The article discusses a report titled "Dementia Care in Hospitals: Costs and Strategies" from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare which found that people with dementia stay longer in new South Wales hospitals and have higher ...
A cost-utility analysis (CUA) was applied to group living for dementia patients. A Markov-model of an expected life-length of 8 years was used. Forty-six patients in group living were compared to 39 patients living at home by inclusion and 23 institutionalized patients. When the cost per ...
The high costs of treating American Indian and Alaska Native adults with dementia in the hospital suggest that much could be done to prevent some of those hospitalizations and to improve their quality of life. Our study also found that American Indian and Alaska Native adults with dementia had h...
Due to its ageing population, the Netherlands is seeing an explosive growth in the number of dementia patients. This is expected to increase from 250,000 in 2013 to 500,000 in 2050. Cost cutting in the healthcare sector, together with a worsening shortage of care workers, means that solutio...
Although overall estimates of the cost of dementia in Taiwan have been published, the relative cost of home care versus nursing home care for these patients is unclear. This study estimated the costs of home care and nursing home care for families of patients with either Alzheimer's disease or...
A tertiary hospital special care unit for dementia is cost-effective and improves outcomesNieh, C MYap, PNg, C J
Health‐care use and cost for multimorbid persons with dementia in the National Health and Aging Trends Studydementiahealth utilizationlongitudinal studymultiple chronic conditionsNational Health and Aging Trends studypublic healthdoi:10.1002/alz.12094...
2 Institute for Dementia Care Asia, QuezonCity, Philippines,3 Geriatric Center, St. Luke’s Medical Center, Quezon City, Philippines, 4 Research and BiotechnologyDivision, St. Luke’s Medical Center, Quezon City, Philippines,5 Department of Internal Medicine, St. Louis University Hospital,Baguio,...
Alzheimer’s and dementia care Homemaker’s servicesto ensure a clean, safe, and comfortable living environment Respite careprovides other Caregivers with a daily break Once you know what kind of care you will require, we can then proceed with determining the cost and your options for paying for...
摘要: Background: People with dementia (PwD) suffer from coexisting medical conditions, creating complex clinical challenges and increasing the risk of poor outcomes, which could be associated with high healthcare cost.关键词:Alzheimer's disease comorbidity dementia economics health care costs health ...