Drugs are widely used to sedate dementia patients. Her sons wanted to keep her off them
The use of sedating medications for dementia patients in long-term care facilities remains a point of contention. A case involving a Michigan woman highlights the difficult decisions families face regarding the use of these drugs.
Potent sedating medications are often used on agitated people with dementia in long-term care facilities despite federal efforts to discourage them. A clash over whether to drug a Michigan woman illuminates the wrenching decisions families and guardians face.
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