This document was created by Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network and distributed through Healthcare Improvement Scotland.
Who this guideline is for
This guideline will be of interest to:
- primary and secondary healthcare professionals
- social care professionals
- community, care home and care at home staff involved in the care of people at risk of, or diagnosed with, dementia
- people living with dementia and their families and carers
- Recommendations
- The guideline contains 67 evidence-based recommendations across six domains:
- Identification and diagnosis of dementia
- Further investigative procedures
- Postdiagnostic support
- Non-pharmacological approaches for distressed behaviours
- Grief and dementia
- Changing needs of people with dementia
