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• 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.

• DOJ Report to Congress Details Fight Against Nursing Home Neglect, Elder Abuse and Financial Fraud

  November 13, 2024

  Michael Adams

  Federal regulators are working in tandem with law enforcement agencies to help prevent financial fraud and nursing home neglect among elderly Americans.

• One-Third of U.S. Nursing Homes Had No Medical Director in 2023: Study

  September 30, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  Researchers found that critical nursing home medical directors are not present at many facilities, and those that do have someone in the role fail to report enough hours to oversee residents' needs.

• Nursing Homes Are Not Side-Stepping Restrictions on Use of Antipsychotics as Chemical Restraints: Study

  September 5, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  Since federal regulators began cracking down on the unnecessary use of antipsychotics in nursing homes, new research suggests that facilities are not trying to diagnose dementia patients with mental health conditions in order to use the drugs as chemical restraints.

• Disability Groups Call for Probe Into Nursing Home Neglect in Utah Care Facilities

  July 15, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  A recently-filed complaint claims Utah officials have turned a blind eye to instances of nursing home neglect and abuse for more than a decade, putting resident's lives at risk.

• Antipsychotics Linked to Heart Failure, Stroke, Other Health Risks in Dementia Patients: Study

  May 3, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  A new study finds that giving antipsychotics to dementia patients, a practice known as "chemical restraint" carries a wide range of health risks, including life-threatening conditions like heart attacks, strokes and pneumonia.

• New CMS Rule Calls for Nursing Home Ownership Transparency, After Linking Poor Care to Private Ownership

  November 16, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A new rule will require more transparency in nursing home ownership, which will have to be provided to the federal government, states and the public.

• Coalition of State Attorneys General Call for Transparency in Nursing Home Ownership

  April 28, 2023

  Stephanie Yanovich

  A letter from 18 state attorneys general calls for the CMS to require more transparency of ownership of for-profit nursing home facilities.

• Researchers Call for Updates to Federal Nursing Home Care Rating System

  February 14, 2023

  Russell Maas

  A new study urges the federal government to more heavily consider complaints from residents in its Nursing Home Care rating system.

• Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotics as Nursing Home Chemical Restraints to Be Investigated By CMS

  January 19, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  Federal regulators have announced a new investigation into the nationwide use of antipsychotics as chemical restraints in nursing homes.