Urgent care for patients with dementia: a scoping review of associated factors and stakeholder experiences.
Jemima DooleyMatthew BookerRebecca BarnesPenny D XanthopoulouPublished in: BMJ open (2020)
The scoping review highlighted a wider variety of sometimes competing factors that were associated with urgent care situations. Improved and increased community support for non-urgent situations, such as integrated care, caregiver education and dementia specialists, will both mitigate avoidable urgent care use and improve the experience of those in crisis.