Why Support and Nurture Mental Health Practices in Nursing Homes
At a recent nursing home trade association’s summer conference, about 75 attendees listened to my presentation on reducing unnecessary psychotropic medications in nursing homes. The premise of my talk was that problems in behavioral, cognitive, and emotional functioning in NH residents occur for a reason, intentional or not, and when we understand that the deleterious effects of dementia and psychiatric disorders produce extraordinary caregiving needs, staff can individually tailor the caregiving approaches for each resident and often avoid p.r.n. medications....
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