Daily Mail | How noisy hospitals make dementia WORSE Daily Mail Dementia affects approximately 850,000 people in the UK, with the number set to rise to more than a million by 2025. Dr Clare Walton, research manager at the Alzheimer's Society, said: 'Delirium is a temporary state of confusion and disorientation that ... 'Delirium' caused by busy hospitals can trigger dementia in older patients Shifting dementia patients between hospital wards 'can speed up their decline' Delirium could accelerate dementia-related mental decline |