Overmedication, in a nursing home, can be the result of negligence or intentional abuse. Intentional or not, the consequences can be fatal, and neither is excusable. Unintentional medication errors can lead to overmedication and should never occur in nursing homes. ...
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When Your Loved One in a Nursing Home is Overmedicated
If your loved one is in a nursing home, or you’re currently selecting a nursing home, you might be surprised to learn that overmedication is a common cause of nursing home injury and death.
While nursing staff can make honest ...
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Look for the Signs of Negligence or Abuse
When loved ones go to nursing homes the elders’ families often take on the unexpected job of abuse-spotting. Of course, in a normal environment, the nursing home staff should fill this role. But about half of all nursing care facilities ...
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What You Need To Know About Nursing Home Pressure Sores
Pressure sores (also known as bed sores) are among the most common nursing home injuries, as they effect up to 28 percent of the nursing home population. Many patients simply lack the physical strength to turn over in ...
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