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Nursing home abuse comes in many forms, but none of them are acceptable in any situation. Whether your loved one is suffering physical abuse by a staff member or being neglected, you should take action by hiring a Toledo nursing home abuse lawyer. They can file both a formal complaint and a civil claim against the facility.
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If you’re looking for a Toledo nursing home abuse attorney to file your claim, look no further than Rumizen Weisman Attorneys. Our team is intimately familiar with elder laws and nursing home abuse penalties. We know how to hold facilities accountable for the actions or negligence of their employees. Our firm can pursue the compensation you and your loved one deserve.
With 16% of Toledo’s population being over 65, many families in the area are faced with the difficult decision about whether to place a senior family member under the care of nursing staff. Unfortunately, the Ohio Board of Nursing processed 8,068 complaints during Fiscal Year 2025, including allegations involving patient abuse and neglect, along with other violations of Ohio nursing laws and professional standards.
One tragic example of abuse at a nursing home took place here in Toledo in 2025. A 72-year-old man died after allegedly suffering neglect near Toledo. A wrongful death complaint alleges that staff left the senior in soiled adult diapers for extended periods. He later developed an infection and died in January 2025.
Whether your loved one was injured due to intentional physical abuse or neglect from understaffing, it’s important that these facilities be made accountable for their suffering. That’s possible when you hire a nursing home abuse lawyer. A nursing home abuse attorney can file a formal complaint and evaluate whether your loved one may be compensated for any damages they incurred.
Most types of nursing home abuse can be grouped into one of three categories:
Physical abuse can involve intentional infliction of harm, such as punching, slapping, or pinching. It also includes sexual assault, the administration of prohibited medications, and withholding prescribed medications. Warning signs of physical abuse can be:
Physical neglect also falls into this category. This involves any failure to provide for a nursing home resident’s physical or medical needs, whether that failure was deliberate or unintentional due to negligence. Indications of physical neglect include:
Psychological and emotional abuse includes any deliberate act or omission intended to cause anxiety, fear, or another form of mental harm. Common examples include:
Emotional abuse also includes passive behavior like intentionally ignoring residents’ requests or needs. Signs of emotional abuse include:
Financial abuse is sadly quite common in nursing homes. Even if your loved one lives in a well-respected facility, like Majestic Care of Toledo, you should be on the lookout for warning signs. They can include:
The window of opportunity for pursuing an injury claim is not open-ended. Ohio imposes strict deadlines on nursing home injury claims. Under Ohio Revised Code § 2305.10, ordinary bodily injury claims generally must be filed within two years after the cause of action accrues. Nursing home cases involving skilled nursing care, personal care services, medical treatment, or a resident’s plan of care can qualify as medical claims subject to a shorter deadline.
When the statute of limitations clock starts may not always be clear. An attorney can review:
Then, they can determine which acts or omissions caused the resident’s injuries and which filing deadline applies.
When a Toledo nursing home claim falls within its jurisdiction, a civil action may be filed in the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas, located at 700 Adams Street in Toledo. The court’s General Division hears civil actions involving more than $15,000. Free parking is not available, but visitors can use several paid public parking lots surrounding the courthouse.
When you hire Rumizen Weisman Attorneys, these cases are personally handled by Scott A. Rumizen, one of our founding attorneys. After graduating from The University of Toledo College of Law in 1991, he began pursuing a career in personal injury litigation.
A multiple-year Super Lawyers* honoree, he represents clients in nursing home neglect and serious injury cases throughout Northern Ohio. He has been admitted to practice law in Ohio since 1992 and has more than 30 years of personal injury experience. We handle cases involving Lucas County facilities from our Cleveland and Beachwood offices.
Ohio law generally limits noneconomic damages, such as pain and suffering, to $250,000 or three times economic damages, up to $350,000 per person and $500,000 per occurrence. Higher limits can apply to certain catastrophic injuries. However, the specific damages limits in a nursing home case depend in part on whether the claim qualifies as a medical claim under Ohio law.
Evidence can include:
Preserving these records quickly can be critical when building a claim.
Rumizen Weisman Attorneys has secured significant recoveries in serious injury and wrongful death cases, including a $550,000 wrongful death recovery involving a 16-year-old who was negligently restrained at a group home.** See our results page for additional case results.
Learning that a senior family member suffered abuse while being cared for at a nursing home can lead to a demand for answers and accountability. If you fail to hire a nursing home abuse lawyer, you may not be successful in pursuing nursing home abuse penalties that could prevent future acts of abuse at the nursing home. The outcomes of civil court claims are guided by the actions taken by a Toledo nursing home abuse attorney who understands the local court system.
The dedicated team of nursing home abuse lawyers at Rumizen Weisman Attorneys brings decades of experience to these matters. These cases are personally handled by our lead attorney, Scott Rumizen. His long record of success has earned him recognition as a Top Attorney.*
What is considered negligence in a nursing home can include the failure of the facility or staff to provide an adequate standard of care for residents, leading to their harm. Negligence can include basic neglect, such as withholding food, water, or hygiene assistance, or it can be medical in nature, as with medication errors or failing to treat injuries. Other common examples include failure to prevent falls or bedsores, understaffing, and inadequate monitoring.
You can prove nursing home negligence by gathering evidence that shows how the facility failed to provide your loved one with an adequate standard of care, which resulted in their injury or death. Evidence could include:
Hiring a Toledo nursing home abuse attorney can make this process easier.
There are many examples of nursing home residents’ rights violations, including:
In some cases, you can file a claim against the nursing home for violating your loved one’s rights.
You do not technically need a lawyer to file a complaint against a nursing home. You can report issues directly to Ohio’s Adult Protective Services or the Ohio Department of Health. However, if you plan to file a civil claim against the nursing home in court, it can prove very advantageous to have a lawyer on your side. These cases can be complex, and the facility will have legal counsel. You can benefit from retaining an attorney as well.
There are few things sadder than watching our society’s most vulnerable people suffer abuse by those who were entrusted with their care. If your senior loved one is in this position, you can help them by hiring a Toledo nursing home abuse lawyer. Rumizen Weisman Attorneys has been handling nursing home abuse cases for years. We can file your claim and hold the facility accountable. Contact us to schedule an initial consultation today.
* Past awards are not a guarantee of future outcomes.
**Past results do not guarantee future results. Every case is different.
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