We need early instructions for dementia. Some people already have instructions how to handle hospital visits with "do not resuscitate " instructions. We should have instructions that go to a world-wide hospitsl website which gives instructions as how to handle dementia cases based on the social security number.
My mother is now going through dementia, possibly because of a Urinary Tract Infection but her life was made easier because I was there for most of her visit.
There really needs to be a hospital data base which collects patient information which all hospitals can access. It would help with resuscitate orders and even allergy information. I remember my hospital visit last year and it would have been helpful if the dietitian knew I had food allergies.
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