Dementia BPSD

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Daily-note bank — change-of-condition / at-risk days

Scenario

Model daily note (edit to the shift)

Delirium on dementia

Acute new fluctuating attention and increased confusion vs the dementia baseline (CAM positive) — delirium workup per order, provider/representative notified, non-pharm intensified, unnecessary psychotropic avoided; reassess; evaluate SCSA; supports Section C. (Cognitive.)

Dangerous BPSD escalation

New agitation/aggression creating a safety risk — trigger screen (pain/infection/environment), non-pharmacologic plan implemented, team engaged, safety measures, psychotropic justified/monitored per Behavioral; reassess; supports Section E. (Behavioral.)

Pain-driven BPSD

New agitation traced to unrecognized pain — pain assessed (PAINAD) and treated per order, agitation reduced with treatment, non-pharmacologic measures continued; documented; supports Section E. (Pain reference.)

Linked disease-specific scenarios

Delirium workup and BIMS/CAM route to the Cognitive reference; psychotropic use, GDR, and the antipsychotic quality measure route to the Behavioral reference; caregiver and mood support route to the Psychosocial reference; wandering-related falls route to the Falls reference; a skilled comorbidity routes to its own reference.

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