Reducing Risk of Dementia Through Deprescribing

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• Diagnosis of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or schizoaffective disorder defined by International Classification of Diseases (ICD) version 9/10 codes
• Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease or Related Dementia as determined by (a), (b), or (c) below:
  • ICD-9/10 codes, or
  • Current use of a medication for Alzheimer's Disease or a Related Dementia, or
  • A pattern of responses to the Functional Activities Questionnaire (FAQ) that indicate dementia (i.e., ≥ 3 FAQ items are scored at "requires assistance," or if ≥ 1 FAQ item is scored at "dependent").

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• Permanent resident of an extended care facility (nursing home)

• Age 65 and older;
• At least one office visit to their primary care physician within the previous 12 months;
• Use of a target anticholinergic medication within the last two weeks OR medical record evidence of exposure to target anticholinergic medications at or above a cognitive risk threshold in the prior 12 months
• Able to communicate in English;
• Access to a telephone