ReviewJournal of the Royal Society of Medicine2013
How can we keep patients with dementia safe in our acute hospitals? A review of challenges and solutions.
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- Practices and experiences of nursing staff delivering acute care for people with dementia in surgical-medical wards in Chile: qualitative study.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2026Article
- Do ward changes affect outcomes differently in people living with dementia?Age and ageing · 2026Observational
- Artificial intelligence approach to optimise safety for hospitalised patients with dementia.BMJ open quality · 2025Article
- Training for dementia care and support in rural and remote Australia: appraisals from a nationwide workforce survey.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Dementia Education and Training for In-Patient Health Care Support Workers in Acute Care Contexts: A Mixed-Methods Pilot Evaluation.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Experiences With an In-Bed Real-Time Motion Monitoring System on a Geriatric Ward: Mixed Methods Study.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- Privileges, and Permissions: Theorising Intersectionality and Cultures of Control in the Care of People Living With Dementia in Acute Hospital Settings.Sociology of health & illness · 2025Article
- Impact of Hospitalizations on Problematic Medication Use Among Community-Dwelling Persons With Dementia.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2024Article
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- Home health services for minorities in urban and rural areas with Alzheimer's and related dementia.Home health care services quarterly · 2023Article
- Duration of consultant experience and patient outcome following acute medical unit admission: an observational cohort study.Clinical medicine (London, England) · 2023Observational
- Examining the role of race and quality of home health agencies in delayed initiation of home health services for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD).Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2023Article
- Recognising and responding to acute deterioration in care home residents: a scoping review.BMC geriatrics · 2023Article
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- Delirium Following Anticholinergic Use in Hospitalized Patients With Dementia.The Neurohospitalist · 2023Article
- The Social Construction of Dementia: Implications for Healthcare Experiences of Caregivers and People Living with Dementia.Journal of patient experience · 2023Article
- Pad cultures: An ethnography of continence care and its consequences for people living with dementia during a hospital admission.Dementia (London, England) · 2022Article
- Comparing emergency department use among individuals with varying levels of cognitive impairment.BMC geriatrics · 2022Article
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Abstract
Maintaining patient safety in acute hospitals is a global health challenge. Traditionally, patient safety measures have been concentrated on critical care and surgical patients. In this review the medical literature was reviewed over the last ten years on aspects of patient safety specifically related to patients with dementia. Patients with dementia do badly in hospital with frequent adverse events resulting in the geriatric syndromes of falls, delirium and loss of function with increased length of stay and increased mortality. Contributory factors include inadequate assessment and treatment, inappropriate intervention, discrimination, low staff levels and lack of staff training. Unfortunately there is no one simple solution to this problem, but what is needed is a multifactorial, multilevel approach at the seven levels of care - patient, task, staff, team, environment, organisation and institution. Improving safety and quality of care for patients with dementia in acute hospitals will benefit all patients and is an urgent priority for the NHS.
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