Background Evidence suggests that amongst people with dementia there is a high
prevalence of comorbid medical conditions and related complaints. The presence of …

Background Healthcare systems are overloaded and changing. In response to growing
demands on the healthcare systems, new models of healthcare delivery are emerging …

Complex older patients represent about half of all acute public hospital admissions in
Australia. People with dementia are a classic example of complex older patients, and have …

Objectives To summarize research on optimal emergency department (ED) care practices
for persons living with dementia (PLWDs) and develop research priorities. Design …

Objectives To synthesize published research exploring emergency department (ED)
communication strategies and decision-making with persons living with dementia (PLWD) …

Study objective Observers have cited a quality gap between the current emergency care and
the needs of elderly adults in the emergency setting. The Institute of Medicine identified …

Objectives Dementia poses one of the greatest global health challenges, affecting 50 million
people worldwide. With 10 million new cases each year, dementia is a growing burden …

Among people living with dementia (PLWD) there is a high prevalence of comorbid medical
conditions but little is known about the effects of comorbidity on processes and quality of …

Background Patient safety is a global health priority. Errors of omission, such as missed
nursing care in hospitals, are frequent and may lead to adverse events. Emergency …

Objective: To describe patterns in the use of hospital emergency departments in the last year
of life by people who died with dementia and whether this was modified by use of community …