Change Bundle Helps Facilities Avoid Unnecessary Antipsychotic Medications
In addition to sharing change concepts developed from the successful practices of high-performing nursing homes, The National Nursing Home Change Package provides healthcare improvement change bundles. These bundles provide a proven approach to a specific topic that helps providers more reliably deliver the best possible care for residents.
One change bundle is “The Avoidance of Unnecessary Antipsychotic Medications in Nursing Home Residents Living with Dementia.” It includes a Five-Point set of actions with supporting actions that represent the practices described by nursing homes that have successfully reduced their use of inappropriate antipsychotic drug use.
The Five-Points:
- Design and create a calming environment.
- Create meaningful relationships.
- Provide meaningful activities.
- Identify and treat physical and mental conditions.
- Define a consistent approach to minimize the use of antipsychotic medications.
Go here to get this complete change bundle in the National Nursing Home Change Package.
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