The Dangers of Dehydration in Seniors
All Home Care Matters
Enriched Life Home Care Services
5.0 • 88 Ratings
🗓️ 2 March 2022
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
Dehydration is a serious condition that affects all ages, especially seniors. Seniors are more susceptible to dehydration due to a decrease in total body fluids and the body’s natural aging process.
Dehydration can make your loved one feel weak, confused, and can ultimately lead to death. Today, we are discussing the dangers of dehydration, the signs to look for, and ways you can help your loved one recover and prevent dehydration. Listen now to learn more!
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to All Home Care Matters, the show where we discuss all things home care, |
| 0:06.0 | with discussions on important age-related matters and topics. |
| 0:10.1 | Brought to you by Enriched Life Home Care Services, |
| 0:13.3 | the number one rated home care provider in Michigan by Top-rated Local. Hello and welcome back to All Home Care Matters. |
| 0:28.4 | If this is your first time visiting us here at the show, we want to say thank you |
| 0:31.1 | for taking time out to be with us today. |
| 0:33.5 | We appreciate how valuable everyone's time is, and that's why we try and make each episode |
| 0:37.5 | here at all home care matters, something that will hopefully matter to you. |
| 0:41.7 | Today we're going to be talking about an important issue affecting seniors, and that is |
| 0:45.4 | dehydration and seniors. |
| 0:47.6 | We are going to go over the dangers of dehydration, the science to look for, and ways to |
| 0:52.0 | help your loved one avoid and recover from dehydration. |
| 0:55.2 | So now, let's move on to the rest of the show. According to Medline Plus, dehydration is a condition |
| 1:00.7 | caused by the loss of too much fluid from the body. It happens when you're losing more fluids |
| 1:05.5 | than you're taking in, and your body does not have enough fluids to work properly. Our bodies need fluids to function. |
| 1:11.6 | According to ages living, hydration is vital because it keeps electrolytes balanced, |
| 1:16.6 | blood volume normal, aids and digestion, transportation of nutrients, and kidney functioning. |
| 1:22.6 | And if your elderly loved one becomes dehydrated, they have the added risk of mental confusion. Dehydration can be deadly. Without water, our bodies will shut down. |
| 1:32.3 | And dehydration is especially dangerous for our older loved ones. |
| 1:36.3 | In our previous episode, keeping seniors safe in the heat, we discussed the dangers of heat |
| 1:41.3 | and how seniors may experience dehydration during the warmer months, |
| 1:45.0 | because their bodies are no longer able to regulate temperatures and cool themselves off as well as they used to. |
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