she's already spent nearly five hours in the emergency department. now, she is being assessed on a special unit run by drjordan bowen. you've had a long night. you must be very sleepy. when admitted to a hospital ward, frail, older patients stay for an average of ten days. how about — are you feeling cold, are you? yes. all right. and this is not a good place for a person like elizabeth who is also living with dementia. it is trying to normalise her environment, which we simply can't do in a hospital, which is why already, my intent is to do as much as i can within her own familiar environment, in her own care home. this assessment unit aims to get people who arrive as emergencies home the same day. what we try to do is intercept patients