Reflection on "Old and Overmedicated: The Real Drug Problem In Nursing Homes"

Reflection: "Old and Overmedicated: The Real Drug Problem in Nursing Homes" 

I personally think that its sad that workers at nursing homes are giving the elderly too many drugs. According to the article "Old and Overmedicate: The Real Drug Problem in Nursing Homes",  nursing facilities are supplying elderly people with too many drugs. Often times, the workers are doing so in order to subdue outbursts. For instance, according to Manuel DeLeon, " "They kept saying she [his elderly mother in law] was making too much noise, and that they give her this medicine to quiet her down." I think that it's sad that nursing homes are reduced to overdosing many patients, although it does relieve pain. I think that an overdosage of drugs might even cause patients to enter  even more of a state of confusion than before. An overdosage of drugs is not natural, and reflects the lack of care that some nurses may exhibit towards patients. Rather than spending time with patients and showing them care, nurses seem to rely entirely on medication to settle their patients outbursts. Perhaps if nursing homes connected with their patients, they would be able to meet their actual needs.