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CNN Reports Elderly Medication Abuse At Nursing Homes

October 12, 2017

Table of Contents

    • 0.1 CNN Reports Elderly Medication Abuse At Nursing Homes October 12, 2017
    • 0.2 Serious Nursing Home Abuse Often Not Reported to Police, Federal Investigators Find
      • 0.2.1 Judges Say Arbitration Unenforceable When Forum Unavailable
      • 0.2.2 The Importance of Wills
  • 1 Press Releases
      • 1.0.1 New Jersey Law Firm Gartenberg Howard Sets Important New Legal Precedent in the Protection of Nursing Home Patient Rights.

CNN published an investigative report and data analysis which shows how the pill Nuedexta is being “increasingly prescribed in nursing homes even though drugmaker Avanir Pharmaceuticals acknowledges in prescribing information that the drug has not been extensively studied in elderly patients.” The report goes on to state that “voluntary reports with the FDA, Nuedexta has been listed by caregivers as a potential cause of side effects and harm ranging from falls to death.”

The CNN story contents that “Neudexta’s financial success, however, is being propelled by a sales force focused on expanding the drug’s use among elderly patients suffering from dementia and Alzheimer’s disease….”  The only approved use the pill is for PBA (pseudobulbar affect) which is a disorder which has an uncontrollable crying or laughing as a symptom. While a rare disorder, there has been a 400% increase in prescriptions alongside another finding that “nearly half the Nuedexta claims filed with Medicare in 2015 came from doctors who had received money or other perks from the company.”

If nothing else, the CNN story demonstrates the need for caregivers to closely monitor the medications given to elderly patients and to ask questions regarding the validity of any diagnosis.

Read more at CNN.

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Serious Nursing Home Abuse Often Not Reported to Police, Federal Investigators Find

August 28, 2017

NRP report on an alert released by the Office of Inspector General in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that 25% of serious cases of nursing home abuse is not reported to the police.

In 2015 and 2015, investigators found “134 cases of abuse of nursing home residents severe enough to require emergency treatment. The vast majority of the cases involved sexual assault.”

Nursing home neglect and abuse is a serious problem.  Any cuts to Medicaid or to the Departments of Health have dire consequences for nursing home residents. Conditions will only get worse unless we care.

Source: NPR.org, accessed 8/28/17, Ina Jaffee, Morning Edition

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July 11, 2016

CBS News featured Gartenberg Howard partner Tom Howard on the new precedent that resulted from a recent action taken on behalf of a nursing home abuse client. The precedent is a major step forward in the protection of all patient rights by reinforcing the right to a jury trial.

New Jersey Law Journal

June 10, 2016

Judges Say Arbitration Unenforceable When Forum Unavailable

A New Jersey appeals court has ruled that an arbitration clause in a contract may be unenforceable if the arbitration forum is not available in the event of a dispute.

To quote Gartenberg Howard partner Tom Howard “the Appellate Division’s decision reflects that laws such as the Federal Arbitration Act are supposed to protect people’s right, not take them away.”

Read how the ruling sets a new legal precedent in the protection of nursing home patients from abuse and neglect.

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April 28, 2016

The Importance of Wills

Gartenberg Howard partner Amie Gartenberg is quoted on the importance of having a will.  She states that “a number of people who have very significant wealth do not do planning. People just don’t want to think about it.

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Press Releases

June 22, 2016

Bergen County Jury Awards $1 Million Verdict against Englewood Plastic Surgeon Who Performed Eyelid Surgery Without Consent

Read the press release.

June 9, 2016

New Jersey Law Firm Gartenberg Howard Sets Important New Legal Precedent in the Protection of Nursing Home Patient Rights.

Read the press release.

 
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