Removing Barriers To Appropriate Palliative Care For Hospice Patients
End-of-life care is complicated, even with patient directives, experienced providers, empathetic caregivers and upfront preparation. Care during this season of life, referred to as palliative care and often delivered in …
How A Long-Term Care Pharmacy Becomes Part Of Personalized Healthcare
Health care is personal. The needs of each individual, regardless of age or geography or gender, vary from person to person — including patients or residents in long-term care facilities. …
Enhancing Stability: Long-Acting Schizophrenia Treatments in Long-Term Care Facilities
Like many chronic conditions, treatment for schizophrenia is regularly evolving thanks to innovation and evidence-based practices. The prevailing therapy regimen for schizophrenia treatments combines antipsychotic medications with cognitive behavioral therapy, …
Navigating Medication Refusal in Long-Term Care Settings
Providers in long-term care facilities are accustomed to patients who, for a variety of reasons, are not interested in or willing to comply with a prescribed course of medication. And …
Practical Tips For Managing Chronic Conditions In Long-Term Care
Most conditions impacting people living in a long-term care facility are chronic. The most common chronic conditions include high blood pressure, Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, depression, arthritis, diabetes and heart …
Prior Authorization Reform Is A Welcome Concept for Long-Term Care
Filling prescription medications for patients in long-term care environments, particularly for elderly or complex patient populations, can be challenging not only because of the complexity of diagnoses but because of …
The Critical Functions of a Long-Term Care Pharmacist
Long-term care looks different in different settings. Most people, when they think of a long-term care facility, think of an assisted living home or something similar. And that would be …