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Delirium, a few things to note:

Audrey Miller • July 5, 2021 • 0 Comments

I had previously written about hospital acquired delirium https://eldercaring.ca/hospital-acquired-delirium/ which I believe merits reposting. Delirium is one of the 3 big ‘D’s that we see with our older clients. The other ‘D’’s are dementia and depression. Over this past year, in addition to Covid- people still got sick; especially common were Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) which often necessitated a trip to the hospital. holiday period I had a number of….

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The ‘D’ word we don’t talk about- enough

Audrey Miller • January 7, 2019 • 0 Comments

Delirium: At this time of year many of us, regardless of age, can get the flu. Unfortunately for seniors, the flu can be particularly dangerous- for a number of reasons – Pneumonia – Dehydration – Greater falls risk with weakness – Body weakness and – Delirium- the topic of today’s blog I had previously written about hospital acquired delirium which I believe merits reposting. “Delirium is one of the 3….

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Hospital-Acquired Delirium

Audrey Miller • March 26, 2018 • 0 Comments

Delirium is one of the 3 big ‘D’s that we see with our older clients. The other ‘D’’s are dementia and depression but I suppose the biggest ‘D’ out there is death. I recently came across a Reader’s Digest article while waiting at a doctor’s office that had been reprinted from The Walrus. The original title is “Why Is No One Talking About Hospital-Acquired Delirium?’ The story describes a bright,….

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