Percentage of long-term care home residents without psychosis on antipsychotics in the last 7 days

This indicator measures the percentage of long-term care home residents without psychosis who were given antipsychotic medication in the seven days preceding their resident assessment. Residents were excluded from this indicator if they had a diagnosis of schizophrenia or Huntington's chorea, experienced hallucinations or delusions, have an end-stage disease or are receiving hospice/palliative care. These drugs are sometimes used to manage behaviours in residents who have dementia. Careful monitoring is required, as such use raises concerns about safety and quality of care. The indicator is calculated as a rolling four quarter average. This indicator was jointly developed by interRAI and the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI). A lower percentage is better.

Long Term Care, Process, Aging, Effective, Patient-centred, Safe, Continuing Care Reporting System (CCRS)