SUMMARY The aim of this study was to investigate the requirements for patients with dementia and optimization of activities for nursing. Methods of study – primary data were obtained from the databases of the K.Grinius nursing and supportive treatment hospital activities in 2002-2004, and using of nurses and patients relative’s interview data collected by the specific questionnaire. During 2002-2004 years all data was enrolled to the information database. Statistical analysis was performed using MS EXCEL 2000 standard statistical programming packets. Results. During 2002-2004, the part of patients with dementia among all patients statistically significantly increased, so significantly increased the part of bed-days. The duration of nursing and supportive treatment was without significant changes, but hospital lethality have tendency to increase in average by 2.3 % /yrs, while the number of patients have tendency to decrease during this years. During the investigated period, the expenses for one bed-day were without significant changes and in averaged per year accounted 50.61 Lt. The expenses of state for one bed-day during 2002-2004 accounted 41.54 Lt. The expenses of Lithuanian state for nutrition and drugs was without significant changes and respectively accounted 8.69 and 11.90 Lt. Detecting nursing personnel, working with dementive patients, occupational peculiarities evaluated, that majority of nursing respondents were in middle-age, majority of them working in night... [to full text]