Specialist dementia care units: an Evidence Check rapid review

This is the report of an Evidence Check rapid review of the literature to inform the implementation of the

decision by the Commonwealth Government to establish Specialist Dementia Care Units (SDCUs) as part of

a broader set of initiatives aimed at improving services for people living with dementia. The SDCUs are

expected to be established over a four-year period with at least one located in each of the 31 Primary

Health Network regions across Australia. SDCUs are defined as specialist units that provide care for people

with very severe and extreme behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD).