why i couldn’t get my mom off drugs
“Why didn’t you just tell the people at the long-term care facility to stop giving…
Browsing: chemical restraints
against my wishes and against her will
It’s one thing to see someone when they are sedated. It’s quite another to see…
20 questions to ask when a person living with dementia declines to take her or his medication
Care partners and care staff may become frustrated when someone who lives with dementia declines…
what’s wrong with this picture?
When I sent my friend and former registered nurse Sue T. a link to “human…
human rights watch nails crux of antipsychotic problem in nursing homes
This six-minute video is the précis version of Human Rights Watch’s 165-page report published on February…
15 experts tell the truth about antipsychotic use in nursing homes
A 165-page Human Rights Watch report published on February 5, 2018, confirms what many dementia…
dead to the world: what being sedated with seroquel did to my mom
One of the main reasons the quetiapine (Seroquel) is “black boxed” in the United States…
coy gupta says: what goes around comes around
Entrepreneur and data mining guru Coy Gupta has strong opinions. And he doesn’t pull any…
the lies added insult to injury
Connie Rifenburg’s comment on “hidden restraints: hidden abuse” brought tears to my eyes when I…
hidden restraints: hidden abuse
According to the Canadian Institute for Health Information, a physical restraint is “any manual method,…