Arthritis, dental problems, pressure sores, constipation and untreated injury are common and easily overlooked. Studies consistently find people with dementia receive less pain relief than others with the same conditions.
Observational pain scales exist for people who cannot self-report, and clinicians can use them.
Why it matters
A great deal of what is treated as behaviour is untreated pain, and treating the pain resolves the behaviour.
Sources
Where to check this, and where to read more. All external and all authoritative.
Pain in dementia where you live
The local guide on this, for each city we cover.
- Baltimore, MD
- Boston, MA
- Buffalo, NY
- Charlotte, NC
- Chicago, IL
- Columbus, OH
- Dallas, TX
- Denver, CO
- Detroit, MI
- Houston, TX
- Los Angeles, CA
- Memphis, TN
- Milwaukee, WI
- New York, NY
- Philadelphia, PA
- Phoenix, AZ
- San Antonio, TX
- San Diego, CA
- Seattle, WA
- Tucson, AZ