My DM has been in hospital for a week for dehydration & breathlessness. She had been refusing food & drink at home which why she ended up in hospital. She agreed to go into hospital as my DD & GP told her it would be for one day!
She went on a drip for a day & the cardiac team tweaked her meds & prescribed a high doses of vitamin D for the breathlessness but so far we have seen no improvement and if anything she is getting worse. She is now saying she is unable to stand without support & is pretty much declining most food and more worryingly fluids. The nurses think it’s behaviour & are getting frustrated with her because they think she is not cooperating deliberately. Dad & I have desperately been trying to encourage her to eat & drink but she makes up excuses or just says no. The general medical team are trying to find out what’s wrong but all her bloods are fine & her CT scan that she had in July is clear.
What will the hospital do if she continues to not eat or drink? She doesn’t have a diagnosis for dementia but clearly something is not right!