A lawsuit has now been filed over the death of an Anderson Township nursing home patient whose death was changed from natural causes to homicide by the Hamilton County Coroner.

The family of Robert Meyer claims the Forest Hills Healthcare Center, along with several other people and healthcare companies, failed to investigate and report the injuries he had.

It's a story our I-Team covered in January. The lawsuit claims Meyer was discharged from Mercy Health Anderson Hospital on Sept. 1, 2025, with no injuries documented on his neck or chest.

However, it claims that about 15 minutes later, Meyer arrived at the nursing home with a bruise on his neck. Meyer's family alleges that there was no investigation or report made to authorities.

Meyer died five days later after being transferred to a hospice facility in Blue Ash.

WATCH: Hear why the attorney representing Meyer's family believes the nursing home and others were negligent with his care

Jeff Heller, the attorney representing Meyer's family, said the medical care providers involved were negligent in their care.

"They had their father, brother admitted to this facility to be taken care of the right way, and he was taken care of the wrong way," Heller said.

On Sept. 11, Hospice of Cincinnatis medical director signed a death certificate saying Meyer died of protein-calorie malnutrition, a natural cause.

No autopsy was conducted because the original death certificate said Meyer died of natural causes. However, as his funeral approached, his daughter raised concerns about his care at Forest Hills.

That led to Meyers disinterment, a Sept. 22 autopsy and a revised death certificate that listed physical elder abuse as the immediate cause of death and homicide as the manner of death. The autopsy also documented injuries to Meyer's neck and rib cage.

The lawsuit claims Meyer experienced six weeks of neglect at the nursing home. It says he became severely malnourished and had chronic pain that wasn't managed properly. According to the lawsuit, the nursing home staff dismissed his cries for help.

"I have never seen abuse like this before," Heller said.

In the five weeks leading up to his death, Hamilton County records show Meyer made four 911 calls, complaining about changes to his medication and pain in his arms, hips and legs.

He did not allege that he was being abused and had trouble remembering his room number and the name of his nursing home, audio files show.

Heller claims that because Meyer was buried without an autopsy, police could not identify who caused his injuries. Heller said that's what led the coroner to amend Meyer's cause of death to "undetermined" in March.

Heller said that was a result of the nursing home, hospice and funeral home failing to report Meyer's injuries.

"It's horrible to think a family would have to have a loved one dug up from the grave just to find out what happened," Heller said.

We reached out to CommuniCare, the company that operates the nursing home. A spokesperson for the company sent the following statement:

"It is abhorrent for a facility like this to try to push the blame back onto this family and say they were inattentive when this family was paying this facility, paying them, to care for this man," Heller said.

We reached out to others listed in the lawsuit, including Hospice of Cincinnati and the funeral home, but did not hear back.

We also reached out to the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office to learn the latest on its investigation. We did not hear back before this story aired.

Heller said Meyer's family wants those responsible to be held accountable.

"We don't want this to ever happen to anyone else again," Heller said.

An important decision is looming in Reading as city council is expected to vote on a possible road diet along Reading Road next week.

Officials with the Ohio Department of Transportation want to take the four-lane road and turn it into a three-lane road with a two-way left-turn lane in the middle.

ODOT officials said the project is a traffic-calming measure and a way to reduce speeding. The project would also add other safety improvements for pedestrians, like raised crosswalks.

However, many residents have voiced their opposition to the proposal, including many people we talked to Thursday.

I think it sounds like a bunch of chaos and its going to be a mess," said Reading resident Ben King.

WATCH: Hear why Reading residents are concerned about the proposed road diet

Corrine Kinebrew, who travels along Reading Road often, agreed.

I think itll cause a lot of congestion for this area," Kinebrew said.

The project would cost $3.9 million and would be entirely funded by ODOT.

ODOT said increases in travel times will be minor, but some drivers are skeptical.

Its going to create a lot of traffic, and its not going to stop people from speeding," Kinebrew said.

It's not just drivers who are worried, but nearby businesses, too.

Jennifer Capano, who works at Tres Bell Cakes off Reading Road, worries about the impact it could have on business along that stretch of road.

People arent going to want to come here," Capano said. "How are we going to get in and out?

She said she worries people will want to avoid traffic jams.

"I think it's going to create a lot of angry, angry people," Capano said.

Ahead of Tuesday's meeting, Capano and some other residents are hoping city council will hit the brakes on the proposal.

I think theres another solution, but I do not think just two lanes on Reading is going to cut it," Capano said.

ODOT said residents and business owners may want to take a few minutes to review the project and all the resources that are available on the public input site.