Cognitive-friendly hospitals: a leap from Flat Earthers to Galileo: commentary on… managing delirium in everyday practice

Abstract

SummaryGeneral hospitals and hospices see mostly older people, many of whom have dementia and multiple pathologies: delirium is common, costly and damaging. Informed and kindly care can reduce the incidence of delirium and hasten its resolution. O'Connell et al demand ownership of this phenomenon by the whole hospital. This will require a turnabout of philosophy, management and training for all professions.