From @LSinvani:
Four ways to reduce behavioral and psychologic symptoms of dementia in the hospital: Geographic cohorting
Therapeutic activities
Dementia care training
Patient engagement specialists
People need trained carers and something to do! #AGS23
I think a big missed opportunity is that an ACE unit or dementia unit only inherently cover #1 and #3. You've gotta give people in the hospital something to pass the time. My (normal cognition) father was losing his sanity from boredom during a recent three-day stay.