Background Dementia friendly initiatives share similarities with the age-friendly movement in
a focus on active engagement and creating a good quality of life for older adults. Dementia …

Research incorporating more robust study designs to evaluate dementia-friendly
communities is needed. Being dementia-friendly in healthcare settings requires …

Background Recognising demographic changes and importance of the environment in
influencing the care experience of patients with dementia, there is a need for developing the …

Background Nurses who care for acute patients with dementia in a hospital setting report a
variety of challenges in regard to meeting the complex needs of their patients. In particular …

Dementia-friendly wards are recent developments to improve care for patients with dementia
in acute hospitals. This qualitative study used focus groups to understand the impact of …

Background An increase in older persons with pre-existing cognitive impairment requiring
inpatient services for co-occurring acute illness has produced a need for acute care …

Background and objectives: People with dementia occupy around one quarter of general
hospital beds, with concerns consistently raised about care quality. Improving workforce …

The quality of care of persons with dementia in hospitals is not optimal and can be
challenging. Moreover, staff may find difficulty in translating what they have learned during …

Citation: Godfrey, M and Young, J and Shannon, R and Skingley, A and Woolley, R and Arrojo,
F and Brooker, D and Manley, K and S Page 1 Citation: Godfrey, M and Young, J and …

Patients with dementia as co-morbidity find hospital stays challenging, because the focus is
primarily on the somatic cause for the admission, with less emphasis on the needs …