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Category Archives: Nursing Home Injuries

CMS to Reduce Antipsychotic Drug Use in Nursing Homes

In a move to improve the treatment of dementia in nursing home patients, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that, as of the end of 2012, it will be making efforts to decrease the use of antipsychotic medications among nursing home residents by approximately 15 percent. Antipsychotic … read more

Knowing the Signs of Nursing Home Abuse

When we put our elderly loved ones in a nursing home, it is usually because we can’t give them the proper care they need. Many people spend hours, weeks and even months searching for the right facility to care for their loved one. When a loved one is mistreated, abused … read more