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When a loved one requires full-time care, you trust Akron-area nursing homes to provide safe, professional support. Sadly, some facilities fall short, leading to neglect, mistreatment, or even abuse by staff. If you suspect your elderly relative has suffered harm in a Summit County nursing home, an Akron nursing home abuse lawyer at Kisling, Nestico & Redick is ready to help, backed by our Akron personal injury lawyers and the firm’s Ohio nursing home abuse lawyers statewide.
We can file a medical malpractice claim or pursue a wrongful death lawsuit if negligence led to serious injury or death. Our team is deeply familiar with Akron’s long-term care facilities and will fight to get your family the compensation and justice you deserve. Contact us for a free, confidential consultation or call (330) 869-9007 today.
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Abuse of nursing home residents is intentional, but it is not always physical. Your elderly loved one can be severely harmed without a nursing home staff member ever laying a finger on them. Psychological abuse can have long-lasting effects, and financial abuse can put your loved one’s future medical care at risk. Neglect, by contrast, is usually not intentional, but the harm it causes is just as real. Ohio defines each category of elder abuse in Ohio law, and how common nursing home abuse is in Ohio is reason enough for families in Summit County not to assume a facility is safe because it looks clean on a tour.
Call our Akron nursing home abuse lawyers immediately if you know or believe your loved one has been abused or neglected. We are here to help your relative receive the care they need and to hold the responsible staff and the facility liable for the harm they have caused.
Ohio law and federal nursing home regulations recognize several distinct kinds of mistreatment. Many residents experience more than one at a time, because a facility that tolerates one form of abuse rarely catches the others.
Physical abuse includes hitting, slapping, pushing, kicking, biting, and rough handling during transfers or bathing. It also includes improper restraint. Tying a resident to a bed or chair, or sedating a resident with medication the resident does not need so that staff have less to do, can constitute abuse under Ohio law even when it leaves no visible mark.
Emotional abuse can entail name-calling, shaming, humiliating, demeaning, blaming, scapegoating, threatening, ridiculing, ignoring, and isolating the senior. Staff who keep a resident from seeing visitors, refuse to answer call lights as a form of punishment, or mock a resident with dementia are committing abuse. The damage shows up as depression, anxiety, and withdrawal rather than bruises, which makes it easy for a facility to dismiss.
Sexual abuse encompasses harassment, non-consensual touching, non-consensual sexual intercourse, and any sexual conduct with a resident who is incompetent or otherwise unable to consent. The abuser may be a staff member, another resident, or a visitor. A facility that fails to supervise residents with known behavioral problems, or that ignores a resident’s complaint, shares responsibility for what follows.
Financial exploitation may involve theft of cash or belongings, forged checks, unauthorized use of a debit card, pressure to change a will or add a staff member to an account, and billing for services never provided. Because residents often depend on others to manage their money, this abuse can go on for months before a family member notices a balance that does not add up.
Neglect is the failure to provide the care a resident needs. It can be willful, but negligent caregivers are usually not acting deliberately; they are careless about their duties, and the pattern almost always traces back to a facility that is understaffed, or to staff who are under-qualified and under-trained for the tasks they are required to complete. That does not make it any less damaging. Neglect includes:
When your loved one is suffering due to negligent care, call our Akron nursing home abuse lawyers for help right away.
At Kisling, Nestico & Redick, we believe it is essential that family members and close friends of nursing home residents do not wait for their loved one to say something is wrong. Many elderly victims of abuse and neglect never speak up. Many feel ashamed or embarrassed, some are threatened by their abusers or fear the treatment will get worse, and many are simply not believed: a complaint that is not clear and confident gets written off as confusion or age-related memory loss. For all of these reasons, you cannot rely on your loved one to tell you. You have to know the signs and look for them on every visit:
No single item on this list proves abuse. A pattern of them, or a facility that cannot explain them, is reason to act. If your loved one remains silent but you are convinced something is wrong, you can report it yourself, and if your loved one has been deemed incompetent, you may be able to act on their behalf. If you notice signs that something is wrong, call our attorneys as soon as you can. We will look into the situation, involve the appropriate civil and criminal authorities, and help your loved one receive the medical attention and daily care they need.
If your loved one is in immediate danger, call 911. Akron police and the suburban departments respond to nursing homes, and a police report creates a record the facility cannot rewrite.
For situations that are not emergencies, there are three agencies to know:
Report to the agency, then call us. Reporting protects your loved one and other residents; a claim with our Akron nursing home abuse lawyers is what makes the facility pay for the harm already done. Keep copies of everything you file, along with photos, dates, and the names of staff you spoke with.
Under Ohio Revised Code (ORC) Section 5101.63, many professionals are required to report suspected elder abuse, neglect, or exploitation. The list of mandatory reporters includes, but is not limited to:
These professionals are required to report to the county’s job and family services department for adults living in the community; nursing home staff report suspected abuse of residents to the Ohio Department of Health.
If you are concerned for yourself or a loved one regarding elder abuse or neglect, various state agencies and organizations can offer information and guidance on what to do when you suspect a loved one is being harmed:
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If you believe your loved one is being harmed due to nursing home neglect or abuse, or you have proof neglect or abuse has occurred, call Kisling, Nestico & Redick to discuss your legal options. We will look into the situation, and if there is a valid claim for neglect or abuse, we can represent your loved one in a claim against the facility. If your loved one passed away due to the harm they suffered, our Akron nursing home abuse lawyers can represent you and your family in a wrongful death lawsuit.
Some damages you may be entitled to are your:
Because many residents cannot pursue a claim on their own, Ohio allows a guardian, a person holding power of attorney, or the executor of an estate to act for them. The rules for filing a lawsuit on behalf of a loved one decide who qualifies. If your loved one died as a result of abuse or neglect, the firm’s Ohio wrongful death attorneys can bring a claim for the family.
A nursing home abuse claim in Akron is rarely against a single aide. Depending on how the harm happened, the responsible parties can include:
Identifying every liable party matters because each one carries its own insurance, and a facility will try to shift blame to a contractor or an individual it has already fired. Our Akron nursing home abuse lawyers investigate the ownership structure and the staffing records so that no responsible party is left out.
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Families come to us at every stage: some with a suspicion and a few photos, some with a hospital admission for a preventable injury, and some after a death. In each case we start the same way, by getting the facility’s records and comparing what was charted against what actually happened.
If there is a valid claim for neglect or abuse, we represent your loved one against the facility and every other responsible party. If your loved one passed away because of the harm they suffered, our Akron nursing home abuse lawyers represent the family in a wrongful death claim.
If you suspect a loved one is being abused in an Akron nursing home, document visible injuries, take notes, and report concerns to the Ohio Department of Health or the Ohio Long-Term Care Ombudsman, or call 911 if your loved one is in immediate danger. Then call KNR. Our attorneys can investigate and act fast to protect your family member.
Signs of neglect in Akron facilities include bedsores, unexplained weight loss, poor hygiene, infections, or frequent falls. Behavioral changes like fear, withdrawal, or aggression may also indicate neglect. KNR can help you determine if legal action is warranted.
Yes. If your loved one was harmed by abuse, neglect, or poor care in an Akron-area nursing home, you may be able to file a personal injury claim or wrongful death lawsuit. KNR can evaluate the facility’s responsibility and guide you through the legal process.
Liability can fall on individual staff, administrators, third-party contractors, or the nursing home itself. KNR’s nursing home abuse lawyers in Akron will identify all liable parties and fight to hold them accountable for the harm caused.
Many nursing home neglect claims are treated as medical claims under Ohio law and must be filed within one year of when the harm was discovered; some abuse and wrongful death claims allow two years to file. Treat one year as the working deadline. Contact KNR in Akron as soon as possible to protect your rights and preserve evidence.
Yes. If your family member died due to abuse or neglect in an Akron nursing home, KNR can help you pursue a wrongful death claim for funeral expenses, loss of companionship, and other damages.
KNR works on a contingency fee basis, meaning you pay nothing upfront. We only get paid if we recover compensation for you. Our Akron team offers free consultations and is available 24/7 to discuss your case.
The signs that come up most often are pressure sores, unexplained weight loss or dehydration, poor hygiene such as soiled clothing and bedding, untreated infections, repeated falls, and missed or wrong medications. Behavior is a sign too: a resident who has become withdrawn, fearful, or unusually agitated is often reacting to how they are being treated. A facility that cannot explain these things, or gives a different explanation each time, is the biggest warning sign of all.
Yes, when the fall was preventable. Nursing homes are required to assess each resident’s fall risk and put a care plan in place: bed and chair alarms, assistance with walking and transfers, timely answers to call lights, and a safe room layout. When a resident with a documented fall risk is left alone, an alarm is turned off, or a call light goes unanswered and the resident falls, the facility can be liable for the fracture, head injury, or death that results. The care plan and the staffing records usually decide these cases.
If you believe a Summit County facility has harmed someone you love, call (330) 869-9007 or 1-800-HURT-NOW for a free, confidential consultation. There is no fee unless we recover for your family.
