Decreasing Agitation in Patients With Dementia Through the Use of Weighted Blankets

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients admitted on the inpatient geriatric psychiatry unit, complex interventions unit, internal medicine service and/or admitted hospice GIP * Documented diagnosis of dementia or suspected major neurocognitive disorder. * Presence of agitation/aggression symptoms as defined by a minimum aggression score on the Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory Short Version (CMAI): Patients must score 3, 4, or 5 on at least one question related to aggression (items 1-4). * Have a LAR able to sign the consent on behalf of the patient. Exclusion Criteria: * Severe pain likely to be exacerbated by use of weighted blanket * Inability to remove blanket; * Skin burns or open wounds; * Admitted on 72 hour hold.