Psychotropic medication prescribing in assisted living and nursing home residents with dementia after the National Partnership.
Antoinette B CoeTingting ZhangAndrew R ZulloLauren B GerlachKali S ThomasLori A DaielloHiren VarmaDerrick LoRicha JoshiTheresa I ShiremanJulie P W BynumPublished in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2022)
The federal Partnership to reduce antipsychotic prescribing in NH residents did not appear to affect antipsychotic prescribing in AL residents with dementia. Given the increase in the prescribing of mood stabilizers/anticonvulsants that occurred after the launch of the Partnership, monitoring may be warranted for all psychotropic medications in AL and NH settings.