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Nursing Homes Abuse Drugs To Control Patients
Medications for dementia patients and other patients struggling with mental illnesses have been instrumental in improving patients’ quality of life by helping ease symptoms. However, these medications need to be used responsibly because they do come with other health and safety risks. Unfortunately, a recent report from the Human Rights Watch discovered nursing homes across the U.S. are overusing antipsychotic drugs to control patients.
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When Nursing Homes Are Slow To Act
For most people, obtaining medical attention after sustaining an injury or becoming ill is relatively easy. For nursing home residents it isn’t as easy, and for some it is impossible to do on their own. Many nursing home residents rely completely on the staff to help them obtain medical attention when necessary. This is a huge responsibility for nursing home staff, and failing to fulfill this responsibly could result in terrible injuries or even death.
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When Nursing Homes Don’t Follow Doctor’s Orders
Nursing homes have a huge responsibility to their residents. Residents rely completely on the nursing home facility to provide them with even the most basic care. This care includes following all doctor’s orders given by a resident’s physician. Unfortunately, nursing homes often fall quite short of providing the standard of care expected; and when this happens, residents get hurt.
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Nursing Home Residents Are Losing Privacy Rights
Residents in nursing homes face a number of dangers. Constant supervision is required to keep residents safe and healthy. Residents rely on workers in nursing home facilities for some of their most basic needs. However, these individuals don’t always treat residents with respect, and an increasing number of nursing home residents are losing their privacy rights from intrusive staff.
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New Bill Limits Patients’ Rights in Medical Malpractice Cases
Doctors have a huge responsibility to patients, and when they make mistakes that harm their patients, patients have a right to hold them responsible. Unfortunately for patients, a new bill could compromise their ability to get justice after a medical mistake is made. After receiving a passing vote in the U.S. House of Representatives, a new healthcare bill was approved in the U.S. Senate that would dramatically reduce the amount a patient could receive from some types of medical malpractice lawsuits.
