Best Practices
Delirium: A Practical Prevention Program
Fed Pract. 2013 January;30(1):33
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Brittany Kelly, BA; Elizabeth Archambault, LICSW; Karyn Lawrence; James L. Rudolph, MD, SM
Mr. W., an 82-year-old veteran with coronary artery disease, dementia, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and recurrent falls, has been living alone since his wife passed away. He needs increasing social and medical support. He receives assistance with cleaning, shopping, and cooking. The VA Home-Based Primary Care team supports his medication management. His daughter calls him daily to check in.