Deficiency of Care Reports on Inappropriate Psychotropic Medication Use Related to Care for Behavioral Symptoms of Dementia

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) initiated the National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care in Nursing Homes in 2012, which led to a steady decline in antipsychotics use. However, inappropriate use of antipsychotics and other psychotropic drugs remains in nursing home (NH) residents with behavioral symptoms of dementia despite limited efficacy and the risk of adverse effects. NHs can receive a deficiency of care citation (F-758 tag) for inappropriate psychotropic medication use. The purpose of this study was to examine the nature of inappropriate psychotropic drug use deficiency citations in caring for NH residents with dementia.