Improving Hospital Care for Persons with Dementia

What happens when a person with dementia is hospitalized? It is usually a fall, a hip fracture, a serious infection, or an acute exacerbation of congestive heart failure, diabetes, or another chronic medical condition that precipitates hospitalization, not the person''s demenetia. This book provides insights into the issues and gaps in quality of hospital care for patients with dementia.

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