A 68-year-old woman has accused a Seal Beach, California nursing home of unnecessarily medicating her with the purpose of taking over her Social Security payments, according to news reports. The former preschool teacher claims she was unnecessarily given medication for schizophrenia and dementia. Ativan is among these drugs she claims to have been given, allegedly without a prescription or evaluation by a psychiatrist. Ativan is a powerful psychotropic drug prescribed for anxiety-related disorders. The patient has since been transferred to (read more)
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2010
Texas Nursing Home Patient Abused by Caretaker
A Texas caretaker used fraudulent identification to become employed and sexually assaulted a nursing home patient. Injury Caused by Negligence? Report to Police and Call (800) 232-7070
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