Better prescribing for older nursing home residents
This study tests a better way for doctors to prescribe medicines for older nursing home residents. The goal is to make sure prescriptions are safer and more tailored to each person.
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Who can take part
- You are 65 years old or older.
- You live in a nursing home on a long-term care ward.
- You have been living there for at least 4 weeks.
- You are not a short-term patient (for example, for rehab or end-of-life care).
- Your life expectancy is not less than 4 weeks, and you do not have a condition like Huntington's disease that means you might live much longer than 1.5–2 years.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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