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Discover how a CMS Special Focus Facility successfully reduced psychotropic medication use through proactive leadership, interdisciplinary collaboration, and resident engagement.

Discover how Qsource's person-centered pain management initiative in nursing homes improved resident care and reduced opioid reliance through individualized strategies.

Discover how poor interdisciplinary communication in nursing homes increases psychotropic risks and learn strategies for improving behavioral health oversight.

Explore how antipsychotic use in nursing homes is shifting to an operational systems focus, emphasizing proactive behavioral health management and interdisciplinary communication.

Explore the updated Long-Stay Antipsychotic Measure in nursing homes, its implications, and how facilities can enhance care through effective systems and documentation.

Learn about the key regulations and guidelines for antipsychotic use in long-term care and how to ensure compliance to improve resident outcomes.

Inappropriate antipsychotic use in nursing homes—especially for residents with dementia—can result in serious health risks such as increased mortality, falls, cognitive decline, and metabolic ...

Reducing antipsychotic use in nursing homes is essential to improving resident safety and meeting CMS compliance standards. Overreliance on these medications, especially for dementia-related ...

Medication mismanagement is a major driver of preventable nursing home re-admissions, often due to polypharmacy, adverse drug reactions, and transition-of-care errors. Proactive strategies like ...

Falls are a leading cause of injury and hospitalization among nursing home residents, often leading to long-term disability or even death. Antipsychotic medications represent one of the contributing ...

Antipsychotic medications are commonly used in long-term care facilities to manage symptoms of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and severe behavioral disturbances. However, their use in nursing ...

CMS has updated regulations to streamline oversight and ensure psychotropic medications are used only when medically necessary.