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Reasons for repeated emergency department visits among community-dwelling older adults with dementia in Ontario, Canada.

Aaron JonesLaura C MaclaganJennifer A WattMichael J SchullLiisa JaakkimainenSarah SwayzeJun GuanSusan E Bronskill
Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2022)
Community-dwelling older adults with dementia who visited an ED were very likely to return to the ED within a year, with a substantial proportion visiting multiple times. The high frequency of repeated visits for different reasons highlights the complexity of caring for this population and indicates greater need for comprehensive community and primary care as well as timely communication between the ED and the community.
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