By Adam McCulloch

We need to get much sharper in matching the needs of people with dementia with the care homes where they will be placed

When someone leaves a hospital destined for a care home because they have been (vaguely) diagnosed with dementia their relatives are not given a thorough briefing of what sort of home is suitable and what isn't.
In our case we were handed a photocopied list of homes and told to get on with finding one because the hospital bed was needed. There was no attempt to advise, match needs or discuss preferences.

Read the complete post at http://www.communitycare.co.uk/blogs/social-work-blog/2009/09/theres-dementia-and-theres-dem.html

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Posted 18 Sep 2009 5:16 PM by The Social Work Blog | Report Abuse

Filed under: Adam McCulloch, mental health, NHS, older people, dementia, hospital, Care Homes, elderly people, CSCI