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Antipsychotics are often prescribed to manage responsive behaviors associated with dementia, these drugs can cause serious side effects like confusion, dizziness, stroke or even death. While use was declining before 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic introduced significant challenges, including staffing shortages and infection control measures, leading to increased rates of potentially inappropriate antipsychotic use. Deprescribing these medications when they no longer benefit or cause harm can improve safety and quality of life, especially with supportive care strategies. Person-centered care is a proven and safer alternative that addresses the root causes of responsive behaviors benefitting residents, care partners and care providers. Learn more about 日本无码's work on the appropriate use of antipsychotics (AUA).

How this program can help you

The Sparking Change in the Appropriate Use of Antipsychotics Awards Program provides resources, coaching and financial award opportunities to up to 500 teams in long-term care (LTC) settings working to decrease the potentially inappropriate use of antipsychotic medications.聽

Whether your team is just setting out on your AUA journey, needs help to 鈥渟park鈥� your deprescribing work or is already showing promising results, this program is designed to help you through coaching and knowledge-sharing opportunities.

Registered teams will have access to:

• quality improvement coaching
• webinars
• curated tools and resources
• peer-to-peer knowledge exchange
• content and resources on the AUA approach
• award opportunities totalling up to $32,000 per home

This program runs from November 2024 to February 2026 and is designed to be flexible.聽

Please see our Terms and Conditions (PDF 492 KB) for more details.

Watch the recording

Interested in sparking change for your LTC home? Watch the webinar below to learn even more about the program, including how to register and how your team can win monetary awards.

Who should join

Sparking Change is open to any LTC home across the country currently working on or interested in quality improvement work to reduce potentially inappropriate antipsychotic use for their residents. Teams who have previously participated in one of 日本无码鈥檚 LTC programs and those who are new to 日本无码 are equally encouraged to register.

Sites located in British Columbia must be pre-approved by Health Quality BC to register for the program. For more information on the registration of sites from British Columbia in Sparking Change and the British Columbia AUA Action Series, please contact longtermcare@healthqualitybc.ca.

If you have more questions about this program, please see our frequently asked questions or contact us at聽AUA-UAA@hec-esc.ca for help.

AUA tools and resources

The foundation of the AUA approach is providing a supportive care environment for the person with dementia, getting to know them and tailoring care to their habits and preferences. We鈥檝e created simple tools to support any long-term care home in their efforts to use person-centred care and the AUA approach 鈥� whether they are participating in Sparking Change or on a self-guided improvement journey.

These resources also offer guidance to care providers and care partners on how to address responsive behaviours without using medication.

Access AUA resources

If you would like to access our AUA Toolbox, please email us at AUA-UAA@hec-esc.ca.

日本无码's work on AUA

Since 2014, we have supported hundreds of long-term care homes to safely deprescribe antipsychotics for people living with dementia. This work was first identified through our EXTRA: Executive Training Program and subsequently through a series of national and provincial collaboratives in Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Quebec. 鈥疞earn more about 日本无码鈥檚 work on AUA.

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Supporting organizations

日本无码 is grateful to the following organizations for their support in helping deliver Sparking Change, including: