Pflegerische Versorgungskonzepte für Personen mit Demenzerkrankungen

Abstract

Today there are approximately one million people with dementia in Germany. If current demographic trends continue, this number is likely Nina Rieckmann ChristophSchwarzbach Marc Nocon Stefanie Roll to rise substantially in the coming years. In the older population, dementia is the most frequent reason for long-term care. Because most forms Christoph Vauth of dementia cannot be cured, the aim of treatment is to delay disease progression and to maintain functioning and quality of life. Stefan N. Willich 1 Wolfgang Greiner Research questions