LTCCC Alert: Antipsychotic Drugs Administered to More Than One in Five Nursing Home Residents GalleryLTCCC Alert: Antipsychotic Drugs Administered to More Than One in Five Nursing Home Residents
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LTCCC Alert: Antipsychotic Drugs Administered to More Than One in Five Nursing Home Residents
Click to download user-friendly, searchable data on AP drugging rates for Q4 2023. June 3, 2024 – Each week, dangerous antipsychotic (AP) drugs are administered to approximately 250,000 nursing home residents, often without clinical [...]
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. [...]
US Nursing Home Drugging Citations: Fall 2018
The inappropriate antipsychotic drugging of nursing home residents, particularly those with dementia, is a widespread, national problem. Despite the Food and Drug Administration’s ‘black box’ warnings against using antipsychotics on elderly patients, they are [...]
US Nursing Home Inappropriate Drugging Citations: November 2017
The inappropriate antipsychotic drugging of nursing home residents is a widespread and serious problem. Below is information on citations for inappropriate drugging for all licensed nursing homes, by state. These citations are for all [...]