Feds’ antipsychotic drug reduction efforts in assisted living fail to produce success seen in nursing...
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 23, 2022
A federal initiative to reduce antipsychotic prescribing in long-term care facilities failed to impact prescriptions in assisted living residents with dementia, the first study of its kind has found.
More news for Wednesday, July 14
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 14, 2021
Medicare to weigh national coverage for Aduhelm, other Alzheimer’s treatments … Neurologists issue ethical guidance for dementia diagnosis and care … Helping seniors hear better may slow decline...
Lawmaker pressures CMS on status of national quality measures for HCBS
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 13, 2021
The ranking member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging is turning up the heat on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, asking the agency’s chief to describe its efforts to establish quality...