ProPublica: Nursing homes are unnecessarily administering powerful antipsychotic drugs to many elderly residents, including residents with dementia, according to a new report by the Health and Human Services inspector general.
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Highlighting Drug Industry Influence, Watchdog Says Overmedication in Nursing Homes Is Troubling
Published on May 11, 2011.
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Government Report Finds 92 Percent of Nursing Homes Employ Convicts
Published on March 3, 2011.
ProPublica: Though most states require nursing homes to conduct criminal background checks for prospective hires, 92 percent employ at least one worker with a criminal conviction.
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