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October 3, 2007 |Permalink |Comments (0)
Drugged Up
Dr. Al Power writes with this contribution to the changing aging blog...
From the news...
"A former Lely Estates day-care provider who drugged babies was sentenced Tuesday to a year in jail on child abuse and tampering charges for concocting a pink milk “drug cocktail” to make babies sleep — and pouring some evidence down the drain."
The community was predictably and justifiably outraged. Reading this story made me wonder: How often do we 'endanger the welfare of an elder', by using sedating medications to force them to fit our schedules and routines? When will we feel the same degree of outrage on their behalf?
Dr. G. Allen Power, Assistant Medical Director of St. John's Home, received certification as Eden Educator in August 2006. Dr. Power is one of two in New York State, four in the Northeast, and 50 worldwide, to achieve this designation by the Eden Alternative.