Understaffing is one of the leading causes of nursing home injuries. When nursing homes are understaffed, the people who work there, many of whom are overworked and underpaid, are unable to provide adequate care and are more likely to become abusive…
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Falls by nursing home residents are, unfortunately, not uncommon. Injuries from falls by nursing home residents include fractures and bruising, while more serious injuries include head and brain trauma. The average nursing home resident will suffer 2…
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Vulnerable nursing home residents are being sexually assaulted and abused throughout Ohio. The problem is more widespread than many people realize, and is also the most well-hidden, least-acknowledged, and least reported form of elder abuse. Accordin…
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Nursing Home Negligence Is Different from Medical Malpractice While medical malpractice cases and nursing home negligence cases share a number of similarities – both are often subject to a 1-year statute of limitations, or 2 years in the event of w…
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Robenalt Law Fights for Victims of Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect The decision to admit a family member to a nursing home is rarely easy. Even when it’s clearly the right thing to do, deciding to place a loved one in a nursing home is still a diffi…
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If Someone You Love Was Injured or Abused, We Can Help With the continued aging of the Greatest Generation and the graying of the Baby Boomers, the nursing home population is expected to explode in the coming years. Between 2010 and 2040 the number o…
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Caretakers at nursing homes and assisted living facilities need to meet standards in taking care of our families and loved ones. We entrust these institutions and caregivers with the most important people in our lives and expect their needs to be met…
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Each year, thousands of elderly individuals suffer from elder abuse. Elder abuse happens to people who are vulnerable and often need others to care for them. An elder abuser can be anyone — a man, woman, friend or caregiver. Furthermore, elder abus…
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If you and your family have made the difficult and emotional decision to place an elderly parent or loved one in a nursing home, it is important that you—and your loved one, if feasible—become familiar with Ohio’s Nursing Home Residents’ Bill…
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