The FDA has warned that anti-psychotic drugs are associated with an increased risk of death when used in patients with dementia. According to data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), some Care One or HealthBridge nursing homes used anti-psychotics at rates that are higher than their state and national averages.
Anti-Psychotic Usage at HealthBridge and Care One-run homes (from January 1, 2012 through September 30, 2012)
Massachusetts
Over 76% of long-stay residents at HealthBridge’s Holyoke Rehabilitation Center received these drugs, more than triple the national average. During that same time period, over 61 percent of long-stay residents at the company’s Lowell Health Care Center received these drugs, over double the national average. And at the Newton Health Care Center, also owned by HealthBridge, over 40 percent of long-stay residents received these drugs, which is higher than the Massachusetts average of 25 percent and the national average of 22.9 percent.
Connecticut
In Cheshire, Over 35 percent of long-stay residents at Highlands Health Care Center received these drugs, which is higher than the Connecticut and national averages.
New Jersey
In Morristown, over 28% of long-stay residents at Care One at Madison Avenue received these drugs, which is higher than the New Jersey and national averages.
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