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Use of antipsychotics in Maine nursing homes climbs

After an initial crackdown and decline, the rate of the powerful medications given to nursing home residents has ticked back up in recent years. APR 22, 2024 Share By Rose Lundy MAINE—Sherri Parker, assistant director of nursing at Caribou Rehab and Nursing, recalled a woman who came to her facility and was so sedated by the prescribed antipsychotic medication she had been taking at home that … Continue reading Use of antipsychotics in Maine nursing homes climbs

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Making Hospitals Safer

Nursing-Patient Ratios and Whistle Blower Protections Likely Headed to House Floor Within Days CARRIE JONES APR 10, 2024 Share MOUNT DESERT ISLAND AND AUGUSTA—Nurse Nancy Graham knows what it’s like to be at a hospital scrambling to take care of patients because of poor nurses-to-patients ratios, and it’s not something she wants to experience again or have her patients experience either. If the Maine House … Continue reading Making Hospitals Safer

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