Scott M. Kuboff, Esq. is a Chardon Ohio Nursing Home Abuse Attorney with the law firm of Lowe Scott Fisher Co, LPA who helps his clients receive fair and just compensation for injuries resulting from elder abuse and neglect in Ohio’s nursing homes.

Nursing Home Resident Safety

Every nursing home must ensure that a resident is free from verbal, sexual, physical and mental abuse, corporal punishment and involuntary seclusion.  When a nursing home staff member strikes, berates, emotionally abuses, or sexually assaults a resident, he or she committed a criminal act and the nursing home will be held responsible.  

Preventing Abuse in Nursing Homes

 Through its hiring process, nursing homes must not employ individuals who have a history of abuse, neglect or mistreatment of residents.  This includes obtaining information from prior employers, checking with licensing boards, and conducting a criminal background check.  

 Nursing homes must adequately train its employees on issues relating to abuse and prevention, how to deal with residents, recognizing triggers than may lead to abuse, and how to report abuse and neglect.  

 Nursing homes must maintain adequate staffing levels to monitor and meet the needs of the residents and assure that the staff have knowledge of the individual resident’s care needs.  

 Nursing homes must have defined procedures on how to report abuse and give residents, their families or representatives a process to file complaints without retribution.   When reports of abuse are made, nursing homes must investigate the incident, identify the safe member or resident responsible, and report it to the appropriate authority.   

Nursing Home Abuse

When nursing homes fail to properly hire, train, and supervise their employees abuse can occur.When nursing homes fail to implement policies and procedures designed to prevent abuse – or simply fail to follow them — elderly individuals needless suffer and are physically and emotionally harmed. A Chardon Ohio nursing home abuse lawyer will advocate for your loved one and hold the nursing home accountable.