Priority 6 from the Seniors' Health (Alberta, Canada) PSP
| UNCERTAINTY: What can be done to increase availability of dementia-related care and services for older adults? (JLA PSP Priority 6) | |
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| Overall ranking | 6 |
| JLA question ID | 0083/6 |
| Explanatory note |
A diagnosis of dementia is commonly missed. People wanted to know how best to improve the availability of services to diagnose, manage and care for people with dementia |
| Evidence |
None identified |
| Health Research Classification System category | Generic health relevance, Neurological |
| Extra information provided by this PSP | |
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| Original uncertainty examples | Dementia care services in the home are lagging ~ There are a lot more people with the diagnosis of dementia in our facilities today but the care given these people is not adequate at this time. ~ Community not set up to meet the demands for dementia |
| Submitted by | Health/Social care provider 4, Caregiver 1, Older Adult 1 |
| PSP information | |
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| PSP unique ID | 0083 |
| PSP name | Seniors' Health (Alberta, Canada) |
| Total number of uncertainties identified by this PSP. | 97 (To see a full list of all uncertainties identified, please see the detailed spreadsheet held on the JLA website) |
| Date of priority setting workshop | 13 August 2018 |