People with dementia account for approximately 7% of emergency department (ED) visits for those over age 65, with 25.3% of all ED visits for older adults coming from individuals with dementia.[1] Each year in the US, 1.4 million people over age 65 with dementia visit EDs, twice as often for accidents, behavioral disturbances, or general weakness.[4][5][6] Elderly patients with dementia are 1.34 times more likely to be hospitalized after an ED visit than those without dementia.[1] Nearly three-quarters of ED visits by elderly patients with dementia involve at least two other chronic conditions.[1] Up to 60% of people with dementia do not have a formal diagnosis, and half of the 7.2 million people with dementia in the US make at least one ED visit per year.[2] A study based on CDC data showed that in 2020–2022, the ED visit rate for adults 65+ with Alzheimer's disease was 36.1 per 1,000 adults, with more frequent arrivals by ambulance (61%).[3] The authors recommend improving caregiver support and expanding geriatric EDs for better care.[1][5]