A new assessment tool involves observant care workers in the diagnosis of dementia
Care home staff are well placed to notice if an older person living in the home may be developing dementia. A tool developed for their use – DeAR GP (Dementia Assessment Referral to GP) – empowers care home staff, makes more efficient use of GPs’ and specialist memory nurses’ time, and improves diagnosis of dementia.
Nursing Standard. 30, 28, 20-21. doi: 10.7748/ns.30.28.20.s22
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