Study: Intervention for better delirium guideline adherence gives mixed results
By
Kristen Fischer
Sep 26, 2024
A new study assessed how well clinicians adhere to National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE) delirium guidelines, and conducted an intervention that somewhat improved adherence.
Report: Older adults with delirium, dementia have worse recovery after hospital discharge to SNFs
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Kristen Fischer
Aug 22, 2024
A new study found that patients admitted to skilled nursing facilities for short-term recovery after hospitalization were more apt to have worse cognitive and functional recovery if they developed delirium...
Sleep medication shows promise in battling delirium for older hospitalized adults
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Donna Shryer
Aug 17, 2024
Delirium, associated with disrupted sleep, is common among older hospitalized adults. In addition to presenting immediate management issues, delirium can increase the long-term risk of dementia, institutionalization...
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, July 10
By
Kristen Fischer
Jul 09, 2024
Study: Melatonin doesn’t lower risk for post-surgical delirium … Caregivers have more distress when they view dementia with grim outlook … Cognitive symptoms come early in Parkinson’s for some,...
Optimizing CNAs in age-friendly delirium care
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Shih-Yin Lin
Jun 14, 2024
Certified nursing assistants (CNAs) are the backbone to most long-term care organizations. In addition to national efforts to increase CNA wages and benefits and standardize CNA career pathway models currently...
Also in the News for Wednesday, May 1, 2024
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Kimberly Marselas
May 01, 2024
Senior living performance surpasses expectations, Welltower CEO says … State tax funding long-term care could be gutted in November vote … Nursing home staffing, management strengths tied to delirium...
Study: Parkinson’s disease raises risk for in-hospital delirium — and related need for long-term...
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Kristen Fischer
Apr 09, 2024
People with Parkinson’s disease are almost twice as likely to have delirium during hospital stays compared to others who are hospitalized but don’t have the disease, according to a study published...
1 delirium episode upped dementia risk by 3 times, study finds
By
Kristen Fischer
Mar 28, 2024
Delirium is a strong risk factor for dementia and death in older people, a study published Wednesday found.
Many older adults miss out on delirium prevention measures before surgery: study
By
Kristen Fischer
Feb 27, 2024
Not knowing an older adult’s cognitive status before surgery can mean that doctors don’t know if a patient is at risk for delirium after surgery. As a result, that patient may miss out on much-needed...
Also in the News for Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 27, 2024
Iowa lawmakers target $20 direct care minimum wage … Planned Minnesota nursing homes strike grows to a dozen facilities … 36 nursing home residents evacuated during West Virginia fire … Many older...