![]() ![]() Staff take the time to sit with him and discuss his feelings. Confusion is often misinterpreted as delusional or described as paranoid despite the person accepting the explanation given to them.Įxample: Mr W has dementia and believes his family has abandoned him. When the money is found (in Mrs X presence) she believes the staff have replaced it because she kicked up a fuss.Ĭonfused people often misinterpret their circumstances or surroundings due to a diminished state of awareness and a reduced ability to understand what is happening to them. Mrs X accuses the staff of taking her money. She has forgotten that she took the money out from under the pillow yesterday & hid it under a stack of magazines in her wardrobe. This paranoia is common in people with dementia.Įxample: Mrs X can’t find the $50 she hid under her pillow. Paranoia can result from damage to the part of the brain that makes judgements & separates fact from fiction. A person with paranoia will not accept explanations of the unreality of their beliefs.Įxample: Mr Y believes that staff only wear red jumpers when they intend to hurt him and cannot be convinced otherwise, despite all the evidence and explanations put to him. She sees the food being dished up & everyone else having the same food but still believes that hers is poisoned. Delusions remain fixed or persistent despite all evidence to the contrary.Įxample: Mrs Y refuses to eat her meals because she believes that her food is poisoned. Delusions:įalse, fixed beliefs that are not in keeping with the person’s background. Hallucinations are often a symptom of delirium and it is very important to assess any person presenting with hallucinations for delirium (Please refer to the Confusion Assessment Method page). She takes the staff to her room, pulls back the bed covers & says “See them crawling?” The staff couldn’t see any bugs. Mrs Z replies that she didn’t sleep well at all as there are numerous bugs that reside in her bed & attack her at night. Any sense may be involved, but seeing or hearing things is the most common.Įxample: Staff ask Mrs Z how she slept last night. Sensory experiences that can’t be verified by anyone other than the person experiencing them. ![]()
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