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Suburban Houston rehab facility overdoses elderly patient on painkillers, causing aspiration pneumonia and death

One of the first signs of overmedication is often a change in behavior, or altered mental status

Understaffing can lead to bedsores

Hospitalists are supposed to manage patients' medical care in the hospial, but sometimes they miss the mark

Common nursing home malpractice includes bedsores, falls, and overmedication

Around 4.5 million Americans have chronic wounds

Newly-released Medicare data shows that most Texas nursing homes have staffing levels that are much below average, the worst possible rating

Overmedication of patients causes nursing home deaths

Nationally, around 180,000 nursing home residents per week are given anti-psychotic drugs, even though they have no psychiatric condition

Painter Law Firm attorneys are experienced in investigating cases of nursing home abuse and neglect

Nursing home fall prevention measures are lacking: 75% of elderly nursing home residents have at least one fall per year