Changes in Antidementia Medications upon Admission to the Nursing Home: Who Decides and Why? Results From a National Survey of Nursing Home Administrators.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Little is known about who is involved and what factors influence changes in antidementia medications for older adults living in nursing homes. The study sought to describe factors associated with initiation and discontinuation of antidementia medications in nursing home residents with dementia.

Design

National survey of nursing homes with ≥30 beds; homes with dementia units were oversampled.

Settings and participants

Nursing home administrators [eg, Directors of Nursing (DoNs)].

Methods

In 2022, 1293 homes were surveyed (response rate: 26.6%, n = 340). Weighted analyses provided nationally representative results corrected for nonresponse (n = 14,455).

Results

DoNs reported that people always/almost always involved in antidementia medication dec

SUBMITTER: Lapane KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10783796 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature