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Is every Nursing Home REQUIRED to have a Consultant Pharmacist? What about Adult Homes and Assisted Living facilities?

April 26, 2017Adult assisted consultant facilities homes Living nursing home pharmacist

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Is every Nursing Home REQUIRED to have a Consultant Pharmacist? What about Adult Homes and Assisted Living facilities?

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Federal law requires that all nursing home residents in the United States have their drug regimens reviewed by a Consultant Pharmacist at least monthly. Currently, there are no similar regulations in Assisted Living Facilities and Adult Homes. Many of these homes, however, recognize the value of pharmacist conducted drug regimen reviews and have established services with qualified consultants in the absence of any legal requirement to do so.