National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care in Nursing Homes
This provides guidance on National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care in Nursing Homes.
Final
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
We at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and our partners have continuously worked to:
- Enhance the quality of life for people living with dementia
- Protect them from substandard care
- Promote goal-directed, person-centered care for every nursing home resident
- Increase the use of non-pharmacologic approaches and person-centered dementia care practices
Through the efforts of the National Partnership, we’ve significantly reduced the use of antipsychotic medications when not clinically indicated.
Find dementia care tools and resources, searching with the keyword ‘dementia’.
Nursing homes can get support to improve resident safety, reduce potential harm, improve care, and reduce the use of antipsychotic medications by finding and contacting their Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO). For questions or to learn more about QIN-QIOs, send an email to CMSQINQIOProgram@cms.hhs.gov.
Find information about the National Partnership in the download files and related links below or send an email to dnh_behavioralhealth@cms.hhs.gov.
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