Guidance for People Living with Dementia and Care Partners

Guidance for People Living with Dementia and Care Partners Providing the Best Care, Support and Appropriate Use Of Antipsychotics For People Living With Dementia: GUIDANCE FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH DEMENTIA AND CARE PARTNERS ANTIPSYCHOTICS: 1 Are not the best choice for reducing negative personal expressions and behaviours WHO SHOULD USE THIS GUIDE? 2 Are prescribed to treat specific diagnoses A pers. [...] Supportive care that matches a person’s preferences, habits and needs usually works best to decrease or stop negative personal expressions or behaviours.1, 2, 7 Create a supportive environment by:8 • Getting to know the person and things that make them feel safe and calm • Providing supportive care, tailored to a person’s needs, habits and preferences • Investigating all possible causes of negativ. [...] Supervised deprescribing can improve a person’s quality of life and safety.3, 6, 7 The planned process of reducing or stopping antipsychotics that may no longer be of benefit or may be causing harm – deprescribing – can improve a person’s quality of life and safety. [...] The Centre for Effective Practice and Healthcare Excellence Canada (formerly the Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement) created this resource to inform appropriate use of antipsychotics and person centred approaches to care. [...] The Centre for Effective Practice and the Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement created this resource to inform appropriate use of antipsychotics and person centred approaches to care.