Half of Alzheimer’s patients come out of hospital 'worse than when they went in'
By Kate Devlin, Medical Correspondent
17 Nov 2009
One in three never go back to their own homes and are discharged to a nursing home instead, the Alzheimer’s Society found.
More than three-quarters of relatives say that they are dissatisfied with the treatment dementia patients receive in hospital and one in three has made an official complaint.
Poor care leads them to spend weeks or even months longer than necessary in hospital, according to the charity, which called for a target to cut the average time to discharge by a week.
The report come just days after an independent investigation found that almost 2,000 dementia patients a year are being killed by ‘chemical cosh’ drugs given to keep them quiet.
Neil Hunt, chief executive of the Alzheimer’s Society, said: “We are talking about an issue that is vast and staring the NHS in the face.
“We believe that the NHS is failing disgracefully on this.
Abridged
SOURCE: The Telegraph, UK
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