Emergency Departments Leading the Transformation of Alzheimer's and Dementia Care: Emergency Care Redesign.

ABSTRACT: Over 50% of persons living with dementia (PLWD) and their care partners (dyads) visit the emergency department (ED) every year. In the ED, healthcare professionals face complex challenges managing acute issues and symptoms of Alzheimer's disease and Alzheimer's disease-related dementias without provider training or in-ED structures to ensure a successful discharge. While many of these visits are for conditions more suitable for ambulatory care, as many as 50% of PLWD discharged from the ED return within 30 days, suggesting opportunities to improve ED care, and discharge processes. Emergency Care Redesign (ECR) includes intentional workflows where physicians, nurses, and social workers engage in a team-based approach with structured assessments to manage a myriad of potential psychosocial a

SUBMITTER: Hoque A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC13314118 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature