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Resident on Resident Assault
September 13th, 2024
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 ba…
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$83M Fraud Case Against Nursing Home Group May Proceed, With No Defendants Excused
September 4th, 2024
A New York Supreme Court judge threw out all arguments from lawyers for an embattled group of nursing homes that sought to have charges dismissed in a case accusing the owners and operators of $83 million in Medicare and Medicaid fraud. Judge Melissa…
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Bedsores
August 27th, 2024
One of the most common issues that we see in the cases that we handle here at The Dickson Firm are cases where a nursing home resident has developed skin breakdown, or bedsores or pressure sores or decubitus ulcers. This often happens when a person,…
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Woman Whacks Man with Walker in Nursing Home Brawl
August 26th, 2024
A disagreement between two residents at a local nursing home got out of hand around 7 pm. During an argument, the woman pushed her walker into the man and threw a cup of ice in his face. The man retaliated by pushing the walker back at the woman. Wit…
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What is the Difference Between a Nursing Home and an Assisted Living Facility?
August 16th, 2024
We often get phone calls from potential clients about poor care in certain facilities. Sometimes the caller thinks the facility is a nursing home when in fact it is an assisted living facilities. Oftentimes the owners of these facilities give their f…
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Father urges bill’s passage after daughter’s throat was slit at disability care facility
June 24th, 2024
fter a woman with developmental disabilities had her throat slit at an Ohio care facility, her father is urging the state legislature to pass a bill he believes would help families keep their loved ones safe. House Bill 465, known as Lauren’s Law,…
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Ohio Gov. DeWine Signs Bill Banning Spousal Rape Into Law
June 3rd, 2024
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed a bill into law Friday that bans all forms of spousal rape. Up until now, drugging and sexually assaulting your partner wasn’t a crime as long as they had a ring on their finger. Former Democratic state Rep. Jessica…
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Can Falls Be Prevented in a Nursing Home?
June 3rd, 2024
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…
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Dayton Family Sues Nursing Home After Loved One Chokes to Death on Video
May 31st, 2024
A Dayton family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Sanctuary at Wilmington Place after their father, Ronald Wysong, choked to death on video. The incident occurred on January 16, 2022, when Wysong began choking in front of a nursing aide…
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Celebrating Mother’s Day in the Nursing Home
May 23rd, 2024
Having just celebrated another Mother’s Day, many of us may have traveled long distances to visit with our mothers and our grandmothers. Many of us may not live close to our mothers and grandmothers and, as a result, we may not be able to see them…
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