CMS has announced that nursing homes have succeeded in reducing antipsychotic use by more than 15 percent, achieving the primary goal of the National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care in Nursing Homes.
The initiative, which was announced in 2012, joined together private and public organizations to educate providers and help them transition residents off antipsychotics. The 15 percent reduction goal was achieved in every state.
While the reduction is a step in the right direction, one in five residents in long-term care is still on an antipsychotic, showing the need for additional progress. CMS plans to set a new goal for 2014 now that the initial goal has been met.
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