biostudies-literatureZhang TNIA NIH HHSNational Institute on Aging555-558.e1https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC10089770biostudies-literatureUnknown24(4)<h4>Objectives</h4>More than two-thirds of assisted living (AL) residents have dementia or cognitive impairment and antipsychotics are commonly prescribed for behavioral disturbances. As AL communities are regulated by state-level policies, which vary significantly regarding the care for people with dementia, we examined how antipsychotic prescribing varied across states among AL residents with dementia.<h4>Design</h4>This was an observational study using 20% sample of national Medicare data in 2017.<h4>Setting and participants</h4>The study cohort included Medicare beneficiaries with dementia aged 65 years or older who resided in larger (≥25-bed) ALs in 2017.<h4>Methods</h4>The study outcome was the percentage of eligible AL person-months in which antipsychotics were prescribed for each sJournal of the American Medical Directors AssociationState Variation in Antipsychotic Use Among Assisted Living Residents With Dementia.PMC10089770R01AG065722R21 AG061632R01 AG057746R21AG061632P01 AG027296RF1 AG061221RF1AG061221K08 AG071856R24 AG064025R01 AG065722R24AG064025Shireman TIZhang TLo DVarma HGerlach LBBynum JPWCoe ABThomas KSJoshi RZullo ARDaiello LAfalseState Variation in Antipsychotic Use Among Assisted Living Residents With Dementia.<h4>Objectives</h4>More than two-thirds of assisted living (AL) residents have dementia or cognitive impairment and antipsychotics are commonly prescribed for behavioral disturbances. As AL communities are regulated by state-level policies, which vary significantly regarding the care for people with dementia, we examined how antipsychotic prescribing varied across states among AL residents with dementia.<h4>Design</h4>This was an observational study using 20% sample of national Medicare data in 2017.<h4>Setting and participants</h4>The study cohort included Medicare beneficiaries with dementia aged 65 years or older who resided in larger (≥25-bed) ALs in 2017.<h4>Methods</h4>The study outcome was the percentage of eligible AL person-months in which antipsychotics were prescribed for each s2023-01-01T00:00:00Z2023 Apr2025-04-04T19:58:12.74Z2025-04-04T19:58:12.74ZS-EPMC100897703684126310.1016/j.jamda.2023.01.014