Geriatric care nursing is demanding, but also rewarding

Geriatric care nursing is demanding, but also rewarding

Geriatric and dementia care can be one of the most rewarding areas of medicine. However, understaffing issues are also widely reported, resulting in long waitlists and limited admissions at facilities.

Urgent need to ramp up diagnosis and support, as more than half of people with dementia are either undiagnosed or have no care plan

Improving dementia care and support could dramatically boost health, wellbeing – and even the economy.