From the Headlines

CANHR’s Dementia Care Symposium Coming to So Cal on June 4 and 5!

Posted on April 26, 2012 by achicotel

Registration is now open for “Dementia Care Without Drugs – A Better Approach for Long-term Care Facilities” Following the phenomenal success of similar symposia in central and northern California, CANHR is co-sponsoring back-to-back full day dementia care trainings in San Diego … Continue reading →

DPH Promises Antipsychotic Drugging Report by End of May

Posted on April 17, 2012 by achicotel

During her March 28, 2012 confirmation hearing for Chief Deputy Director of Policy and Programs of the Department of Public Health, Kathleen Billingsley promised the Department would have a plan to tackle the alarming misuse of antipsychotic drugs in California … Continue reading →

CMS to Introduce Campaign to Reduce Antipsychotic Use on March 29

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Michael

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that it is developing a national action plan to protect nursing home residents from unnecessary antipsychotic drug use and to improve dementia care. CMS is holding a one-hour kick-off event … Continue reading →

CANHR releases report on sad state of California nursing home drugging.

Posted on January 27, 2012 by achicotel

Just released: “In a Stupor: What California’s Antipsychotic Drug Collaborative Reveals About Illegal Nursing Home Drugging.” The report analyzes the findings of the Department of Public Health’s Antipsychotic Drug Collaborative with which the Department has investigated 24 nursing homes and … Continue reading →

U.S. Senate Holds Hearing About Antipsychotic Misuse in Nursing Homes

Posted on December 7, 2011 by achicotel

The Senate Committee on Aging recently held a special hearing titled “Overprescribed: The Human and Taxpayers’ Costs of Antipsychotics in Nursing Homes.” The hearing follows a May 2011 Inspector General Report finding massive misuse of antipsychotic drugs to sedate and subdue … Continue reading →

U.S. Senate Hearing on Antipsychotic Drugs Nov. 30

Posted on November 23, 2011 by achicotel

The U.S. Senate Committee on Aging has scheduled a hearing on the misuse of antipsychotic drugs as a “treatment” for elderly people with dementia. The hearing will be held on November 30 from 11:00 – 1:00 PST and will be … Continue reading →

Popular Dementia Care Symposia Coming to NorCal

Posted on August 26, 2011 by admin

REGISTER NOW FOR Dementia Care Without Drugs – A Better Approach for Long-term Care Facilities. CANHR is pleased to announce two new symposia to address the increasing misuse of psychotropic drugs as treatment for dementia. The symposia, “Dementia Care Without Drugs … Continue reading →

Ventura County is Center of Least-Medicating Movement

Posted on August 15, 2011 by achicotel

Ventura County might seem like an unlikely base for a statewide movement to end the misuse of psychoactive drugs on nursing home residents, but thanks to a unique mix of tireless long-term care Ombudsman, dedicated and curious care providers, and some world-class experts, all of Ventura County is buzzing with the opportunity to offer cutting-edge dementia care to its residents. Continue reading →

OIG and Senator Grassley Join CANHR in Condemning Misuse of Antipsychotic Drugs in Nursing Homes, Urge CMS to “Wake Up and Do its Job”

Posted on May 19, 2011 by achicotel

The Inspector General wrote that too many nursing homes eagerly dispense “potentially lethal” antipsychotics in violation of federal regulations intended to protect residents from unnecessary medications. Continue reading →