Monitoring
Your Organizational Guidance
ebpracticenet urges you to prioritize the following organizational guidance:
Guide de pratique clinique pluridisciplinaire relatif à la collaboration dans la dispense de soins aux personnes âgées démentes résidant à domicile et leurs aidants prochesPublished by: Groupe de Travail Développement de recommmandations de première ligneLast published: 2017Multidisciplinaire richtlijn voor thuiswonende oudere personen met dementie en hun mantelzorgersPublished by: Werkgroep Ontwikkeling Richtlijnen Eerste Lijn (Worel)Last published: 2017Patients should be seen every 4 to 6 months to monitor progress and mitigate complications. Issues such as daily medication use, functional status, comorbid illnesses, and new signs and symptoms should be discussed. A home safety risk assessment should be made at every visit. The potential need for nursing home placement or additional home-based assistance for caregivers should be assessed.
Driving status should be reassessed at least every 6 months. The American Academy of Neurology has published guidelines for assessment of driving risk in dementia.[72] Clinicians remain subject to local reporting requirements and associated liability when diagnosing any driver with dementia.
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