Women describe conditions that violate longstanding agency guidelines for how pregnant detainees should be treated.

Dementia patients are given antipsychotics, which FDA warns may increase the risk for deat ...

False diagnoses are used to mask inappropriate use of antipsychotic drugs on patients with dementia, a practice called chemical restraint, a government watchdog report said.

Shawna Jeanguenat was 5 months pregnant with her second child when she was detained in the LaSalle County Jail in Illinois on drug-related charges in 2019. She was later transferred on a separate ...

Spread the loveIntroduction A recent report from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General has raised alarming concerns regarding the misuse of antipsychotic ...

Nursing homes misuse antipsychotic drugs for dementia patients, disguise practice as schizophrenia treatment, watchdog finds.

Troubling incidents are among the 18 citations issued for serious health and safety violations, including multiple ...

A full-body restraint device known as the WRAP has become a harrowing part of deportations for some immigrants. The Associated Press identified multiple examples of U.S. Immigration and Customs ...

Nurses at HealthAlliance Hospital were kept “in the dark and unprotected” last week during a temporary lockdown following a threat to employees and patients, registered nurse Hanna ...

For families and nursing home operators, however, there are sometimes no alternatives for a resident who has not been diagnosed with these conditions but is violent and could harm ...

Tusla inspectors found problems with how staff used physical restraint at seven children’s homes, according to its inspection reports. These problems included unsafe restraint practices and staff ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A new House bill would ban DHS use of the WRAP, a full-body restraint device used by Immigration and Customs ...