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Elderly Not Eating And Sleeping All The Time

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When the elderly person is a few weeks to their death they may be too drained or tired that they may not be able to leave the bed. My husband is in that state too. What To Do When An Elderly Person Stops Eating If several days go by without your dog eating he can become dehydrated. Elderly not eating and sleeping all the time . Signs of decreased appetite include not wanting to eat unintentional weight loss and not. Most people need between 7 and 9 hours of sleep whereas many seniors can get away with 75 hours. Unintended weight loss comes with a higher risk of infection and depression and most troubling of all death. In addition elderly not eating can be due to medications they are taking or even oral health issues. These shifts may contribute to older people waking up more often during the night and having more fragmented less restful sleep. I have included a few article to help you understand the sleep process in the elderly more. Sleeping more and more is a co