JAMDA
September 18, 2018
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Policy Snapshot
August 18, 2025
CMS Temporarily Pauses Nursing Home Care Compare Updates
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced a temporary pause in the monthly updates to the Nursing Home Care Compare Five-Star Rating System. This pause is part of CMS’ transition to a new, cloud-based platform, the Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES). ...
JAMDA
August 6, 2019
When Less is More, but Still Not Enough: Why Focusing on Limiting Antipsychotics in People With Dementia Is the Wrong Policy Imperative
Antipsychotic reductions have been the primary focus of efforts to improve dementia care in nursing homes by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services National Partnership. Although significant antipsychotic reductions have been achieved, this policy focus is myopic in 2 ways; there is no evidence f...
JAMDA
August 12, 2017
Influences on Decision-Making Regarding Antipsychotic Prescribing in Nursing Home Residents With Dementia: A Systematic Review and Synthesis of Qualitative Evidence
Antipsychotic prescribing is prevalent in nursing homes for the management of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD), despite the known risks and limited effectiveness. Many studies have attempted to understand this continuing phenomenon, using qualitative research methods, and have gener...
JAMDA
April 28, 2023
Federal Nursing Home Policies on Antipsychotics had Similar Impacts by Race and Ethnicity for Residents With Dementia
Federal initiatives have been successful in reducing antipsychotic exposure in nursing home residents with dementia. We assessed if these initiatives were implemented equally across racial and ethnic minority groups.
JAMDA
May 12, 2016
Apathy and Its Response to Antipsychotic Review and Nonpharmacological Interventions in People With Dementia Living in Nursing Homes: WHELD, a Factorial Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
Apathy is common, impactful, and difficult to manage in people with dementia. We evaluated the efficacy of nonpharmacological interventions, exercise, and social interaction, in combination with antipsychotic review, to reduce apathy in people with dementia living in nursing homes in a cluster randomized c...Medical Marijuana
Explore our education, products, journal articles, and news specific to the medical use of marijuana in post-acute and long-term care settings.
PALTmed In The News
April 26, 2024
Nursing homes may use international nurses to meet staff minimums
Nursing homes are considering hiring more internationally educated nurses to help meet new staffing minimums, though a long-term care staffing institute says incentives like higher pay are also needed. The nursing home staffing mandate, finalized by the Biden administration earlier this week, will require ...Medication Management
Explore our education, products, journal articles, and news specific to medication management in post-acute and long-term care settings.
JAMDA
September 27, 2023
Appropriate Antipsychotic Use in Nursing Home Populations: A Wakeup Call to CMS
