INTRODUCTION: The common occurrence of infectious diseases in nursing homes and
residential care facilities may result in substantial antibiotic use, and consequently antibiotic …

Available data, although fragmentary, indicate that infections impose a large burden on long-
term–care facilities (LTCFs) in the United States. Endemic infections occur with frequencies …

There is intense antimicrobial use in long-term-care facilities (LTCFs), and studies
repeatedly document that much of this use is inappropriate. The current crisis in …

The association between injurious falls requiring hospitalization and selected classes of
medications was examined in a case-control study of nursing home residents. Information …

BACKGROUND: Canada's universal health care system does not include universal
coverage of prescription drugs. We sought to estimate the effects of adding universal public …

Prescribing in care homes for older people has been the focus of much research and debate
because of inappropriate drug choice and poor monitoring practices. In the US, this has led …

Objectives To explore global changes in the prescription of analgesic drugs over time in the
international long‐term care (LTC) population. Design Systematic review. Setting We …

Background: Some evidence supports the use of a short list of essential medicines to
improve prescribing. We aimed to create a preliminary essential medicines list for use in …

There is intense antimicrobial use in long-term–care facilities (LTCF), and studies repeatedly
document that much of this use is inappropriate. The current crisis in antimicrobial …

Urinary incontinence, delirium and polypharmacy are common, challenging problems
encountered in elderly patients. Review of the literature shows that these conditions are …