More than just a bed move—an editorial to accompany: do ward changes affect outcomes differently in people living with dementia?
The article focuses on the impact of ward changes on hospitalised older people, particularly those living with dementia, based on a UK observational study of 27,000 admissions within a National Health Service (NHS) trust. It reports that each ward move increases length of stay (LOS) by five days for...
| Published in: | Age & Ageing Vol. 55; no. 3; pp. 1 - 3 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
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