Hospital Visits
The 11 sources listed below are each rated on how they can help caregivers better understand and manage hospital visits in people with Alzheimer's disease or dementia.
Sources are ranked from highest to lowest.
Sources are ranked from highest to lowest.
ALZSmart Score™ - Excellent85%
Alzheimer Society Canada
Geo Location: All (CA)
ALZSmart Review™ - Summary of Contents
Provides a series of 7 PDF checklists and forms (for a person with dementia) to be filled out with a family member, friend, or caregiver. Complete these forms before a trip to the hospital is necessary, so that the person with dementia is ready to go.
ALZSmart Score™ - Excellent80%
National Institute on Aging (ADEAR)
Geo Location: All (US)
ALZSmart Review™ - Summary of Contents
Provides 11 ways to cope with a trip to the emergency room. List 13 items that you should have prepared in an emergency bag. 9 other ways to prepare before hospitalization. 20 tips for during the hospital stay. Plus 9 that may be helpful working with the hospital staff.
ALZSmart Score™ - Very Good75%
Alzheimer's Society
Geo Location: All (CA)
ALZSmart Review™ - Summary of Contents
This has 4 parts to the series: 1) Going into hospital, 2) During a hospital stay, 3) Hospital discharge, and 4) UK resources.
ALZSmart Score™ - Very Good75%
Alzheimer's Association
Geo Location: All
ALZSmart Review™ - Summary of Contents
[PDF - 5 Pages] Has 6 tips on how to prepare an emergency kit. Suggests reviewing current legal documents; plus other things to do prior to a hospital visit. Lists 15 common concerns during hospitalization include communication,
safety, behaior, and nutrition. In-depth discuss of medicare rights and steps to appeal a discharge.
safety, behaior, and nutrition. In-depth discuss of medicare rights and steps to appeal a discharge.
ALZSmart Score™ - Good65%
WebMD
Geo Location: All
ALZSmart Review™ - Summary of Contents
Discusses things you can do before they're admitted. Lists 5 problems to watch out for at the hospital. Offers 9 ways to improve communication with the hospital staff. Also covers discharge, rehabilitation, and home health services.
ALZSmart Score™ - Good65%
Daily Caring
Geo Location: All
ALZSmart Review™ - Summary of Contents
Discusses 9 ways to make hospital ER visits easier on seniors with dementia.
ALZSmart Score™ - Good60%
WebMD
Geo Location: All
ALZSmart Review™ - Summary of Contents
Lists 7 things you need to have before you go to the emergency room. Discusses what to do when you get there. Describes 3 medical issues to watch out for in the ER.
ALZSmart Score™ - Good60%
Today's Caregiver
Sandra O’Connell
Geo Location: All
ALZSmart Review™ - Summary of Contents
Describes 6 guidelines to help you to prepare for a hospital stay.
ALZSmart Score™ - Average50%
The 36-Hour Day (6th Edition)
Nancy L. Mace, MA and Peter V. Rabins, MD, MPH
Pages 126-127
Geo Location: All
ALZSmart Review™ - Summary of Contents
Discusses how hospital visits can affect people with Alzheimer's. Show you things you can do to make hospital visits easier and avoid exhaustion.
ALZSmart Score™ - Average45%
Managing a Difficult Hospital Stay
Fisher Center for Alzheimer’s Research Foundation
Geo Location: All
ALZSmart Review™ - Summary of Contents
Offers 6 tips that family members can follow to make their loved one’s hospital visit go more smoothly.
ALZSmart Score™ - Satisfactory35%
HelpforAlzheimersFamilies.com (aka Home Instead Senior Care)
Geo Location: All
ALZSmart Review™ - Summary of Contents
Offers 3 tips to consider before your loved one’s hospital visit and 4 tips during the visit. Also has things to consider after discharge.
