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       What wards are people with dementia being admitted to? 
       By: Janei5 Date: August 3, 2015, 4:01 am
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       What wards are people with dementia being admitted to?
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       Re: What wards are people with dementia being admitted to? 
       By: Harald Braun Date: August 3, 2015, 4:06 am
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       The DEMHOS research looked at the type of ward that people with
       dementia are admitted to. As expected, with a range of acute
       physical conditions being the cause of admission, people with
       dementia are prevalent in a variety of general medical and
       surgical wards. Indeed, 97% of nursing staff and nurse managers
       who responded to the DEMHOS research reported that they always
       or sometimes cared for someone with dementia.
       The research also found that the prevalence of people with
       dementia varies by type of ward, as estimated by nursing staff.
       For example, 10% of nursing staff respondents said that they
       currently worked on an elderly care/acute medical ward. Of these
       respondents, 25% estimated that around one in three people on
       the ward is a person with dementia at any given time and 50%
       estimated that at least one in five people on the ward is a
       person with dementia.
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       [li]Elderly care/acute medical - 10%[/li]
       [li]General medical ward - 9%[/li]
       [li]Surgical - 9%[/li]
       [li]Orthopaedic - 8%[/li]
       [li]Rehabilitation unit - 6%[/li]
       [li]Other ward/no ward mentioned - 58%[/li]
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