Medication safety in nursing home patients

DW Bates, J Zebrowski - BMJ Quality & Safety, 2022 - qualitysafety.bmj.com
Globally, societies are ageing, and elderly patients take many drugs. As such, medication
safety has long been a major issue in long-term care. This group of patients has substantial …

Impact of federal antipsychotic use policy in nursing homes on new diagnoses for approved indications in dementia residents

TI Shireman, N Coulibaly, T Zhang, AR Zullo… - Journal of the … - Wiley Online Library
Background Federal policies targeting antipsychotic use among nursing home (NH)
residents may have increased reporting of diagnoses for approved uses, including …

Federal Nursing Home Policies on Antipsychotics had Similar Impacts by Race and Ethnicity for Residents With Dementia

TI Shireman, S Fashaw-Walters, T Zhang… - Journal of the American …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objectives Federal initiatives have been successful in reducing antipsychotic exposure in
nursing home residents with dementia. We assessed if these initiatives were implemented …