Betty, 86, resides at a community nursing home. Because of her health condition, she needs to have assistance when getting in and out of bed. One day, the nurse assigned to her care was careless and Betty fell off the bed and hit her head. A few weeks later, the same...
Month: July 2015
Shale Boom Can Be a Bust for Injured Workers
Unless you’ve been living under a rock (no pun intended), you are aware of the tremendous growth of the fracking and natural gas industry in Ohio. Yes, exploration of Ohio’s Utica shale has brought an influx of jobs to our area. That’s a good thing. Unfortunately, it...
My Disability Claim Was Denied. What Happened?
One of the misconceptions about disability benefits is that they are easy to get. Despite media reports that people are abusing the system left and right, our clients are shocked when they have what seems like a clear-cut case and are denied benefits. Here are four...
What Is This Thing Called SSI? A New TV Drama Series?
Okay, we know that the character-driven TV drama CSI is recognized as one of the most popular series on the small screen right now. SSI may be less riveting but it’s still something that’s worth knowing about. As we pointed out in last week’s blog post, SSI is very...