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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...

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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 ...

JAMDA

February 21, 2018

RAVEN Initiative: Implementation of an Intervention to Reduce Antipsychotic Use in the Nursing Home Setting

JAMDA

September 27, 2023

Appropriate Antipsychotic Use in Nursing Home Populations: A Wakeup Call to CMS

JAMDA

February 19, 2015

A Needless Emergency in a Nursing Home Resident Following the Use of a Second Generation Antipsychotic

Policy Snapshot

June 17, 2022

Report From the AMA House of Delegates: AMA Supports Public Listing of Nursing Home Medical Directors

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JAMDA

September 17, 2020

A Sustainable Interdisciplinary Approach to the Appropriate Use of Antipsychotic Medications in Long-Term Care

Prior research in geriatric medicine has shown that the use of antipsychotic medications by older people can result in significant adverse effects and increased mortality. This article focuses on the implementation of a methodology created by the Appropriate Use of Antipsychotics (AUA) collaborative, a pro...

JAMDA

March 21, 2023

Trends in Risk-Adjusted Initiation and Reduction of Opioid Use among Veterans With Dementia in US Department of Veterans Affairs Community Living Centers

Proper initiation and reduction of opioids is important in providing effective and safe pain relief to Veterans with dementia, including in Community Living Centers (CLCs). We examined the trends in aggregated monthly risk-adjusted opioid administration days and dosage over 3 opioid safety regulatory perio...

JAMDA

August 1, 2022

Association Between Long-Term Care Facility Staffing Levels and Antipsychotic Use in US Long-Term Care Facilities

Inappropriate use of antipsychotics is an indicator of quality of care in long-term care (LTC) facilities. There is evidence to suggest that staffing levels in LTC may be associated with the rates of inappropriate antipsychotic use. This study sought to examine the association between staffing and antipsyc...