A reactive approach to psych meds leaves your residents and your facility vulnerable.
Anti-psychotics: Are you above the national CMS average?
Diagnoses: Do you have residents on
anti-psychotic medications who do not have the proper diagnosis to justify prescribing that medication?
Charting: Do you have hidden survey landmines in your documentation? For example, justifying the use of anti-psychotics “for sleep.”
Safety: Do you have someone to follow your residents frequently to ensure medication changes are safe and effective?
Duplicate Therapy: Do you have residents taking multiple anti-depressants?
Behaviors: Do you struggle with behavioral issues?
They can even conduct psych-specific surveys. Do you have a team of psychiatric experts to lean on in survey situations?
Neither PCPs nor FNPs are typically trained on psychotropic medications. Do your residents have access to mental health experts?
Our PMHNP-BCs will conduct a comprehensive psychiatric evaluation to determine the proper CMS-approved diagnoses and review appropriateness of all psychotropic medications.
Consistent and frequent resident visits focusing on utilizing the minimum amount of medications necessary to manage symptoms and conditions.
Review pharmacy GDR recommendations to integrate into the patients’ care plans.
Clinical documentation to support every assessment.
Any resident currently on
Anti-psychotics
Anti-depressants
Anti-anxieties
Sleep Agents
Mood Stabilizers
Dementia-related medications
or any other psychotropic medication
Any resident showing signs or symptoms of difficulty in adjustment, depression, anxiety, withdrawal, delusions, halluincations, paranoia, etc.
Any resident exhibiting behavioral issues.