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August 12, 2017
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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...
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
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...
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
August 1, 2022