| Nursing home abuse can come in many different | | | | chemically restrain older people and prevent them |
| forms, and one of the most debilitating and difficult | | | | from living as they normally would. To help victims |
| to discover is a senior who is being over medicated. | | | | recover from overmedication injuries, doctors, nursing |
| Overmedication in seniors can come in many different | | | | staff, and assisted living centers can be held |
| forms, including adverse drug interactions or too | | | | responsible for the injuries they have caused. |
| many drugs in their system. | | | | Some of the most common signs of overmedication |
| Medication is ubiquitous throughout nursing homes and | | | | include: |
| assisted living centers across the country, including | | | | - Fatigue |
| Phoenix, Arizona. As a result, there are over 38 million | | | | - Memory Loss |
| cases of older Americans suffering from drug | | | | - Confusion |
| complications every year. Overmedication is a type | | | | - Swelling |
| of nursing home abuse that can completely | | | | - Pain |
| transform the way a person’s physical and | | | | - Abdominal Pain |
| mental health. | | | | A dangerous fact about overmedication is that it can |
| The medical professionals at nursing homes are | | | | lead to even more prescriptions being given to your |
| responsible for providing your loved one with the | | | | family member. Many times doctors perceive these |
| right medication. When someone receives too much | | | | signs of overmedication as symptoms of other |
| of a drug or too many drugs, they can suffer serious | | | | ailments, prescribing even more medication in the |
| personal injury that can even lead to wrongful death. | | | | hopes of correcting them. |
| One of the benefits of choosing a lawyer who is also | | | | In addition to the injuries caused by the |
| a doctor is that your attorney can review your | | | | overmedication, there are other dangers associated |
| family member’s medical history to find out if | | | | with taking too many prescriptions. For |
| they have been or are being overmedicated. | | | | overmedicated seniors falls and other physical injuries |
| Lawyers who are also doctors have the experience | | | | can be more likely if the prescriptions are interfering |
| and education to spot overmedication so that victims | | | | with their balance. A powerful combination of drugs |
| can begin the recovery process from this nursing | | | | can make walking, standing, eating, and accomplishing |
| home abuse. | | | | many other activities nearly impossible. |
| Nursing home abuse such as overmedication can | | | | |