confused elderly

adjective

1. social welfare
   1. old and no longer having mental abilities sufficient for independent living
   2. ( as collective noun ; preceded by the )

      the confused elderly

Example Sentences

Ms Ockenden also described helping other patients who had been left on trolleys, including an elderly lady calling for water and alerting staff to a confused elderly man who was trying to leave the hospital.

From BBC

At one point, Trump did an imitation of Biden as a confused, elderly man trying to find his way out of a room: “Where am I going? Where the hell have I been?”

From Washington Post

A video recently was posted to Twitter allegedly showing a confused elderly man walking into a convenience store, approaching a frozen drink machine, and pouring some of the red liquid on his hands.

From Fox News

Wendy Meltzer, executive director of Illinois Citizens for Better Care, said that hospital trips caused by treatment for sepsis can be “emotionally devastating” for confused elderly patients.

From Salon

As Ashley Judd has her makeup touched up in a gritty basement hallway of a Cold War-era hospital, a confused elderly couple wanders through the set looking for the elevators.

From Washington Times