Eadie Hill Trial Lawyers handles nursing home abuse and neglect cases in Jefferson County, Ohio.
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About Steubenville, Ohio
Steubenville, Ohio is located in Jefferson County. It is the county seat of Jefferson County. It is situated along the Ohio River. It has a population of approximately 18,650 people.
The town of Steubenville was founded in 1795 by Bezaleel Wells and James Ross. Bezaleel brought with him sheep and the first woolen mill in the United States was built here in 1815. The railroad first made it to Steubenville in 1857 when their first railroad bridge was constructed over the Ohio River.
There were several prominent industries in Steubenville, including coal mining, paper mills, glass factories, steel mills, potteries, and nail factories. These industries brought many immigrants of varying nationalities making what the city’s website describes as a melting pot of many different nationalities.
According to the city’s website, famous people from Steubenville include Dean Martin, Edwin Stanton, and Jimmy the Greek.
What types of Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Cases do You Handle?
We handle all kinds of nursing home abuse and neglect cases in Steubenville, Ohio. These cases usually involve one or more of the following:
Nursing Home Elder Abuse
Elder abuse refers to intentional actions that cause harm or create a serious risk of harm, regardless of whether harm is intended, to an elderly person by a caregiver. Abuse includes failure by a caregiver to satisfy an elder’s basic needs—neglect.
Nursing Home Bedsores and Pressure Ulcers
Bedsores shouldn’t happen. We investigate to find answers for families when a nursing home allows a bedsore to worsen or kill their loved one.
Nursing Home Choking and Suffocation Deaths
Nursing home residents should never choke or suffocate in nursing homes. Choking and suffocation deaths in nursing home are preventable. Unfortunately, they do happen. And probably much more often than most people can imagine. Choking and suffocation continue to be leading causes of death in nursing homes.
Nursing Home Dehydration and Malnutrition
Nursing home dehydration and malnutrition are serious and deadly threats to older people. When nursing homes are understaffed or careless with resident health, dehydration can set in all too quickly.
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Nursing Home Falls and Drops
Nursing home residents are often frail, weak, and unstable. They need help moving from place-to-place or getting in and of bed.
Unfortunately, nursing homes continue to allow residents to fall and become injured. Fractures of large bones (like hips and femurs) often lead to death in the elderly.
Nursing Home Wandering Off (called Elopement)
Nursing homes need to protect their residents. Elderly people with memory problems sometimes wander off. This is called “elopement.”
Nursing homes are required to assess residents to prevent this from happening. Nursing homes must have precautions in place to prevent residents from wandering off. This includes having the appropriate amount of staff to monitor residents. Nursing homes must also place alarms on doors and respond to those alarms to stop residents before they are injured.
Every year nursing home residents are found dead after wandering off.
If residents are permitted to wander off they can be severely injured. There have been examples of residents freezing to death in cold, being struck by cars, and falling down stairs.
Nursing Home Sexual Assault
It should go without saying that sexual abuse anywhere, including in nursing homes, is a crime that must be eradicated from society. Disgustingly, every year we see nursing home sexual abuse cases make headlines.
These are frequently the result of corporate greed and incompetence refusing to do required background checks.
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Nursing Home Wrongful Death
When a nursing home’s abuse and neglect causes injury, the injured resident has a personal injury case. When that injury causes the resident’s death—whether immediately, or over time—the resident’s family has a case. It is called a “wrongful death” claim.
Nursing Home Medication Errors
Medication errors are one of the leading causes of unintentional deaths in nursing homes.
Assisted Living Abuse and Neglect
Assisted Living Facilities, called Residential Care Facilities in Ohio, are not nursing homes, and are not as well regulated as nursing homes. That doesn’t mean someone injured or killed in a residential care facility has no claim. But the types of claims, and how to pursue them, are different.
What Are the Nursing Homes in Jefferson County, Ohio?
There are several assisted living facilities and nursing homes in Jefferson County, Ohio. Eadie Hill Trial Lawyers investigates claims against all of them.
The Laurels of Steubenville
500 Stanton Blvd
Steubenville, OH 43952
The Laurels of Steubenville.
Laurels of Steubenville has an overall rating of “much below average,” according to Medicare. It is a1-star facility according to Medicare, which is the lowest score possible. It is given an overall rating of “Poor,” by U.S. News & World Report. This is the lowest rating they give to nursing homes. It is a for-profit corporation.
It manages to have a 3-Star Medicare Rating for Staffing. To learn more about how nursing homes bump their staffing numbers, go here.
Carriage Inn of Steubenville
3102 St Charles Drive
Steubenville, OH 43952
Carriage Inn of Steubenville is owned by Capital Health Care, a for-profit corporation. Carriage Inn of Steubenville has a Medicare Care Rating of 2 stars. This is considered below average. In terms of quality measures, it has a Medicare Rating of 1 star. This is considered “much below average,” according to Medicare. U.S. News & World Report gives Carriage Inn of Steubenville and overall rating of “Poor.”
Eadie Hill Trial Lawyers is currently pursuing a lawsuit on behalf of the family of a man who died of gangrene and sepsis at Carriage Inn. Read the details of the lawsuit here.
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Catherine’s Care Center
717 6th Ave N
Steubenville, OH 43952
Catherine’s Care Center is part of Bolger Healthcare Facilities. It is a for-profit corporation. U.S. News and World Report gives it a “Below Average” rating, this is U.S. News & World Reports’ second lowest rating. According to Medicare, it is a 2-Star Facility. This is the second lowest rating Medicare gives.
Country Club Manor
575 Lovers Lane
Wintersville, OH 43953
It’s legal names is Steubenville Country Club Manor. Like Catherine’s Care Center, it is a for-profit corporation that is part of Bolger Healthcare Facilities. U.S. News & World Report has given Steubenville Country Club Manor an overall rating of “Poor.” This is the worst rating that U.S. News and World Report gives.
Medicare has given it its second lowest rating, 2-Stars. However, it is a 1-Star facility for staffing. This means that it is one of the worst staffed nursing homes in Jefferson County, Ohio.
For more information on the dangers of nursing home understaffing, go here.
Dixon Health Care Center
135 Reichart Ave
Wintersville, OH 43953
Dixon Healthcare Center.
Dixon Health Care Center is rated as a 1-Star Facility, the worst nursing home rating Medicare gives. Medicare considers 1-Star facilities to be “much below average.” Dixon Health Care Center has an overall rating of “Poor,” according to U.S. News & World Report.
Lancia Villa Royale
1852 Sinclair Ave,
Wintersville, OH 43953
Lancia Villa Royale of Steubenville
Lancia Villa Royale has been given 3-Stars by Medicare. This is considered average. However, U.S. News & World Report has given Lancia Villa Vista an overall rating of “Poor.”
Lancia Villa Royale is a corporation with a for-profit model.
Lancia Nursing Home (aka “Villa Vista Royale”)
1800 Sinclair Ave
Wintersville, OH 43953
Lancia Villa Vista
Villa Vista Royale is rated as a 1-Star Facility, the worst nursing home rating Medicare gives. Medicare considers 1-Star to be “much below average.” Medicare considers Villa Vista Royale to be much below average in staffing, health inspections, and quality measures. These are the three primary areas that Medicare reviews.
U.S. News & World Report gives Villa Vista Royale a rating of “Poor.”
Vista Villa Royale has a for-profit corporate ownership.
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Sienna Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation (aka “Sienna Woods”)
250 Cadiz Rd
Wintersville, OH 43953
Sienna Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Sienna Woods has an overall rating of 3-Stars, which is average according to Medicare. U.S. News & World Report has given Sienna Woods an overall rating of “Below Average.” It is a for-profit corporation.
Gables Care Center
351 Lahm Dr.
Hopedale, OH 43976
Gables Healthcare Center
Gables Care Center has an average rating according to U.S. News & World Report. It has a 4-Star rating under the Medicare system.
Adena Health and Rehabilitation Center
213 U.S. 250
Adena, OH 43901
Adena Health and Rehabilitation Center
Adena Health and Rehabilitation Center has an overall rating of “Poor,” according to U.S. News & World Report. Adena Health and Rehabilitation Center is a for-profit corporation. It is considered a “below average” 2-Star facility, according to Medicare.
Martha Manor Home
408 N 5th St.
Steubenville, OH 43952
Martha Manor Home
Martha Manor Home is an assisted living facility in Steubenville, Ohio. Assisted living facilities are evaluated in the same way as nursing homes. For more information about lawsuits against Steubenville assisted living facilities for abuse, neglect, and wrongful death, go here.
Magnolia Manor
308 Cadiz Rd.
Wintersville, OH 43953
Magnolia Manor is a retirement and assisted living facility in Wintersville, Ohio.
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Where Do Steubenville Nursing Home Neglect and Abuse Cases Go to Trial?
Nursing home abuse and neglect cases in Steubenville go to trial at the Jefferson County, Ohio Courthouse.
Eadie Hill Trial Lawyers present nursing home abuse and neglect cases at the Jefferson County Courthouse.
Jefferson County Court House
301 Market Street
Steubenville, Ohio 43952
(740) 283-8543
The Jefferson County Courthouse is located on the corner of Market and 3rd Streets, just across from Historic Fort Steubenville.
Who are the Judges who will Preside over My Steubenville, Ohio Nursing Home Case?
There are two judges who hear nursing home abuse and neglect cases in Jefferson County, Ohio. They are the Honorable Michelle Miller and Joseph Bruzzese, Jr.
Who will be on the Jury in My Steubenville, Ohio Nursing Home Case?
The jury is made up of regular people who live in Jefferson County, Ohio. A large group of people will receive a letter (called a summons) telling them to come to court for jury duty.
Not everyone who receives a summons will be on the jury. The entire group that comes to court is called the “jury pool.”
The lawyers and the judge then get to ask questions to see who will be a good fit for the case. Some people will not be chosen for a number of reasons. It could be that they know one of the people involved in the case or may be biased for some reason.
A total of 8 people will be on the jury.
Who is the Coroner for Jefferson County, Ohio?
The coroner serving Jefferson County, Ohio is Dr. John Metcalf, Jr. Dr. Metcalf can be contacted at the following:
Jefferson County Coroner’s Office
Dr. John W. Metcalf, Jr.
16001 St. Rt. #7 (Dean Martin Blvd.)
Steubenville, OH 43952
(740) 283-2070
The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office is located in the Sheriff’s Department.
The coroner’s office is located within the Jefferson County Sherriff’s Office.
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What Types of Deaths Should Be Reported to the Coroner’s Office?
Not all deaths have to be reported to the coroner, also called a medical examiner in some counties. However, whenever a person dies of “violent, suspicious, unusual, or sudden death,” that has to be reported to the coroner by law in Ohio.
Ohio Revised Code 313.12 says:
When any person dies as a result of criminal or other violent means, by casualty, by suicide, or in any suspicious or unusual manner, when any person, including a child under two years of age, dies suddenly when in apparent good health, or when any person with a developmental disability dies regardless of the circumstances, the physician called in attendance, or any member of an ambulance service, emergency squad, or law enforcement agency who obtains knowledge thereof arising from the person’s duties, shall immediately notify the office of the coroner of the known facts concerning the time, place, manner, and circumstances of the death, and any other information that is required pursuant to sections 313.01 to 313.22 of the Revised Code.
Only the coroner or medical examiner can certify a death as being anything other than “natural.” This means that only a medical examiner or coroner can determine whether a person’s death was the result of suicide, homicide, or accident.
Most nursing home deaths that result in litigation are caused by accidental death or homicide.
Unfortunately, far too many primary care and other doctors choose not to alert the coroner or medical examiner after a person has died following trauma or other unusual circumstances, including after a nursing home resident falls.
When this occurs, it is important for the family to contact the coroner or medical examiner’s office as soon as possible. This can help ensure that the proper cause of death is given.
What Does it Mean to Probate An Estate?
The deceased person cannot file his own lawsuit. Ohio law has a process where all beneficiaries are represented in a single wrongful death lawsuit through the creation of an estate. Although each surviving member of a decedent’s immediate family may be entitled to receive monetary compensation, there is only one cause of action for the recovery of that compensation under Ohio’s wrongful death statute.
Opening An Estate
The actual lawsuit is brought in the name of the representative of the estate for the exclusive benefit of the surviving spouse, children, parents, and other next-of-kin. The estate is created by filing certain paperwork in the probate court.
The “estate” is nothing more than a legal process where the probate court oversees the business of the deceased (including where money is being sent and how or if debts are being paid) and the wrongful death claim that belongs to the family members.
The probate court will then issue paperwork entitling a specific person to serve as the representative of the estate. The individual appointed by the probate court is the personal representative of the estate. The personal representative is then required to act in the best interests of the beneficiaries of the estate. The probate court must approve any wrongful death settlement.
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Choosing A Personal Representative
Any competent adult person may serve as the personal representative of an estate. In order to be appointed as a personal representative of an estate in Ohio, a person must meet 4 requirements.
- Be at least 18 years of age (i.e., legally competent);
- Be mentally competent;
- Be bonded by a private insurance company; and
- Not have a criminal record (in order to be bonded).
If the deceased dies with a will, the will sometimes waives the bond requirement. Under those circumstances, in order to be appointed as the personal representative, the person must only meet the first two requirements, be over the age of 18 and be mentally competent.
Prior to appointing a personal representative of an estate, beneficiaries have the right to receive notice of the request and object to an applicant’s request to be the personal representative in a hearing. If the beneficiaries do not object to a person being named a personal representative and he or she meets the legal requirements, he or she will usually be named the personal representative by the probate court.
There is no requirement that the personal representative be a beneficiary of the wrongful death claim, be a member of the family, or even have ever known the deceased person. On certain occasions, a lawyer, bank official, or other neutral third-party may be appointed as the personal representative of the estate. This may be the most desirable outcome if, for example, no family member can be bonded or there is family conflict that prevents all beneficiaries from agreeing on a single family member to serve as personal representative.
What does A Personal Representative Do?
In many ways, the personal representative acts like plaintiff in a traditional lawsuit. The difference, however, is that the personal representative is not only making decisions that affect his or her own interests, but is making decisions that affect all beneficiaries of the wrongful death claim.
For example, the personal representative decides whether to file a lawsuit, who and when to sue, what lawyer to have represent the estate for court proceedings, and whether or not to settle the lawsuit, although the probate court must always approve the settlement before it can be finalized.
The personal representative often times has more contact with the lawyers representing the estate (although this is not always the case), is required to participate in certain stages of litigation after the lawsuit is filed called discovery, attends court hearings and pre-trials, and participates in settlement negotiations and mediations.
The personal representative is important because they have the power to choose which lawyer will protect all the beneficiaries’ interests. This is an important decision. The lawyer chosen has a tremendous impact on the final settlement or jury verdict. Picking an experienced wrongful death lawyer who has the ability and expertise to not only go to trial but secure a jury verdict is critical.
Given the amount of responsibility that goes into being the personal representative of an estate, it is important to have a personal representative who is organized, responsive, willing to vigorously pursue the claim, and make decisions that are most advantageous to all beneficiaries.
A probate court may remove the administrator of decedent’s estate when the administrator refuses to bring a wrongful death action when a legitimate wrongful death claim exists. See Toledo Bar Ass’n v. Rust, 124 Ohio St. 3d 305, 2010 Ohio 170.
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Where is the Probate Court in Steubenville, Ohio?
Jefferson County Court House
301 Market Street
Steubenville, Ohio 43952
Phone (740) 283-8556
The Jefferson County Probate Court is in the main courthouse.
The probate court is where an estate is opened. It is also where nursing home wrongful death settlements and verdicts are processed before the funds can be distributed to family members and charities.
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