Backgrounder: Best Practices Guide for Safely Reducing Anti-Psychotic Drug Use in Residential Care
Anti-Psychotic Drugs Anti-psychotic drugs were first developed to treat psychotic disorders, such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. They are increasingly being used to manage the behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia. In 2011, the Ministry of Health found that British Columbia residential care homes had higher rates of anti-psychotic drug use than other provinces. It […]
Best Practices Guide: Anti-Psychotic Medications
A new best practices guide released by the BC Care Providers Association (BCCPA) will help reduce the need for anti-psychotic medications as well as improve worker safety. The Best Practices Guide for Safely Reducing Anti-Psychotic Drug Use in Residential Care took almost a year to produce and is now available online through the BCCPA website. “This […]
