Drugging Our Nursing Home Elderly: Is It Medical Malpractice?
December 6, 2011
In testimony before the U.S. Senate’s Special Committee on Aging on November 30, 2011, the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) provided chilling evidence that elderly nursing home patients with dementia are being given antipsychotic drugs for reason[...]
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Top Ten Nursing Home Deficiencies In The United States
September 30, 2011
For 2009, the top ten deficiencies found in nursing homes in the United States were: 10. Housekeeping (21% of certified nursing facilities in the United States were cited for housekeeping deficiencies in 2009); 9. Pressure sores (21% of certified nursing facilities in the United States were cited[...]
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