Persons living with dementia (PLWD), particularly those with higher levels of functional impairment, are at increased risk of hospitalization and higher hospital-associated health care costs. Our objective was to provide a nuanced description of reasons for hospitalizations over a 12-month period among com...
To explore reasons for institutionalization of people with dementia according to informal caregivers as well as variation in reasons between countries.
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a prevalent symptom associated with the increased risk of dementia. There are many cognitive tests available for detection of MCI, and investigation of the diagnostic performance of the tests is deemed necessary.
Our study examined the proportion of skilled nursing facility (SNF) post-acute care residents who did not receive timely primary care provider (PCP) services following discharge, factors associated with lack of timely PCP services, and factors associated with perfect 30-day home time among those who did no...