All Articles Tagged With: "Nursing Home Fall"
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Antipsychotics Like Seroquel for Dementia Blamed for Deaths and Strokes
According to a new report, side effects of antipsychotics, such as Seroquel, Zyprexa, Risperdal and Abilify, could be responsible for as many as 1,800 deaths and 1,620 strokes each year among the elderly with dementia in the United Kingdom.
Elder Neglect Lawsuit Verdict of $1.3M Against California Nursing Home
A California jury awarded an elderly woman more than $1.3 million last month, finding that injuries she suffered were a result of nursing home neglect at the hands of staff at the facility where she was residing.
North Carolina Nursing Home Lawsuit Filed Over Wandering Death
A Maryland woman has filed a nursing home wrongful death lawsuit against a North Carolina facility that allegedly allowed her 85-year-old mother to wander out at night disoriented, fall into a ravine and die from a head injury.
Hip Fracture Lawsuit Filed Over Nursing Home Fall
The family of a 95-year old Illinois woman recently filed a nursing home lawsuit, alleging that she fell on multiple occasions as a result of the negligence of a facility where she stayed for only a few weeks.
Nursing Home Hip Fracture Lawsuit Filed in Illinois
An Illinois nursing home negligence lawsuit has been filed against Lexington Health Care Center, alleging that the facility allowed an 83-year old woman with dementia to fall five times over a seven month period, ultimately resulting in a debilitating hip fracture.
