Many : Toward the progressive severe state, behavior gets often aggressive and risky, with potential for harm. This may need in-patient control. Advanced patients may get infected and need hospital care. If a patient has no one to care for them, placement from a hospital to a chronic facility may delay discharge.
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Never: Hospital is not a good place for people with alzheimer's disease. They should try to avoid going there and get treatment where they are, either at home or in a long term institution.
Answered 2/15/2013
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