Providing rehabilitation services for people with dementia through intermediate care.
This article describes a Department of Health-funded study that mapped rehabilitation services--and examples of good practice--for older people with dementia in England. The findings suggest that there are potential benefits in locating rehabilitation services within intermediate care, including a higher service profile with clearer care pathways and access to a wider range of professionals across health and social care. The author concludes that a seamless range of services can be provided via intermediate care, but argues that nurses need to challenge the perception that rehabilitation cannot be achieved for people with dementia.
Evans
Simon
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Faculty of Health and Social Care, Health Training and Research Centre, University of the West of England, Bristol.
D000368:Aged; D019985:Benchmarking / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003704:Dementia / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D004739:England; D005851:Geriatric Nursing; D005852:Geriatric Psychiatry; D006302:Health Services Research; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D020380:Needs Assessment; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D019467:Subacute Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires