Caring for patients with dementia in acute physical health settings
There are approximately 800,000 people in the UK with a diagnosis of dementia (Alzheimer’s Society, 2007). The ageing population is leading to increased pressures on dementia care facilities and acute hospital settings. As a result the care of patients with dementia is often suboptimal and staff ten...
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University of Leicester
2017
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.713381 |