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. 2001 Aug 25;323(7310):426–427. doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7310.426

Table.

Quality of care in 10 private sector and seven NHS care facilities for people with dementia evaluated by dementia care mapping

Facility Mean wellbeing score Dementia care index rating* Action needed
Private sector (480 patients, 413 with dementia)
 1 1.23 12.3 Much improvement
2 1.22 18.4 Much improvement
3 1.15 17.2 Much improvement
4 1.02 20.4 Much improvement
5 0.85 12.8 Much improvement
6 0.88 8.8 Radical changes
7 0.75 7.5 Radical changes
8 0.54 8.1 Radical changes
9 0.41 4.1 Radical changes
10 0.38 5.7 Radical changes
NHS (71 patients, 71 with dementia)
 1 0.81 4.1 Radical changes
2 0.65 3.3 Radical changes
3 0.60 3.0 Radical changes
4 0.31 3.1 Radical changes
5 0.25 2.4 Radical changes
6 0.23 3.5 Radical changes
7 −0.32 −1.6 Radical changes
*

Range 0-300; 10=radical changes needed, 10-24=much improvement needed, 25-49=fair, 50-74=good, 75-99=very good, >99=excellent. 

Clinical dementia rating scale scores 31% mild, 32% moderate, and 37% severe; median age 83 years; 69% women; and median neuropsychiatric inventory score 12. 

Clinical dementia rating scale scores 0% mild, 0% moderate, and 100% severe; median age 79 years; 60% women; and median neuropsychiatric inventory score 37.