Hospital ERs struggle amid dementia surge

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As Dementia Rates Increase, Experts Warn Hospital Emergency Rooms Are Underprepared

(MedPage Today) -- AURORA, Ill. -- At her mother's home in Illinois, Tracy Balhan flips through photos of her dad, Bill Speer. In one picture, he's smiling in front of a bucket of sweating beers and wearing a blue T-shirt that reads, "Pops. The...

As dementia rates rise, emergency rooms struggle

AURORA, Ill. — At her mother's home in Illinois, Tracy Balhan flips through photos of her dad, Bill Speer. In one picture, he's smiling in front of a bucket of sweating beers and wearing a blue T-shirt that reads, "Pops.…

ERs struggles amid dementia surge

AURORA, Ill. — At her mother's home in Illinois, Tracy Balhan flips through photos of her dad, Bill Speer. In one picture, he's smiling in front of a bucket of beers and wearing a blue T-shirt that reads, "Pops. The…

ERs struggle amid dementia surge

AURORA, Ill. — At her mother's home in Illinois, Tracy Balhan flips through photos of her dad, Bill Speer. In one picture, he's smiling in front of a bucket of beers and wearing a blue T-shirt that reads, "Pops. The…

Hospital ERs struggle amid dementia surge

AURORA, Ill. — At her mother's home in Illinois, Tracy Balhan flips through photos of her dad, Bill Speer. In one picture, he's smiling in front of a bucket of beers and wearing a blue T-shirt that reads, "Pops. The…