Prevalent Statin Use in Long-Stay Nursing Home Residents with Life-Limiting Illness.
Deborah S MackJennifer TjiaAnne L HumeKate L LapanePublished in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2020)
Despite having a life-limiting illness, more than one-third of clinically compromised long-stay nursing home residents remain on statins. Although recent national guidelines have expanded indications for statins, the benefit of continued therapy in an advanced age population near the end of life is questionable. Efforts to deprescribe statins in the nursing home setting may be warranted. J Am Geriatr Soc 68:708-716, 2020.