False diagnoses are used to mask inappropriate use of antipsychotic drugs on patients with dementia, a practice called chemical restraint, a government watchdog report said.
Watchdog report flags antipsychotic misuse in nursing homes, revealing false schizophrenia diagnoses to inflate CMS ratings and compromise care.
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT/Gray News) - A nurse in Arkansas is accused of using a dead patient’s name to get narcotics. Authorities said Caitlin Carol Adams tried using a fake prescription to get 120 ...
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Nursing homes falsely diagnose patients as schizophrenic to sedate them, report says
Dementia patients are given antipsychotics, which FDA warns may increase the risk for deat ...
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