New dementia co-ordinators are on hand to offer support and advice to staff and patients at the Royal United Hospital.
The three co-ordinators provide a seven-day-a-week service to support staff. They will help them to give the best care to elderly patients who are suffering from dementia.
Staff can refer all patients who are admitted as an emergency, and who have dementia, to the co-ordinators, who will be available Monday to Sunday.
Dementia co-ordinator Dee Scruton said: "Our role is to support staff in improving the quality of care given to patients with a diagnosis of dementia.
"We'll be focusing on reducing the unnecessary time patients spend in hospital, engaging with and involving carers, planning for discharge and ensuring better support at home to avoid unnecessary re admissions to hospital in the future.
"As dementia co-ordinators, we will be advocates for the patient, linking in with staff and community services, and tying everything in together to streamline the process from the time a patient is admitted, throughout their hospital stay and beyond, once they are discharged back in to the community.
"We will connect and engage with their carers to get them more involved, and finding out more about the person behind the condition, which is essential.
"Understanding more about what is important to them, knowing their likes and dislikes and their habits for example, will help us respond to the patient's needs and can help reduce their agitation or distress."
One in three people over the age of 65 will develop dementia and the demand for care is growing with people living longer.
At the moment there are 1,022 people registered in B&NES who have dementia.
Health care organisations say they are working together to manage the increasing demand on services.
The support package includes better awareness, so people are able to spot the signs.
The hospital already has a kitemark system to recognise wards giving the best care to people with dementia.
And care provider Sirona and Norton Radstock College are working on making B&NES a dementia-friendly district.
