Dementia Significantly Increases Healthcare Costs for Hospitalized Delirium Patients, Study Finds

​What**'**s**the**news. Patients with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) who develop delirium have increased one-year healthcare costs of nearly $35,000 per patient compared to patients without ADRD, according to a November 2022 study in Alzheimer's and Dementia.