title: Concealment of drugs in food and beverages in nursing homes: cross sectional study.
abstract: This study examined the practice of concealing drugs in foodstuff in nursing homes. The authors interviewed professional carers in 250 nursing homes in Norway. They found that 11 per cent of patients in general homes and 17 per cent of patients in special care units for dementia had drugs concealed in their food at least once in a seven-day period.
authors.affiliation: University of Portsmouth.
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sander