Dementia is the most common reason for nursing home admission and is increasingly prevalent. Behavioral and psychiatric symptoms are common in dementia and are commonly treated with psychotropic medications. However, nursing home residents are especially vulnerable to the adverse effects of potentially ina...
To examine the associations between COVID-19 pandemic waves (1–4) and prevalent antipsychotic, antidepressant, benzodiazepine, anticonvulsant, and opioid use among assisted living (AL) residents, by setting (dementia care vs other).
To describe the development of an analyzable database of statutory notifications received from long-term care facilities (LTCFs) and to describe trends in receipt of notifications from 2013 to 2019.
In November 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule requiring the disclosure of certain ownership, managerial (managing employees), and other information regarding Medicare skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and Medicaid nursing facilities. CMS clarified their defini...