Nursing Home/Long-term Care

Appropriate prescribing and correct administration of medications is critical. VHQC consults with many nursing home and long-term care facilities on drug safety issues. Of particular concern in these settings, is the medication regimens that may have unintended consequences for inhibiting mobility. This can lead to falls and contribute to an increase in the occurrence of pressure ulcers.

For clinicians, please browse the tools and reference below to learn more about drug safety in the nursing home/long-term care setting or contact us.

For consumers, please visit our Resource Center to browse the tools and references regarding drug safety or contact us.

Resources

• National Patient Safety Goals for Long Term Care
• Institute for Safe Medication Practice (ISMP) Do Not Crush list
• ISMP's Error Prone Abbreviations
• ISMP brochure on ISMP and FDA Campaign to reduce error prone abbreviations
• ISMP List of Confused Drug Names
• Guidelines on Detecting and Reporting Adverse Drug Reactions in Long-term Care Environments
• A Systems Approach to Quality Improvement in Long-Term Care: Safe Medication Practices Workbook
• Article on interventions to prevent delirium
• Transitions of Care in the LTC Continuum