Nursing homes and elderly care facilities are supposed to be there to help their residents. When one of these facilities, even if it’s just one bad actor, breaks this agreement, it can be detrimental to loved ones, and laws may be broken in the process. Nursing home neglect is a serious issue that can have […]
In the last year, the COVID-19 pandemic has shined a spotlight on nursing homes in the United States, uncovering serious flaws in a health care system that so many elderly Ohioans need. Poor infection control and overcrowding led to massive COVID-19 outbreaks. Exhaustive investigations into these issues led to exposing other offenses concerning abuse and […]
Esther’s Law is potential legislation allowing cameras in the rooms of nursing homes. The bipartisan bill recently passed unanimously in the Ohio Senate. If the bill ultimately passes into state law, residents and their families would be able to install cameras in the rooms of nursing homes and long-term care facilities. The intent is the […]
In 2018, a state law was changed to address one of the fastest-growing yet least reported problems across the state of Ohio and Cuyahoga County—elder abuse. This law greatly expands the list of people, professions, and entities that are now required by state law to report the neglect, suspected abuse, or exploitation of senior citizens. […]
