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LTCCC Alert: Alarming Rate of Antipsychotic Drugging in US Nursing Homes
Click to download user-friendly data on AP drugging rates for NY nursing homes in Q3 2023. March 18, 2024 – Each week, roughly 250,000 nursing home residents are given dangerous antipsychotic (AP) drugs. In most cases these dangerous drugs are administered without clinical justification. AP drugs are associated with significant adverse outcomes in [...]
LTCCC Alert: Unveiling Nursing Home Realities: Check Out Our Newsletters GalleryLTCCC Alert: Unveiling Nursing Home Realities: Check Out Our Newsletters
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LTCCC Alert: Unveiling Nursing Home Realities: Check Out Our Newsletters
Sign up for LTCCC's Policy Briefing February 13, 2024 – Nursing home residents are among the most vulnerable members of our society. However, the nursing homes in which they live are often riddled with neglect, abuse, and substandard care. Addressing these issues is paramount for ensuring that nursing home residents receive the [...]
Black box warning: Elder Justice “No Harm” Newsletter (Volume 5, Issue 1)
In the Elder Justice Newsletter, we highlight citations, including deficiencies related to abuse, neglect, and substandard care, that have been identified as not causing any resident harm. The goal of this brief newsletter is to shed light on the issue of so-called “no harm” deficiencies, which typically result in no fine or penalty to the [...]
Senior Care Policy Briefing: ‘Another Record Quarter…’
Subscribe to LTCCC's Senior Care Policy Briefing The Senior Care Policy Briefing covers important long-term care issues by highlighting policy updates, news reports, and academic research. Topics in this edition include: The Ensign Group reports another record quarter. NY lawsuits revealing allegations of millions of siphoned profits. An OIG report finding 80% of [...]
22 of 2022: LTCCC’s Favorite Nursing Home Reports of the Year
2022 has been a pivotal year in long-term care and we at LTCCC are grateful for all those who have been writing and reporting about the important issues along the way. That's why we're sharing 22 of our favorite articles of 2022 (plus, a few extras!). Below is a list of investigative stories, government [...]
LTCCC Alert: Dangerous Antipsychotic Drugging Persists Despite Federal Partnership
Contact: Richard Mollot, richard@ltccc.org, 212-385-0356 December 20, 2022 – More than one million people live in US nursing homes and each week, one in five of them are given dangerous antipsychotic (AP) drugs. In most cases these drugs are administered without clinical justification. In 2012, the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) launched [...]
A Decade of Drugging
nursinghome4112023-08-01T13:15:36-04:00In 2012, the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) launched the National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care to reduce the use of dangerous antipsychotic (AP) drugs in nursing homes. This report, "A Decade of Drugging," examines how dementia care has – and hasn’t – changed since the launch of the Partnership and [...]