Behavioral symptoms, depression symptoms, and medication use in Michigan nursing home residents with dementia during COVID-19.
Antoinette B CoeAna MontoyaChiang-Hua ChangPil S ParkJulie P W BynumTheresa I ShiremanTingting ZhangEllen M McCreedyLauren B GerlachPublished in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2022)
Michigan long-stay NH residents with dementia had a higher prevalence of depression symptoms and CNS active-medication use during the COVID-19 pandemic than before. During periods of increased isolation, facility-level policies to regularly assess depression symptoms and appropriate CNS-active medication use are warranted.