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09/30/2025

Achieving CMS compliance becomes clear through the lens of neurology. Find out how targeted neurologic pharmacotherapy is moving LTC facilities away from reliance on psychotropic drugs. Position your facility for survey success. Join us at AHCA for Dr. Steven Posar’s presentation, CMS Compliance Through Neuro-Behavioral Health Excellence, Tue, October 21 at 8:00 AM https://loom.ly/6GqLKow

09/25/2025

Discover how the proven neurology-forward care model can help long-term care facilities achieve radical reduction in antipsychotic utilization, improve CMS compliance, and advance quality of life for residents. Join us at AHCA for Dr. Steven Posar’s presentation, CMS Compliance Through Neuro-Behavioral Health Excellence, Tue, October 21 at 8:00 AM https://loom.ly/6GqLKow

09/23/2025

In dementia care, the right medications can make a difference in managing challenging behaviors. Help family members and staff understand why we often prescribe acetylcholinesterase inhibitors and memantine, which are not antipsychotics. We explain the basics about how this treatment approach can improve residents’ quality of life in the new blog, Dementia Medications: A Guide for Families and Staff https://loom.ly/jyd8Z3w

09/18/2025

September is Healthy Aging Month. “Research suggests that the combination of regular medical care, good nutrition, physical activity, and mental and social engagement may help you, your heart, and your brain stay healthy,” says the UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences. Here are their tips for healthy aging. https://loom.ly/iwNHoj4

09/16/2025

The side effects of psychotropic medications can significantly exacerbate the risk of falls in nursing home residents. For Fall Prevention Awareness Month, we dig into side effects, psychotropic polypharmacy, and how to conduct a medication review. More in the new blog, Psychotropic Medication Reviews and Preventing Falls. https://loom.ly/4rHPGWg

09/09/2025

CMS is “kicking survey enforcement into higher gear,” reports McKnights Long-Term Care News https://loom.ly/ZhnZgWY Accuracy of assessments and preventing unnecessary use of psychotropic drugs are among the focus areas with new guidance that took effect in April. The GuideStar team is here to help you improve compliance.

08/27/2025

Will a proposed drug treatment increase a resident’s safety? Reduce distress? What are the risks? These are all ideas to consider when having an informed consent conversation. Get CMS compliance tips in the blog, CMS – Informed Consent for Psychotropic Drugs. https://loom.ly/E5Khb9c

08/20/2025

If a nursing home clinician plans to prescribe a psychotropic drug, residents have the right to be fully informed and to refuse treatment, according to F605. Learn the basics of informed consent in the new blog, CMS – Informed Consent for Psychotropic Drugs. https://loom.ly/E5Khb9c

08/14/2025

On our do-not-use list: anticholinergic drugs “have been associated with cognitive decline and falls,” say Gray et al. Their new research indicates that anticholinergics are also associated with a decline in physical performance in older adults. Anticholinergic drugs are listed as “potentially inappropriate” in the BEERS Criteria. “Especially for the most frail or vulnerable nursing home patients, and those with multiple health conditions, attention to BEERS Criteria can improve quality of care.” Learn more in the blog, Get to Know the 2023 BEERS Criteria®. https://loom.ly/9qLDQrc

08/06/2025

When you need to meet CMS F605 guidelines, prescribing a psychotropic drug requires an “adequate indication for use”. Four drugs are FDA indicated for managing symptoms like agitation in Alzheimer's, and they are underused in nursing homes. The new blog outlines several drugs that may be helpful. Learn more: Indications for Use: Psychotropic Drugs for BPSD https://loom.ly/tVS7Lc8

07/29/2025

Have you tried validation therapy techniques? Some simple steps can transform the emotional landscape for your residents who are experiencing behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia. When you see aggressive behavior, validation is just one of many nonpharmacological interventions you can use in compliance with F605. Learn more in the new blog, Nonpharmacological Interventions for Aggressive Behaviors in Dementia https://loom.ly/r9xlU2s

07/22/2025

To comply with F605, it’s important to chart a complete path of assessment, diagnosis, care strategies, interventions, and monitoring. Managing BPSDs can be challenging. Find out how GuideStar clinical psychologists, licensed clinical social workers, and mental health counselors can strengthen your assessments, nonpharmacological intervention plans, and documentation in the GuideStar blog, Nonpharmacological Interventions for Wandering in Dementia https://loom.ly/0ANfn18

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