The use of antidementia and antipsychotic drugs for treating nursing home residents with dementia varies considerably across the United States, suggesting the need for better guidelines for healthcare ...

Nursing homes in underserved areas with insufficient staff are more likely to give their residents antipsychotic drugs, a new study from researchers at NYU’s nursing and medical schools has found. The ...

New York nursing homes give about one fifth of their residents antipsychotic drugs, according to the latest data from the Long Term Care Community Coalition, a figure that has stayed flat since last ...

Two new studies make vastly different arguments about how using — or intentionally not using — antipsychotic medications in US nursing homes affects residents. One linked admission to a nursing home ...