14 Sep 2022
More than 1 in 5 residents in long-term care given antipsychotics without a diagnosis, data shows
Author: admintech | Filed under: Finance/ Money
Nationally, 22 per cent of long-term care residents are receiving antipsychotic medications while having no clinical indication of their necessity, according to the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) — a number that’s been increasing since the pandemic started.