Care Home Residents

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• Care home residents face additional fluid-status risks because they often depend on staff for drinks, toileting, mobility support, and recognition of changing health needs. — Assessment and maintenance of normal fluid status in older people living in care homes: a scoping review protocol
• Carer and care home staff representatives contributed to shaping the research question and eligibility criteria for this review, with some named as coauthors. — Assessment and maintenance of normal fluid status in older people living in care homes: a scoping review protocol
• Care home residents may not receive drinks when needed, and unrecognised personal drink preferences can further discourage oral fluid intake. — Assessment and maintenance of normal fluid status in older people living in care homes: a scoping review protocol
• Dehydration prevalence is higher in care home residents than in older people living in their own homes. — Assessment and maintenance of normal fluid status in older people living in care homes: a scoping review protocol
• Whole-home hydration promotion strategies should exempt residents susceptible to fluid overload, who may require individualised care planning or active discouragement of excess intake. — Assessment and maintenance of normal fluid status in older people living in care homes: a scoping review protocol
• Fluid overload is also more common in older care home residents because heart failure is more prevalent and age-related changes can predispose to fluid retention. — Assessment and maintenance of normal fluid status in older people living in care homes: a scoping review protocol