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The claim

Council on the Ageing chief executive Ian Yates claims nursing home residents are increasingly being restrained with antipsychotic drugs. He claims there has been a significant shift toward the use of chemical restraints in nursing homes over the past decade.

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Mostly True – Mostly accurate, but there is a minor error or problem.

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