"I'm still in the lap of the gods… I don't know whether I'm going to improve or not": listening to people with dementia or cognitive impairment and their support people, talking about inpatient rehabilitation experiences.

Purpose: People with dementia often experience poor outcomes in hospital and prolonged lengths of stay. They are sometimes labelled as having "poor rehabilitation potential". This study aimed to understand the inpatient rehabilitation experiences of people with dementia or cognitive impairment, and their support people, to inform future work to improve rehabilitation access and outcomes.