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Appropriate Use of Antipsychotics (AUA) Toolkit

Provincial Seniors Health & Continuing Care

Â鶹ӳ»­ Continuing Care Act Effective April 1, 2024

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The Appropriate Use of Antipsychotic (AUA) Toolkit and accompanying resources, provides individuals, families, clinicians and care teams with guidance regarding the assessment and management of responsive behaviours associated with cognitive impairment (dementia, delirium) and appropriate use of medications in older adults.

These information and resources are for all individuals involved in the care and support of older Â鶹ӳ»­ns. Care environments providing care to older adults include Long Term Care, Supportive Living, Home Care and Acute Care.

The AUA work is led by the Clinical Innovation and Practice Support Team (formerly Seniors Health SCN) with the Provincial Seniors Health and Continuing Care (PSHCC) team.

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Archives

AUA Tools, Resources & eLearning Modules

Provincial Guideline

Restraint as a Last Resort Provincial Policy

Medication Review

Clinical Information for Prescribers and Pharmacists

Resources for Person-Centred Care Planning

Responsive Behaviour Tracking

eLearning Modules - Appropriate Use of Antipsychotics (AUA)

Responsive Behaviour Prevention: Dementia Friendly Environments

Recommended Resources

  • : elimination of loneliness
      • Consistent Assignment
      • Individualizing Mornings
      • Flexible times for dining
      • Shift Hand-off Huddles video clip (7:30)
      • Promoting Mobility, Reducing Falls and Alarms
  • State Government of Victoria, Australia, Department of Health
Involving Families in AUA

Introduction

Discussions with Families/Alternate Decision Makers: AUA Quality Improvement Projects

Recommended Resources

  • : Support for Caregivers of Older Adults
  • Centre for Applied Research in Dementia
Meaningful Activities

Introduction

Recommended Resources

  • Doll Therapy
    • National Center for Biotechnology Information
    • Annals of Long-Term Care
  • Tablet Applications for reminiscing, sharing music and memories
  • Music Resources
    • : Alive Inside video trailer (2:18)
Quality Improvement (QI) Project: Reduce Antipsychotics

Clinical Resources for Care Staff

Clinical Resources for Prescribers and Pharmacists

Quality Improvement Strategies and Tools

Getting Started:

Build Awareness:

Create Desire:

Develop Knowledge and Ability:

Reinforce Change

QI Project: Prevent Delirium on Dementia

Clinical Resources for Care Staff

Clinical Resources for Prescribers and Pharmacists

Information to Share with Families

  • MyHealth.Â鶹ӳ»­.ca
    •  (print booklet)

Quality Improvement Strategies and Tools

QI Project: Support Sleep in Dementia

Clinical Resources for Care Staff

Clinical Resources for Prescribers & Pharmacists

Information to Share with Families

  • Choosing Wisely Canada

Quality Improvement Strategies and Tools

Dementia Education Resources

For best viewing of the videos and learning modules, copy and paste the url into Google Chrome .

Interactive Learning Modules

Appropriate Use of Antipsychotics (AUA):

Videos


  • Some of the available titles include:
    • Responsive Behaviors
    • Hallucinations or Delusions
    • Repetition
    • Personal Care
    • 1. Introduction (2:41)
    • 2. How to approach residents (5:39)
    • 3. How to distract and redirect (2:44)
    • 4. Stop and assess(3:14)
    • 5. When all the right stuff doesn't work(4:33)
    • 6. Easing the stress (4:00)
  • videos, resources, races
  • :
    • Creating Moments of Joy (2:11)
    • Creating a Home in Nursing Homes (2:52)
    • Dementia with Dignity (2:52)
    • Dealing with Physical Aggression in Caregiving (2:46)
  • Choose from a number of available videos. Our top picks:

Dementia Resources

Resident Success Stories

 (video): care teams come together to improve lives of vulnerable seniors.

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