The Continuing Healthcare at Forest Hill in Clarksville, OH Have an Overall Rating of 1 Out of 5 Stars, Provides Poor Care in Many Areas

The Continuing Healthcare at Forest Hill nursing home is am 88 bed nursing home located at 100 Reservoir Road in St. Clairsville, Ohio 43950. It is part of the Certus Healthcare chain of nursing homes.

As you can see, we have numerous Continuing Healthcare nursing homes listed on our list of bad nursing homes.

This nursing home has an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, which is far below average.
- It has a health inspection rating of 1 out of 5 stars, which is far below average.
- It has a staffing rating of 2 out of 5 stars, which is below average.

This nursing home's healthcare inspection rating of 1 out of 5 stars places it in the bottom 10 percent of all facilities.

This nursing home has received five fines from CMS for a total of $102,000.00. The nursing home has also had one payment denial which occurs when the government stops payment for new residents, until the facility fixes an outstanding citation.

There have been seven substantiated complaints in the last 3 years, that resulted in citations by the Ohio Department of Health. Recent inspections found multiple deficiencies, with potential for harm including a failure to provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident. These deficiencies also included a failure to ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe temperature. These deficiencies also included failure to provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

The medication error rates at this facility are 5 percent or greater. If someone you love is a resident of this nursing home we strongly recommend that you move them to a better nursing home. If you are looking for a nursing home in the St. Clairsville area we strongly encourage you to consider other nursing homes.

If someone you love has been neglected or abused in a nursing home please call us at 1 800 OHIO LAW as we would be happy to talk with you and help you in any way that we can.

How Long Do I Have to Bring a Claim for Nursing Home Abuse or Neglect in Ohio?

Sadly, we often get calls here at The Dickson Firm about a claim of nursing home neglect and/or abuse, and the claim is time barred.

For every claim in the State of Ohio for personal injury and/or wrongful death, there is a time limit, known as a statute of limitations, within which a lawsuit must be filed in order to pursue the claim.

There are two categories of damages in Nursing Home cases.

The first are the damages for the nursing home resident. These damages can be recovered in the case of a nursing home resident who is still alive, and also in the case of a nursing home resident who has died.

The time limit to bring a claim on behalf of a living nursing home resident or to bring a claim through a person's estate for the damages that that person suffered during their life is one (1) year from the date the nursing home resident knew or should have known that they had received substandard care, or one year from the last time they treated with the potential

Defendant for the condition complained of, whichever date is later.

This means that if a nursing home resident suffers injury at a nursing home, and they remain a resident of that nursing home, and they continue to receive treatment for the injury that was caused by substandard care, then that one year time period would not start to expire until they left the nursing home, or until they stopped receiving treatment for the injuries that they suffered as a result of the neglect.

If the nursing home resident has dementia or other issues and they are mentally incompetent, then their one (1) year time period likely never begins to expire during their lifetime. The only thing that would trigger the expiration of the one year time period would be their death. If the person is mentally competent and they are aware that they have received substandard care, then the one year time period would begin to expire when they became aware that they had received substandard care, or when they left the nursing home, whichever date is later.

If the person is mentally incompetent, even if they leave the nursing home, the time period does not begin to expire until their death. If a mentally incompetent person suffers neglect at a nursing home, and they subsequently die, their family would likely have one year from the date they died to bring the claim for the pain and suffering that they suffered as a result of the neglect, the medical bills that they incurred for the treatment that they received for the injuries that they suffered as a result of the neglect, and for their loss of enjoyment of life.

Separate and apart from the one year time period for the nursing home resident's damages, there is a time period within which a lawsuit must be filed to pursue the wrongful death damages suffered by the resident's next of kin. If a nursing home resident dies as the result of the neglect or abuse at the nursing home their next of kin can bring a claim for their mental anguish or emotional suffering as a result of the person’s death and for their loss of society, meaning they had a relationship with the resident and that relationship was taken away as a result of the resident's death. The time period to bring a lawsuit for wrongful death is two (2) years from the date of the person's death.

Finally, there is a statute of repose of four (4) years. Under no circumstances can a lawsuit be filed more than four (4) years after the incident causing the resident’s injury. Therefore, if a resident suffers an injury as a result of the neglect of the nursing home, but is mentally incompetent, and/or stays at the nursing home, so the one year statute does not begin to expire, a law suit must still be filed within four years of the date of the incident that caused their injury.

Prior to bringing a wrongful death lawsuit, an estate has to be opened with the Probate Court, and a Personal Representative has to be appointed for the person's estate. In addition, at the time the lawsuit is filed, or shortly thereafter, the person bringing the lawsuit has to file, what is called, an “Affidavit of Merit” signed by a doctor and/or a nurse, opining that they have reviewed the resident's medical records and that the standard of care has been breached, and that as a result of that breach, the resident has suffered harm.

If someone you love has been neglected or abused in a nursing home, we strongly recommend that you contact us as soon as possible so that we can evaluate your case and figure out how much time you have to file a lawsuit. Sadly, we get phone calls on a regular basis from people with significant claims to pursue on behalf of their loved ones, but unfortunately, those claims are time barred. If you wait too long and your claim is time barred, there is nothing you can do. No matter how meritorious your case is, you cannot bring a case after the statute of limitations expires.

If someone you love has been neglected or abused in a nursing home, please call us at 1- 800-OHIO-LAW, as we would be happy to talk with you at any time and help you in any way we can.

How Much Time Do I Have to Pursue a Claim of Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect?

As Cleveland Elder Law attorneys here at The Dickson Firm, who handle cases against Cleveland nursing homes and nursing homes throughout the State of Ohio involving the abuse and neglect of nursing home residents, one of the hardest parts of our job is when we get a call from a family who has waited too long to contact us.

Once a claim is time barred there is nothing we can do.

How much time do you have to bring a case of nursing home abuse and neglect?

Claims against nursing homes in Ohio, including claims against nursing homes in Cleveland, are medical claims in the State of Ohio, and as a result, you have one (1) year from the date that the nursing home resident knew or should have known that they received substandard care, or one (1) year from the date they stopped treating with the potential defendant for the condition complained, whichever date is later.

Many spouses or family members have question about the law. If so, please call Blake Dickson today.

If you have a claim of nursing home abuse or neglect relative to a person who has passed away, then there are two categories of damages.

If you are contemplating a claim of nursing home abuse or neglect on behalf of a nursing home resident who is still alive, then you have one (1) year from the date the person suspected substandard care or one year from the date they stopped receiving care from the nursing home for the condition complained of, whichever date is later.

So if your loved one suffered a fall which caused them an injury, you definitely have a year from the date of the fall to file a law suit. If they received treatment at the nursing home for the injuries from the fall then you have a year from the date they stopped treating for those injuries at the nursing home to sue the owners and the operators of the nursing home.

If they suffered skin breakdown, they developed bed sores, you definitely have one (1) year from the date that the resident first knew that they had skin breakdown. If they treated at the nursing home for the skin breakdown you have one year from the date they stopped treating at the nursing home for the skin break down to file a lawsuit.

If your loved one is mentally incompetent, if they have dementia or other issues such that they're not of sound mind, then that time period does not begin to expire during their life time. You have one year from their death to pursue a claim for their injuries and related medical bills.

We strongly recommend that if you suspect that your loved one has received substandard care at a nursing home, particularly if they have received substandard care and suffered injury, that you move your loved one to a better nursing home. You can use the website https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare to analyze and compare nursing homes in your area, and find your loved one a better nursing home. We have identified nursing home "worst offenders" in Ohio – see here.

If you are contemplating a claim relative to someone who has passed away, then you have two categories of damages.

The first category is survivorship damages.

These are the damages that survive the person's death. These damages will include your loved one's claim for their pain and suffering, their loss of enjoyment of life, and the medical bills that they incurred for the injuries that they suffered as a result of the substandard care. As indicated above, you have one (1) year from the date that your loved one knew or should have known that they received substandard care, or one (1) year from the date that they stopped treating with the potential defendant, in this case, the nursing home, for the condition complained of, whichever date is later. At the latest, if someone has passed away, you have one (1) year from the date of their death to pursue their survivorship damages.

When a person dies as a result of substandard care in Ohio, you also have a claim for wrongful death. A wrongful death claim is brought for the exclusive benefit of the decedent's next of kin. Wrongful death damages include the mental anguish or emotional suffering of the next of kin of the decedent as the result of the decedent's death and their loss of society, meaning the value of the relationship they had with the decedent, which has been taken away by that person's death. Death can be caused by a variety of issues including falls, assault, or neglect and abuse.

You have two (2) years from the date of a person's death to bring a lawsuit for their death.

Prior to bringing a wrongful death lawsuit, you have to open up an estate through the Probate Court. And at the time that you file a medical claim, or shortly thereafter, you need to file one or more affidavits of merit signed by qualified experts opining that the standard of care has been breached and the person has suffered harm as a result.

As a result, if you believe that someone you love has been neglected or abused in a nursing home, we strongly recommend that you contact us as soon as possible. The longer you wait, the more you risk allowing your claims to be time-barred.

Contact a Cleveland nursing home lawyer with questions about abuse and neglect

Here at The Dickson Firm, we've been devoted to the rights of nursing home residents and their families for over twenty five (25) years. We work very hard to hold nursing homes accountable when they provide a resident with substandard care that causes injury, particularly in cases involving falls and issues with bedsores and pressure sores. As indicated above, bedsores can be extremely harmful to nursing home residents. They can even be fatal. If someone you love has been neglected or abused in a nursing home, please call us at The Dickson Firm at 1 (800) OHIO LAW. We would be happy to talk with you and help you in any way that we can.

The Dickson Firm believes it is crucial to share news about nursing home injuries and deaths to raise awareness about the ongoing issues of neglect and abuse that occur in Ohio – in Cleveland, Akron, Toledo, Columbus, Dayton, Cincinnati and every community across the state. The people who suffer injuries could be your spouse, your parent, your brother or sister. By reporting these incidents, we help families recognize potential risks, empower them with knowledge, and push for greater accountability in the industry. Ultimately, our goal is to advocate for safer conditions and ensure that vulnerable residents receive the care and dignity they deserve.

If someone you love has been neglected or abused in a nursing home, please call us at 1-800-OHIO LAW as it would be our pleasure to talk with you and help you in any way that we can. We represent victims and their families across Ohio. Contact nursing home and elder law attorney Blake Dickson today for a free and confidential case review.