HARTFORD -- Families must play a key role in preventing
overmedication of seniors suffering from dementia, state and local
officials said Monday.
Increased communications among patients, their families and hospital
staff, particularly care-giving aides and nurses, can go a long way
toward cutting down on the overuse of drugs, they said during a
two-and-a-half-hour field hearing of the Senate Special Committee on Aging led by U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal.
Overmedicating is one issue facing seniors seeking medical help.
Seniors are disproportionally affected by medical errors, with one in
seven Medicare beneficiaries harmed in the course of care, according to
federal health officials. Read More
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