A man suffered an opioid overdose following confusion among care home staff over his medication. Thompson Elliott, a resident at Grangewood in Houghton-le-Spring, was given medication in December for ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Recent data revealed an increase in medication use among nursing home residents in Ontario, Canada, “with the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Upon nursing home admission, the admitting clinician assesses the appropriateness of each medication in context ...

A care home resident died after being given morphine in a drugs blunder, a court heard. Jane Barnard, 67, admitted wilful ...

Maine has the 12th highest rate of long-term nursing home residents on antipsychotics, which carry health risks.

Balancing regulations and costs are key to achieving optimal outcomes for SNF patients with pharmacological needs, industry stakeholders say.

Four nursing homes have been fined by the state in connection with medication errors or residents who fell, broke bones or wandered outside alone. On March 15, Leeway Inc. of New Haven was fined ...

As Australia undertakes major aged care reforms to improve medication management and resident safety, a new University of South Australia initiative will trial medication safety rounds in aged care ...