Impact of Systematic Tracking of Dementia Cases on the Rate of Hospitalization in Emergency Care Units

Inclusion Criteria

• •Residents of both sex, aged 60 years or over
• •Residents living in a nursing home participating in the study
• •Residents living in the nursing home for 30 days or more
• •Residents without diagnosed and documented dementia, identified as follows:
• •* residents not identified by the French Healthcare system as suffering from dementia (ALD 15)
• •* residents not benefiting from a specific care program or a specialized follow-up for dementia
• •* residents for whom there is no appropriate investigation for dementia diagnosis in medical records
• •* residents not taking specific drugs for dementia (Cholinesterase inhibitors and/or Memantine)
• •Residents and their GP having received information about the study
• •Residents and their GP having expressed their agreement to participate in the study