Nonpharmacologic Interventions for Care Home Residents With Dementia: Utility of Current Practices

Neuropsychiatric symptoms among people living with a dementia are common and often distressing. Inappropriately treated or untreated symptoms result in unnecessary suffering,1 impaired quality of life,2 and immense distress to care home residents and families,3 and their health care providers.4 Because neuropsychiatric symptoms are common, care home residents living with dementia may be inappropriately treated with antipsychotic drugs.5 Although nonpharmacologic interventions are widely recommended, they are less studied and weakly supported by current evidence.