Ventura Nursing Homes Settles Lawsuit Over Administering Antipsychotic Drugs Without Consent
Ventura Convalescent Hospital has agreed to pay $730,000 to settle a lawsuit filed more than two years ago over the use of antipsychotic drugs on residents without obtaining their consent or the consent of their families. However, an attorney for the nursing home said the settlement did not include an admission of wrongdoing.
- "Nursing Home Settlement Alters How Drugs are Administered" (Kisken, Ventura County Star, 2/4).