Dementia clinic in general hospital settings.

Background: There is a need to develop specialised dementia care services in developing countries.

Materials And Methods: We used the existing infrastructure of a general hospital to start a weekly dementia clinic.

Results: We were able to support home-based care, even in patients with advanced disease. This new service gave us opportunity to train clinicians and researchers interested in dementia.

Conclusion: It is feasible to start weekly dementia clinics using existing infrastructure in developing countries. Networking of such centres can generate a database capable of guiding service development.