18 Dec 2020

Elderly not drinking enough fluids

From Afternoons, 1:35 pm on 18 December 2020

A pilot study by Massey University health researchers found that up to 40 percent of elderly hospital patients are dehydrated or near dehydration.

Professor Carol Wham lead the research and she explains to Jesse why older patients are struggling to keep up their fluid intakes and what needs to change.

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