Nursing Home Medication Problems

In the nursing home setting, some of the more common medication errors include: overmedicating, failing to consider to drug interactions, not dispensing medications as prescribed by the doctor, and incorrect medication dosage. If you suspect there is a problem with medications that your elderly loved one is receiving in the nursing home, speak to the head nurse and then the medical doctor on staff and the administrator of the nursing home. If administrators continue to ignore your concerns, contact the Department of Health or a local attorney who specializes in elderly advocacy.

Articles About Nursing Home Medication Problems

Is Your Parent Safe in the Nursing Home?
Nursing home safety is improving, and many nursing homes have technology and procedures in place to ensure the safety of elderly residents.
Is the Nursing Home Over-Medicating Your Elderly Parent?
How do caregivers know if the nursing home staff is over-medicating their elderly parents? And are these medications needed, or used to sedate patients to make the staff's job easier?
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Q&A with the Experts on Nursing Home Medication Problems

How do I know if the nursing home is over-medicating mom?
If you think the nursing home is over-medicating your elderly mother, there are numerous options available to you.
Mom takes 12 different medications every day. Is this dangerous?
Should caregivers be concerned when their elderly mom or dad is taking numerous prescription medications every day?
During a fight, I threatened to send mom to a nursing home. How can I get her to forgive me?
No, you are not horrible—and I know exactly how you feel because my father was so difficult we had to threaten him with “Shady Pines” frequently.
What happens when different doctors prescribe different medications?
One of the biggest problems we have in our health system today is accurate and timely information; this is especially true regarding the medications we use.
How do I know if mom is taking the proper dosages of her medications at the right time?
Elderly people are most definitely at an increased risk for problems related to the use of prescription drugs, nonprescription (or over-the-counter) medicines, and herbal or other alternative medicines.

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News about Nursing Home Medication Problems

Nursing Homes Going Overboard With Antipsychotics
New studies show that antipsychotics are being prescribed too often in nursing homes in ways that can potentially endanger the health of people with dementia.

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