Inpatient psychiatric care for patients with dementia at four sites in the United Kingdom.

This ratio has increased as psychiatric beds for older people has reduced and the number of people living with dementia has increased.8 Patient complexity is likely reflected in length of stay, with typical admissions measured in months and some patients staying longer. REFERENCES 1 Alanen HM, Pitkänen A, Suontaka-Jamalainen K, Kampman O, Leinonen E. Acute psychogeriatric inpatient treatment improves neuropsychiatric symptoms but impairs the level of functioning in patients with dementia. Keywords: Alzheimer; dementia; inpatient; treatment EN Alzheimer dementia inpatient treatment 1 4 4 02/01/22 20220201 NES 220201 DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request. [Extracted from the article]