The Ballarat Health Service is leading a National Rollout of Dementia Care in Hospitals.Forty percent of hospital patients over 65 have Cognitive Impairment.
These patients have a threefold risk for Hospital-Acquired Complications; urinary tract infection, pneumonia, pressure Injury, or delirium.
Ballarat Health Services in partnership with Alzheimer’s Australia and consumers developed the DCHP program that reduces harm using a:
-- validated screening tool >65 yrs
-- nine key communication strategies for all who engage with the patient
-- bedside Cognitive Impairment Identifier to alert staff as to their responsibilities to the patient
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