There have been some recents news regarding the expansion of Esther's Law here in the state of Ohio. Senate Bill 154 was introduced to allow residents of assisted living facilities and residential care facilities or their representatives to install electronic monitoring devices in the rooms of the residents. The Ohio State Senate heard sponsor testimony in […]
A 63-year-old has been arrested and charged with murder after police say he strangled a 53-year-old woman to death with a towel during an altercation inside an assisted living facility. The fatal assault occurred on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, at the Heritage Village of Waterville assisted living facility, a 90-bed facility located near Toledo, Ohio. Heritage Village […]
Just recently Paul Daniel Frehley, known as “Ace” Frehley, cofounder and lead guitarist for the legendary band KISS, passed away. He was only 74 years old. He died following complications from a fall. This is very sad news for me. KISS was my very first rock concert. I was in the sixth grade. I had tickets […]
Here at The Dickson Firm we are contacted daily by potential clients. We are often asked what to look for in an Ohio nursing home. We talk with people on a regular basis who are placing their loved one in a nursing home or looking for a better nursing home. We also talk with people whose loved […]
Many times when people call our Ohio nursing home lawyers, they are unclear as to what damages are available in a case where a nursing home resident has been neglected or abused. In most of our cases where a nursing home resident is injured or killed as a result of neglect or abuse in a nursing […]
Here at The Dickson Firm, we have been representing nursing home residents and their families for over twenty five (25) years. We have litigation all over the State of Ohio in cases filed against the owners and operators of nursing homes where the resident has been neglected or abused. The most common types of neglect […]
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 […]
According to findings recently posted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Office of Inspector General (OIG), nursing homes fail to report 43% of falls with major injuries. Nursing homes have poor compliance with fall reporting requirements mandated by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). As a result, […]
At The Dickson Firm we receive a lot of calls from people concerned about keeping their loved ones safe and making sure their loved ones are receiving good care in nursing homes throughout the State of Ohio. We have represented multiple families from Steubenville, Ohio who have placed a loved one in a nursing home in Steubenville or Wintersville […]
As a nursing home lawyer for over 20 years handling cases in Cleveland and Northeast Ohio, I have seen, first hand, the devastating impact that neglect can have on vulnerable nursing home residents and their families. Recognizing the early warning signs of nursing home neglect is crucial for protecting your loved ones and ensuring they […]
