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Ohio Nursing Home Falls Often Result in Life Changing Consequences for Seniors

June 9th, 2025
Posted By
Blake A. Dickson
Every 11 seconds, an older person in the United States is treated in an emergency room for fall-related injuries. When an adult falls, it often results in life changing consequences. Falls can lead to extending nursing home stays, permanent disabilit… Read More

Holding Cleveland Nursing Homes Accountable For Falls

March 10th, 2025
Written By
Blake A. Dickson
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… Read More
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Can Falls Be Prevented in a Nursing Home?

June 3rd, 2024
Posted By
Blake A. 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 a fracture, they can suffer a head injury, they can suffer a… Read More

How to Prevent Falls at Home and in the Nursing Home

March 26th, 2015
Written By
Blake A. Dickson
Injuries from accidental falls suffered by elderly individuals are a growing problem in Ohio and throughout the country. The cost of fall-related hospital treatment hit $645,000,000.00 in 2009 in the State of Ohio. About 63% of those falls involved h… Read More