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Why Did My Loved One Develop a Bed Sore While in a Nursing Home?
April 10th, 2023
At The Dickson Firm, we have handled hundreds of cases involving residents who have developed skin breakdown while in a nursing home. Often, these residents develop bed sores or pressure sores, also called decubitus ulcers. What leads these residents…
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What is “Arbitration” and Why Does the Nursing Home Want Me to Agree to It?
March 28th, 2023
If you are admitting someone you love into a nursing home, it is imperative to read all of the admission documents very carefully. Be on the lookout for an arbitration clause. This is a clause that will either be called an “Arbitration Clause” or…
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Former Nurse at Capri Gardens Nursing Home in Lewis Center, Ohio Sentenced in Criminal Case
March 16th, 2023
A former nurse who worked at the Capri Gardens Nursing Home in Lewis Center, Ohio, was sentenced in a criminal case on Monday, February 27, 2023. She pled guilty to involuntary manslaughter, which is a third-degree felony, relative to the death of a…
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How Do I Know If My Parent is Receiving Good Care in a Nursing Home?
March 1st, 2023
With the holidays recently concluded and the new year beginning, many of us have just been to visit loved ones in nursing homes and in assisted living facilities. These visits may have sparked some concerns and left you wondering if your loved one is…
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Types of Abuse and Neglect in a Nursing Home
March 1st, 2023
Here at The Dickson Firm, we are contacted almost every day by someone who would like to know if their loved one is receiving appropriate care at a nursing home. Oftentimes, the nursing homes tell them that whatever happened to their loved one at the…
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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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