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Advocates want new rules to protect abuse of nursing home patients with antipsychotic drugs

11 hours ago ago from CCHR International

Tracy Staton Fierce Pharma December 22, 2009 Illinois advocacy groups are calling for an overhaul of antipsychotic drug use in nursing home residents. They want Gov. Pat Quinn's nursing home task force to recommend tough new rules for the use of those drugs, including restrictions on doctors who prescribe them. Apparently, that task force plans to take up the issue by targeting the misuse of psychotropic drugs in the homes.  We ...

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...ANOTHER MEDICATION ERROR LEADS TO NURSING HOME DEATH

21 hours ago ago from Legal Medicine

After just writing my last blog titled, "Nursing Home Sued Over Blood Thinner," we see another report about deadly medication errors in nursing homes. This report comes from Minnesota where state investigators say a woman recovering from spine surgery died of a massive stroke in June after a nursing home in Faribault, Minn., failed to give her a medication ( Lovenox ) prescribed to prevent blood clots. The resident's doctor's order was ...

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Signs of Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect

8 hours ago ago from Arizona Home List .com

Most people are not thrilled with the prospect of putting an elderly loved one in a nursing home. However, for many families nursing homes are the best option to provide long-term care for a parent, grandparent or other aging family member. When people finally make the decision to place a person into a nursing home’s care, they trust that the facility and the medical personnel employed there will provide loving, attentive care. Unfortunately, ...

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Merry Christmas Everyone!

22 hours ago ago from Hanging With Carley

Just wanted to take a moment here and wish everyone a very Merry Christmas.  My hubby and I will be visiting my mother this year.  Along with my children, my one sister, her child and grandson.   We were hoping that my grandmother would be able to make it but sounds like she will be unable to this year.  She is in a nursing home 2 hours away, and my aunt was suppose to

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1 day ago ago from Personal Injury Lawyers | Personal Injury Attorney Law Firm

Home Video Center Primary Video Why Hire Us This personal message from Michael Pines, our personal injury law firms founder, is all about why you should hire us. Related posts: This entry was posted on Thursday, October 29th, 2009 at 9:08 am and is filed under Primary Video . You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site. Name (required) ...

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