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Hydration
Senior Dehydration
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How long can someone go without food?
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Nncbb57
Answered Apr 2019
Mom has dementia and is making herself throw up! Mom is in an assisted living facility. Is this part of dementia that anyone has seen?
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Grandma1954
Answered Feb 2019
How do I get my in-laws to follow Drs orders, take meds as prescribed, and drink fluids?
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97yroldmom
Answered Mar 2019
When do you know it is time to call hospice?
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ConcernDaughter
Replied Dec 2018
Mom has been sleeping all day. No nutrition, no liquids. She's in hospice. O2 level 89. Looks comfortable. Recommendations to ease transition?
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paulgreg
Answered Dec 2018
I take care of a lady with dementia. She's only eating baby food and pudding. How long can she live that way?
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Caregiver02
Replied Jan 2019
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Any tips for getting fluids in Grandma and also putting on a little weight?
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TNtechie
Answered Jan 2019
What to do if patient won't eat or swallow?
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Daughterof1930
Answered Jan 2019
Father has stopped eating. Should I continue to encourage food?
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Ahmijoy
Answered Aug 2018
Shouldn’t my father (93) be receiving saline thru his midline to keep him hydrated while being treated with IV antibiotics for a severe UTI?
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Shane1124
Answered Oct 2018
My relative has caregivers who puree food and use a plastic tube and pour it down her throat. Is this appropriate?
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JoAnn29
Answered Oct 2018
I'm so burnt out & frustrated...I don't know what to do.
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Isthisrealyreal
Answered Nov 2018
My mom has dementia and was diagnosed in 2006. She quit eating, what will happen?
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NobodyGetsIt
Answered Aug 2020
My mom is refusing to eat and drink. What next?
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cwillie
Answered Jul 2020
My mom is 91 with advanced dementia and hardly drinks any liquids. Any suggestions to get more liquids in her.
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Grandma1954
Answered Apr 2020
What can we do...?
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JoAnn29
Answered Apr 2020
My mother is in hospice and has had no intake for 8 days. How long will a body produce urine? She still has good output.
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AlvaDeer
Answered Sep 2020
Is this really the end or just a bad case of dehydration and low potassium and sodium levels?
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lealonnie1
Answered Dec 2020
Can my Grandmother feel pain, or any other feelings of dehydration and convulsions, while alert?
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AlvaDeer
Answered Mar 2021
How do I ensure a dementia patient keeps hydrated at all times? They live alone at times.
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Beatty
Answered Feb 2021
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