Table 2 Patient characteristics
Ward | Dementia diagnosis | Number of patient cases | Average age of patients (range) | Male patients | Female patients | Average length of stay in days (range) | Patients with DNACPR | Patients on LCP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oak MMHU | Dementia | 11 | 83 | 7 | 4 | 21 (5–38) | 11 | 9 |
No dementia | 6 | 81 | 4 | 2 | 19 (6–50) | 5 | 4 | |
Ash (AMU) | Dementia | 2 | 86 | 2 | 0 | 3 (2–4) | 2 | 1 |
No dementia | 8 | 83 | 4 | 4 | 1.5 (1–2) | 8 | 5a | |
Elm HCOP Male | Dementia | 2 | 85 | 2 |  | 10 (5–15) | 2 | 2 |
No dementia | 4 | 83.5 | 4 |  | 23.5 (7–48) | 4 | 4 | |
Fir HCOP Female | Dementia | 3 | 88 |  | 3 | 15 (12–21) | 3 | 3 |
No dementia | 6 | 88 |  | 6 | 10 (6–17) | 6 | 2 |