7 results

• Reduced Use of Antipsychotics for Dementia Does Not Improve Outcomes for Nursing Home Residents: Study

  January 15, 2025

  Martha Garcia

  The findings of a new study warn that while giving dementia patients antipsychotics to serve as "chemical restraints" puts them at an increased risk of death, there were very few benefits seen from taking them off of the drugs.

• Improving Nursing Home Dementia Care Requires More Than Just Additional Staffing: Study

  January 16, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  A new study reveals that specialized training and other improvements, not just staffing levels, are needed to adequately care for nursing home dementia patients in the U.S.

• State-Owned Nursing Home Lawsuit Over Violation of Dementia Patient’s Rights Allowed: Supreme Court

  June 9, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  The Supreme Court has ruled that individuals have the right to sue state-owned nursing homes in a wrongful death lawsuit over the alleged use of chemical restraints which allegedly led to a resident's death.

• Use of Antipsychotics on Dementia Patients As “Chemical Restraints” Increased During Pandemic: Study

  March 6, 2023

  Martha Garcia

  A new study finds that prescribing of antipsychotics to dementia patients increased worldwide, despite the tactic being known as an abusive form of chemical restraint.

• Efforts to Prevent Use of Chemical Restraints in Assisted Living Fail, Even As Nursing Home Use Drops: Study

  August 29, 2022

  Martha Garcia

  A new study finds the same tactics for reducing chemical restraint use in nursing homes does not seem to work in assisted living facilities.

• Nursing Home Industry Pushes Back Against Biden’s Calls For Better Staffing

  March 14, 2022

  Russell Maas

  An initiative by President Biden calling for better nursing home staffing levels in the wake of massive failures to protect residents during the COVID-19 pandemic is meeting resistance from the nursing home industry, which fears the costs of meeting his goals.

• Antipsychotics and Cholinesterase Inhibitors Linked to Increase Fall Risk For Elderly Users: Study

  September 28, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study warns that the use of antipsychotics and some Alzheimer's disease drugs can increase the risk of elderly falls and fractures.