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How a VA hospital cut behavioral incidents 35% without medication

By Ella Ruder 1 min read

The geriatric inpatient mental health unit at Oklahoma City VA Health Care System reduced behavioral reports by 35% during the first year of implementing nonpharmacological interventions for veterans with dementia, according to a July 2026 American Hospital Association case study. The reduction followed the unit’s adoption of Age-Friendly Health Systems principles, which focus on what matters to patients, medication, mentation and mobility. The improvements were sustained the following year. The 15-bed unit began integrating age-friendly care principles in May 2020. It provides short-term psychiatric care for veterans age 65 or… Originally published in Becker’s Hospital Review. Read More

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