Urinary infections are the danger to be looked out for.

My mum was in slow decline into dementia, until she got wiped out by sudden onset urinary infection.

She was very ill for a few days until the antibiotics worked on the infection.

But that episode made the dementia far worse, and left her with double incontinece..

These effects were permanent.

That's when we learnt how devastaing unrinary infections can be in old age.

Since then the infection has reoccured a couple of times, but been dealt with quicker;
as she has carehome staff keeping 24/7 watch on her health.

The first time though, mum was in the house on her own, and not letting anyone know how ill she was becoming,
until a cousin found her sat in the kitchen feeble and delerious...


Yes.. definitely watch out for symptoms of urine infections in older relatives and friends...