Dementia: assessment, management and support for people living with dementia and their carers

Recommendation ID: NG97/4
Question: Managing delirium superimposed on dementia:- What are the most clinically and cost-effective non-pharmacological interventions for helping the long-term recovery of people with delirium superimposed on dementia?
Any explanatory notes (if applicable): Why this is important:- The acute management of delirium superimposed on dementia is likely to be similar to the management of delirium in people without dementia. However, there may be differences in the interventions needed to aid long-term recovery, particularly because people with different severities of dementia will have different baseline cognitive status. Research on the most effective non-pharmacological methods of promoting long-term recovery would help to identify whether
alternative approaches are needed for people living with dementia.

Source guidance details

Comes from guidance: Dementia: assessment, management and support for people living with dementia and their carers
Number: NG97
Date issued: June 2018

Is this a recommendation for the use of a technology only in the context of research?	No
Is it a recommendation that suggests collection of data or the establishment of a register?	No
Last Reviewed	30/06/2018