About 25 percent of older adults admitted to hospitals have dementia and are at increased risk for serious problems like in-hospital falls and delirium (the medical term for an abrupt, rapid change in ...

Andrea S. lived in a North Carolina hospital room with her mother for two and half weeks, finally leaving when her mother was discharged April 23, 2020. Her mom, who is 78 and has dementia, went into ...

Among patient populations, seniors with dementia present a serious challenge for hospital emergency departments, according to new research from the Regenstrief Institute and the Indiana University ...

Dementia, a neurodegenerative and debilitating illness can take a toll on the life of older adults. In a recent report, the number of patients with dementia being rushed to emergency rooms rose by a ...

On a busy hospital ward, a nurse says "wonderful, wonderful" as a patient with dementia completes a task. It sounds simple, ...

Hospital patients with dementia and other causes of confusion have longer stays and worse treatment outcomes than people without the condition, new research has found. Hospital patients with dementia ...

A pilot program at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital is using robotic animals to bring joy and connection to patients ...