INDIANAPOLIS, June 23 (UPI) -- A team involving nursing home patient's own physician plus a pharmacist can substantially improve the quality of nursing home care, U.S. researchers say.
"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services -- part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services -- mandates an interdisciplinary approach to nursing home care, so all U.S. nursing homes have teams, but the composition and activity of these teams vary," Dr. Arif Nazir of Indiana University Center for Aging Research center scientist and the IU School of Medicine said in a statement.