Recent Posts in Over Sedation Category
Posted on Aug 27, 2011
A nursing home abuse lawsuit has reportedly been filed in regard to a drugging. According to reports, the woman claims that the facility forcibly medicated her with psychotropic drugs. This reportedly ...
Posted on Apr 14, 2011
A nursing home resident has reportedly died as the result of an overdose of a non-prescribed drug. According to reports, the man died of a pain-killer overdose when he was never prescribed the drug. ...
Posted on Aug 17, 2010
In North Carolina, state regulators are asking for a Chapel Hill nursing home to be fined after a nurse was charged with the murder in the death of a patient. According to tests, about 25 patients in ...
Posted on Mar 29, 2010
The Drug Enforcement Administration is probing allegations that nursing staffs at some nursing homes were illegally dispensing powerful medications without doctor authorization. The DEA was informed ...
Posted on Jan 11, 2010
A case involving a California nursing home patient who died after staff members used powerful anti-psychotic drugs to sedate her has shed light on an alarming issue taking place in nursing homes ...
Posted on Sep 11, 2009
A nursing home administrator in Central California is facing criminal charges after it was discovered that she allowed her staff to drug unruly patients in an effort to keep them quiet. Pamela Ott, ...