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Inconsistent state regulations, staff training produce wide variations among states’ antipsychotic...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 28, 2023
Researchers are calling for a closer look at the use of antipsychotics among assisted living residents with dementia after a study found wide variations in prescribing patterns.
Decision-making on antipsychotic medication use in assisted living needs system-level perspective: study
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 25, 2023
Decisions on administering as-needed antipsychotic medications in assisted living/ residential care communities are based on attitudes, underlying morality and perceived expertise, requiring a system-level...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 30, 2022
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Antipsychotic prescribing increases in assisted living during pandemic: study
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 11, 2022
The prescribing of antipsychotic medications in assisted living communities and nursing homes has increased by 1.5% since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent study.
15 percent of off-label antipsychotic use in assisted living may be inappropriate, but nursing home reduction...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 14, 2021
The rate of potentially inappropriate prescribing of drugs in assisted living is 15% for antipsychotics and 21% for antianxiety medications, according to the authors of a new study published in JAMDA,...
‘Gold standard’ for dementia care focuses on person-centered practices: panel
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 17, 2021
Designing a quality memory care program for people living with dementia is more than an activity calendar and a locked hallway, according to speakers during Wednesday’s Pioneer Network virtual symposium,...
Law limits use of antipsychotic drugs in assisted living communities
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 22, 2021
A bill signed into law by Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt on Monday is designed to slow the overprescribing of antipsychotic drugs to residents of assisted living communities and other long-term care facilities.