Pursuing Quality Long-Term Care

Avoiding Drugs as Chemical Restraints


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Everyone who enters a long-term care facility deserves quality, person-centered care. Too many residents, however, are being given off-label antipsychotic drugs to control challenging behaviors or for caregiver convenience. When used this way, these drugs are chemical restraints. In this discussion with Kelly Bagby of AARP Foundation Litigation we’ll talk about why the off-label use of antipsychotic drugs is a problem, your rights around medications and caregiving, and what to do if you think your loved one is being chemically restrained.
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Pursuing Quality Long-Term CareBy National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care

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