MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN SENIOR CARE
Program from Janssen Pharmaceutica.
Falls are the leading cause of injury-related visits to emergency departments in the United States and often are associated with significant morbidity. The mortality rate for falls increases dramatically with age, accounting for 70% of accidental deaths in adults aged 75 years and residents in long-term care (LTC) settings fall at twice the annual rate of older adults living in the community. Various strategies can be used to reduce falls and fall-related injuries among older adults, including appropriate choice of medications to minimize adverse drug reactions (ADRs). Because interventions such as conversion to alternative agents can reduce the incidence of falls, the ADR profile should be carefully considered when choosing an antipsychotic agent for LTC residents. In addition, antipsychotics used to treat LTC residents can have a dramatic positive or negative effect on the quality indicators of LTC facilities and on the likelihood of financial and regulatory penalties and legal liability.
As an interdisciplinary team of clinicians practicing in senior-care settings, we understand that improving the management of antipsychotic medications in older adults is critical to avoiding drug-related adverse effects. Additional information on management of antipsychotic medications in older adults is available at falls.seniorcaremeds.com. We thank Janssen Pharmaceutica for it generous support of this program.
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