The Imperative for Person-Centered Dementia Care: Focus on Assessing and Working With Long-Term Care Residents Rather Than Percentage of People on a Medication

J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2020 Apr;21(4):562-563. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2019.10.023. Epub 2020 Feb 27.

Authors

Maureen C Nash¹, Amita R Patel², Susan S Rose³, Sandra S Swantek⁴

Affiliations

¹ Providence Elderplace Oregon PACE, Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, OR.
² Geropsychiatry Unit, Joint Township Hospital, Psychiatric Services, Riverside and Vandalia Park Nursing Homes, Dayton, OH.
³ Legacy Medical Group-Geriatrics, Vancouver, WA.
⁴ Section of Geriatric Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL.

PMID: 32113913
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2019.10.023

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Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Aged
Antipsychotic Agents*
Dementia* / drug therapy
Homes for the Aged
Humans
Long-Term Care
Nursing Homes

Substances

Antipsychotic Agents