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Plan to improve care for dementia patients in hospitals

Lane Simonian
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Michael Ellenbogen, who is a strong advocate for people with dementia and who has dementia himself, has been working with dementia experts to develop a plan to improve care for dementia patients in hospitals. Here is a link with more information.

https://globaljournals.org/scholarly-articles/the-business-case-for-dementia-competent-hospitals-analyzing-the-financial-return-on-investment-of-specialized-staff-training-and-care-models/

Commonly Used Abbreviations


DH = Dear Husband
DW= Dear Wife, Darling Wife
LO = Loved One
ES = Early Stage
EO = Early Onset
FTD = Frontotemporal Dementia
VD = Vascular Dementia
MC = Memory Care
AL = Assisted Living
POA = Power of Attorney
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