Navigating Pharmacy Services Compliance in LTC: Insights from Erin Marriott, RPh, BCGP Introduction In long-term care (LTC) communities, managing pharmaceutical services is critical to ensuring the well-being of residents. With complex medication regimens being the new norm, achieving compliance with CMS’s guidance has become challenging for many nursing home operators. Today, we have Erin Marriott,
Improving Medication Adherence for Assisted Living and Memory Care Residents with Dementia: Five Effective StrategiesBy Candace Dufour, PharmD Medication adherence is a cornerstone of effective healthcare and often a primary reason loved ones seek assisted living or memory care settings for their family member. Ensuring that individuals with cognitive impairments follow their prescribed medication regimens
Navigating New Frontiers: The Expanding Role of Pharmacists in the Aging I/DD Population Thanks to advances in healthcare and community support, individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) are experiencing unprecedented longevity. This demographic shift presents a unique set of challenges and opportunities for community providers who support these individuals, especially when it comes to
Leveraging Technology to Reduce Medication Errorsby Lori Newcomb, RPh, BCGP When Deborah Graf, board-certified geriatric pharmacist and consultant with Guardian Pharmacy, recently performed a medication regimen review for a resident newly admitted to a community, she noticed the instructions for a blood thinning medication had been entered incorrectly into the electronic health record (EHR). Weeks
Navigating the Tightrope: Opioids and Fall Risk in Older Adultsby Lori Morgan, RPh, BCGP The recent publication in JAMA Internal Medicine by Hopkins et al. (2024) spotlights a significant concern within healthcare, particularly in long-term care (LTC) and senior living communities: the increased risk of serious fall events associated with opioid analgesic use among older
Promoting a Culture of Deprescribing to Enhance Resident Well-beingBy Michael Samarkos, PharmD, CPh Long-term care and senior living residents often take many medications each day – sometimes, this polypharmacy is not necessary and can even cause harm. Decisions about the most appropriate medication regimen is best made when everyone – including the resident, family, community
The Rising Tide of Medications: Navigating Polypharmacy in the Silver Tsunami Eraby Erin Marriott, RPh, BCGP The Silver Tsunami is coming, and it is bringing a tidal wave of medications with it. By 2030, around 70 million baby boomers will be 65 or older. One-third of these older adults use five or more prescription drugs,