Understanding the hospital discharge planning process for medical patients with dementia.

Poor hospital discharge processes can result in the readmission of patients and potentially increase the stress levels of carers. Therefore, this study sought to understand the factors related to the discharge planning process for patients with dementia. The researchers interviewed 32 carers of patients with dementia and 20 hospital staff who worked on medical wards in a United Kingdom (UK) hospital.

A narrative review of staff views about dementia care in hospital through the lens of a systems framework.

Background: Significant numbers of people with dementia are admitted into acute settings. They are likely to face poor health outcomes during hospitalisation. There is the need to fully understand the care provided to people with dementia through novel methods such as a systems approach (i.

Two factors that can increase the length of hospital stay of patients with dementia.

Objectives: Patients with dementia are at greater risk of a long hospital stay and this is associated with adverse outcomes. The aim of this service evaluation was to identify variables most predictive of increased length of hospital stay amongst patients with dementia.

Methods/design: We conducted a retrospective analysis on a cross-sectional hospital dataset for the period January-December 2016.