Dementia patients being 'dumped in hospital'
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The figures also suggested the overall number of emergency admissions among people with dementia is rising - with some patients yo-yoing back and forth.Central to this, the government said, would be plans for reforming the social care system, which encompasses care home places and support in people's homes.
"Everything was a battle to get proper care. The whole system has lost sight of the person they are meant to be providing care for."The Alzheimer's Society analysed hospital records covering emergency admissions in the six years to 2017-18.
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