EPERCAS study (Strategies for Preventing Medication Administration Errors in Nursing Homes). Preparation of a list of strategies to prevent the most frequent medication administration errors in the residential care environment.

Medication administration errors are one of the most frequent types of errors. There are different safety guides and recommendations to prevent medication errors generally directed to the hospital environment. However, specific recommendations for the management process in the residential care environment are lacking.

Risk factors associated with COVID-19 infection and mortality in nursing homes.

Objective: The aim of this paper was to analyse the association of demographic, clinical and pharmacological risk factors with the presence of SARS-COV-2 virus infection, as well as to know the variables related to mortality from COVID-19 in nursing home (NH) residents.

Design: Retrospective case-control study. The study variables of those residents who acquired the infection (case) were compared with those of the residents who did not acquire it (control).

Psychotropic Drug Prescription in Nursing Homes During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Background: To limit the introduction of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) into nursing homes, restrictive measures and social distancing were implemented; however, these caused an increase in affective disorders such as depression and anxiety and an alteration of the behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia. Therefore, it is expected that prescription trends of psychotropic drugs in nursing homes during the pandemic may have changed significantly.

Objective: This study aims to compare patterns of prescribing psychotropic drugs in nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic to those of the pre-pandemic period.