AHCA Members Close to Antipsychotic Reduction Goal

The American Health Care Association (AHCA) reports that their members are close to meeting the Quality Initiative goal of reducing antipsychotic use in nursing homes by 15 percent. As of the end of the second quarter of 2013, that number stands at 13 percent.

The 13 percent reduction means that an estimated 19,600 residents have been weaned off of antipsychotics. More than 3,600 AHCA member facilities, or about 47 percent of those reporting data, have already reached the goal.

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