Emergency Departments Leading the Transformation of Alzheimer's and Dementia Care: Emergency Care Redesign - PubMed
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- Over 50% of persons living with dementia (PLWD) and their care partners visit the emergency department (ED) annually.
- Emergency Care Redesign (ECR) is a team-based intervention with structured assessments to address psychosocial and behavioral issues in ED care for PLWD.
- ECR has three core components: problem identification, problem prioritization, and provision of non-pharmacologic solutions supported by community resources.
- The ED-LEAD trial is implementing ECR across 15 health systems and 79 EDs in the US to improve care and outcomes for PLWD after discharge.
- Successful ECR implementation requires embedded clinical decision support, focused training, and clear workflows to reduce ED revisits.