The Impact of a Pharmacist-Led Hypertension Medication Management Program on Older People in a Skilled Nursing Facility.

To illustrate the impact of a pharmacist-led hypertension medication management program on skilled nursing facility residents. Sixteen-week retrospective, observational study. Long-term care, local skilled nursing facility.

A Prospective 12-Month Study of Prescriptions in Long-Term Care Nursing Facility Residents.

The most frequent use of medications in the geriatric population occurs in skilled nursing facilities. This quality assurance study prospectively examines the high number of prescriptions ordered for long-term nursing facility residents throughout their first year after admission. The investigators prospectively followed 101 consecutive long-term-stay older adult residents at the Joyce Eisenberg Keefer Medical Center, a nursing facility of Los Angeles Jewish Home for the Aging (LAJH) over a 12-month period.

A retrospective analysis of prescription medications as it correlates to falls for older adults.

Objectives: To determine the correlation between falls and two medication factors: the class of medications and potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) prescribed to community-dwelling older adults aged 55 and older.

Methods: Retrospective, cross-sectional study. Home health patients residing in a Texas/Mexico border community and reporting at least one fall within the past month.