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Hate to say I told you so – Falls / Overmedication in Virginia Nursing Homes

Hate to say I told you so – Falls / Overmedication in Virginia Nursing Homes 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

It seems National Public Radio is digging in to America’s long term care industry and examining issues of patient safety and care. Last week they did a feature on falls. Yesterday this great feature aired about the use of anti-psychotic medications in elderly patients. Medications that the FDA warns should…

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Over-Medication of Virginia Nursing Home Residents

Over-Medication of Virginia Nursing Home Residents 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

The over-medication of nursing home patients is a major problem. By overmedication, I don’t mean too many pills for various acute or chronic conditions – but rather, whether patients are given too much of a medication such that their behavior was altered, or their behavior subdued. Think overdose. Think somnolent, sleepy, not easy…

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