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 Delirium
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And they are really to integrate principles of geriatrics and best practices into the standard of care; to educate staff on how to care for elderly patients-what is different about them and what are the risks; what are the best practices to employ; with the idea that we want to try to prevent delirium and prevent functional decline in older patients. Because we know, for instance, that over 40% of patients are over 70. They come in to the hospital and develop some complication that is often unrelated to the reason that they came in to the hospital. They develop complications related to delirium and functional decline.