Healthcare Improvement Scotland
December 17th 2024, By April BlackThis 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