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Decreasing the Risk of Delirium in the Hospitalized Elder

According to Dr. Sharon K. Inouye and her colleagues at Yale University School of Medicine, more than 2 million older Americans will develop develop delirium and functional decline during a hospitalization.  This could result in increased mortality and morbidity,...

Is HELP on The Way?

I recently learned of a wonderful program that was developed by Dr. Sharon K. Inouye and her colleagues at the Yale University School of Medicine to be used in hospitals worldwide. The Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP) is “a program for hospitals, designed to...