ROC Practitioner – NHS National Hydration Pilot Participants
Provides an overview of the most common type of dehydration that affects older people, known as low-intake dehydration, which is caused by a person not drinking adequate daily fluids. It highlights the many acute health problems it causes and why traditional signs and symptoms of dehydration are not very helpful, and the vital role of carers in supporting older people to to drink as best they can.