California Ranking

• California providers have significantly reduced the use of antipsychotic medicine from the 2012 baseline established by the federal government.

• California achieved the national goal of reducing antipsychotic use by 15 percent in 2013. CMS then changed the national goal to reduce antipsychotic use by 30 percent. The national goal was met in January, 2016.
  

• The actual reduction as of Q4 2020 was 51.3 percent.
  

• California providers have reduced the unnecessary use of antipsychotic medication at a greater rate than 47 other states.
  

• California remains ahead of the nation in reducing the use of antipsychotics. Of those residents in nursing homes in California, 10.7percent are prescribed antipsychotic medication compared to 14.4 percent nationwide.
  

• The antipsychotic reduction campaign is working.  In 2012 across America, nearly one quarter of nursing home residents were receiving some form of antipsychotic medication from their physicians.                                                                    
  
  
  
  Source: National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care, 2021 Report                                                                                                                    
  

U.S.  Rankings
(as of Q2 2021)

State ranking for lowest use of antipsychotics