Twenty years ago, an editorial was penned to highlight workforce issues impacting care in the nursing home (NH).1 The focus was on physician practice but clearly relevant to other medical providers as well as the nursing profession. Fast forward to...
As a nurse practitioner who has a specialty practice focused on the neuropsychiatric assessment and management of older adults living with dementia in post-acute and long-term care communities, I don’t have opportunities to engage in the primary...
The Biden-Harris Administration’s new proposal for minimum staffing standards in nursing home has triggered conversations, criticism, praise, and debates. A recent National Association of Health Care Assistant (NAHCA) webinar, “Minimum Staffing...
Although clinicians often treat behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) primarily as a psychiatric disorder, there is concern about the risks and side effects of antipsychotic agents, including the risk of death.
