JAMDA
August 8, 2014
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JAMDA
February 7, 2014
Elimination of Contact Precautions for Nursing Home Residents Colonized With Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms: Substantial Cost Reduction and Improved Quality of Life
JAMDA
April 27, 2023
Reduction of Non-Beneficial Life-Sustaining Treatments in a Nursing Home
JAMDA
June 27, 2020
Time Trends in Opioid Use by Dementia Severity in Long-Term Care Nursing Home Residents
Current information on opioid use in nursing home residents, particularly those with dementia, is unknown. We examined the temporal trends in opioid use by dementia severity and the association of dementia severity with opioid use in long-term care nursing home residents.
JAMDA
February 1, 2024
Antipsychotics in Perspective: Past, Present, and Future (Article 2 of 3)
The history of antipsychotics in nursing homes is one piece of a much larger, more complex puzzle. In many ways, it reflects the virtues and limitations of the entire health care system and those who provide care. None of the issues related to the use of antipsychotics are specific to these medications or ...
JAMDA
July 1, 2019
Importance of Frailty for Association of Antipsychotic Drug Use With Risk of Fracture: Cohort Study Using Electronic Health Records
To evaluate association of first- or second-generation antipsychotic (AP) drugs with fracture risk at different levels of frailty over the age of 80 years.
JAMDA
July 18, 2023
Acute Antipsychotic Use and Presence of Dysphagia Among Older Veterans with Heart Failure
Examine whether new antipsychotic (AP) exposure is associated with dysphagia in hospitalized patients with heart failure (HF).
JAMDA
January 21, 2022
Optimizing Practices, Use, Care, and Services–Antipsychotics (OPUS-AP) in Long-Term Care Centers in Quebec, Canada: A Successful Scale-Up
To evaluate the scale-up of the OPUS-AP program to improve the care of residents at long-term care (LTC) centers through the systematic implementation of resident-centered approaches to care, the application of nonpharmacologic interventions for the management of behavioral and psychological symptoms of de...
JAMDA
December 11, 2018
Pro Re Nata Drug Use in Nursing Home Residents: A Systematic Review
In addition to routinely administered long-term medication, complex drug regimens of nursing home residents often include as needed or pro re nata (PRN) medication. However, there has been no systematic evaluation of the frequency and concomitants of PRN medication in nursing homes. The main objective of t...
Resolutions
B25 - Oversight of PRN Antipsychotic Drugs for Hospice patients in Skilled Nursing and Long-Term Care Facilities
