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Elderly Drug Abuse: Over-Medication in Nursing Homes
However unfortunate, elderly drug abuse happens more recurrently in nursing homes than most people realize. A motivating factor for some caregivers is to keep patients in a lethargic state to lessen their day-to-day workload. After all, a comatose patient requires less attention and thus less personal care.
Proving an elderly patient has been subjected to drug […]
What Is Nursing Home Abuse and Negligence?
Various types of elder abuse are universally recognized as nursing home abuse and negligence. These include:
Physical or Drug Abuse:
Hitting, burning, kicking or restraining an elderly person;
Imprisonment or confinement;
Providing the patient with an overdose of medication or the wrong prescription
Psychological Abuse:
Verbal abuse to intimidate an elderly person;
Constant ridicule or criticizing to humiliate them;
Ignoring the patient to […]
i see the neglect everyday i go see my dad. the home is far more worried about cosmectic of appearence ...