On Behalf of The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC | Apr 18, 2019 | Firm News, Nursing Home Neglect
America’s veterans age just like the rest of the general population — and many of them end up in nursing homes run by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Many of these nursing homes are providing care that is substandard, at best —...
On Behalf of The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC | Feb 22, 2019 | Firm News, Nursing Home Neglect
The Ohio Attorney General’s office referred to a recent case of nursing home neglect as “gut-wrenching.” Indeed, it seems that the case shocked the consciousness of virtually everyone in authority — which is remarkable given the way that many...
On Behalf of The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC | Feb 8, 2019 | Firm News, Nursing Home Neglect
Posting an image on social media for a laugh is fine — as long as you aren’t dehumanizing and degrading someone else in the process. Unfortunately, that’s exactly what’s happened to a number of nursing home residents. For every incident...
On Behalf of The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC | Dec 24, 2018 | Firm News, Nursing Home Neglect
It’s become clear that a lot of nursing homes in the United States operate with a razor-thin staff, pushing the limits of what anybody can consider “reasonable” when it comes to having enough people on staff to care for their patients. Nursing homes...
On Behalf of The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC | Nov 16, 2018 | Firm News, Nursing Home Neglect
With the horror stories you see in the news about poor-quality nursing home care, it’s entirely understandable if you have qualms about trusting your loved one to any nursing home without thoroughly checking it out first. But, do you even know where to start?...
On Behalf of The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC | Oct 8, 2018 | Firm News, Nursing Home Neglect
Somewhere during the night of Jan. 6, 2017, an elderly woman with dementia slipped out of her Ohio nursing home and froze to death. When the three women who were in charge of patient care that night — one a nurse and the other two aides — discovered what...
On Behalf of The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC | Oct 2, 2018 | Firm News, Nursing Home Neglect
Moving a parent or other loved one into a nursing home is often emotionally difficult — and the problems that many nursing homes have with substandard care and inadequate staffing don’t make it any easier. In order to make sure that your loved one is in a...
On Behalf of The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC | Aug 29, 2018 | Firm News, Nursing Home Neglect
Emotional abuse is often harder to spot than physical abuse — which is why it can be a serious problem for nursing home residents. These residents have to rely on staff members, including aides and nurses, for most of their daily needs. That dependency makes the...
On Behalf of The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC | Jul 27, 2018 | Cleveland Personal Injury Law Blog, Firm News, Nursing Home Neglect
Nursing homes need plenty of staff members to provide the compassionate care that elderly and disabled residents need. Unfortunately, many of Ohio’s nursing homes are woefully understaffed. That’s a situation that could leave hundreds of residents with...
On Behalf of The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC | Jul 11, 2018 | Cleveland Personal Injury Law Blog, Firm News, Nursing Home Neglect
If your parent is in a nursing home, how can you tell the difference between an occasional minor lapse in the quality of services and a serious sign of neglect? The sad reality is that many seniors aren’t able to speak for themselves. Many suffer from dementia...