F759 is a deficiency that long term care facilities can receive for a medication error rate of >5%.  Compared to… Read more F759 – Spotlight on CMS Pharmacy Deficiencies

Depression is a common problem in the elderly.  As a pharmacist who works in long term care, assisted livings, and… Read more Antidepressants to Avoid in the Elderly

Drug interactions are everywhere in long term care.  Determining clinical significance and risk mitigation is what is really challenging.  There… Read more Drug Interactions Naughty List – My Top 5 Meds

I’ve spent a lot of time educated nurses in long term care about the risks of medications. When we talk… Read more Lethal Medications in Long Term Care – My Top 5

F758 is and will continue to be one of the most frequently cited CMS Ftags.  This Ftag involves the use… Read more F758 – CMS Ftag; Unnecessary Psychotropic Medications

Now if you are familiar at all with the old regulations, F329 used to be the catch-all for “unnecessary medications. … Read more F757 CMS Pharmacy Services F-Tag Spotlight; Unnecessary Medications

Managing Gradual Dose Reduction’s (GDR’s) can be a brutal game.  Many clinicians despise the term and hate being asked to… Read more Gradual Dose Reduction (GDR’s) – Teaching the Basics

Consultant pharmacists play a very important role in long term care.  We often support nursing and providers in assurance that… Read more Antibiotic Stewardship in Long Term Care – Strategies for Improvement

CMS F756 is a deficiency that most often results from unnecessary medications or a lack of action based upon the… Read more F756 – Spotlight on CMS Pharmacy Services F-Tags