Fear and stigma can be tremendous barriers for survivors seeking support. Survivors often worry that no one will believe them. This is why sexual assault is one of the least reported crimes. They may feel ashamed or embarrassed as to what happened to them. They may feel partially responsible. They may ask themselves what they […]
A California woman on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, came forward and said she was raped by Representative Eric Swalwell in 2018 and she now has plans to make a report to law enforcement. Lonna Brewes said in a news conference that the assault occurred in a hotel in southern California. She said she had one […]
I recently read an article about a disagreement between two residents at a local nursing home in Scioto County. During the argument, a female resident pushed her walker into a male resident. She threw a cup of ice in his face. He pushed her walker back, and the argument escalated. Unfortunately, we frequently see cases […]
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 some nursing homes. In other cases, the resident is assaulted by a staff member. We […]
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 talk about cases involving resident-on-resident assault. If someone you love is a resident of a […]
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 in Madison. This was done so he would be closer to his brother\'s home in Ashtabula.
On Dec. 14, police were dispatched to Greenbriar Nursing Home regarding a threat call from the Pearl Road facility.
An arriving officer talked to the caller, who said a male resident had threatened to shoot a woman who also lives at the nursing home. The suspect was charged with aggravated menacing.
A former worker in the Wood Glen Alzheimer’s Community in Miami Twp. was indicted Thursday for beating an elderly patient who died two months later. Vanesha A. Rice, 24, was indicted by a grand jury for a Jan. 25, 2019, incident of patient abuse, a fourth-degree felony. Rice, of Dayton, has been issued a summons […]
CLEVELAND, Ohio - On September 17, Joanne Moore will get her day in court. "It's taken so long," she says. Eight years. But it's worth the wait. Because it's for Janice. In a 2010 lawsuit, Moore argued cops and prosecutors had Anthony Sowell in their sights when he was arrested for the attempted rape and […]
CLEVELAND, Ohio - One incapacitated resident at Park East Care and Rehab Center was tormented by an employee who admitted spraying cleaning solution into his eyes. Another resident died, after Park East's nursing staff apparently twice neglected to clean his breathing tube, according to state and federal reports... Read More The Dickson Firm believes it is […]
