Facing Dementia During the COVID‐19 Outbreak

The ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is having a profound impact on people with dementia. A relevant proportion of COVID-19–related deaths have probably occurred in patients with dementia.1 Dramatically high fatality rates have been observed worldwide among residents of long-term facilities,2 many of them likely experiencing dementia. In addition, the restrictive measures implemented to tackle the spread of the outbreak still...