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How do you decide when a patient with dementia needs additional support at home versus a transition to a more structured living environment?

What clinical, functional, and safety factors most influence your recommendations?
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Psychiatry · David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
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This is a challenging decision for most families, as it can often be related to factors outside of the patient’s or the family’s control, for example, having the financial means to pay for caregiving.

Also, as the patient’s dementia progresses, they can become fully dependent on others for all of th...

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