UTIs and the elderly

A friend of ours has recently had a long siege in the hospital then a nursing because of a simple infection--urinary tract infection.

"Elderly people with serious urinary tract infection don't exhibit the hallmark sign of fever because their immune system is unable to mount a response to infection due to the effects of aging. In fact, elders often don't exhibit any of the common symptoms – or don't express them to their caregivers.

UTIs in the elderly are often mistaken as the early stages of dementia or Alzheimer's, according to NIH, because symptoms include:

• Confusion, or delirium-like state
• Agitation
• Hallucinations
• Other behavioral changes
• Poor motor skills or dizziness
• Falling"

 https://www.agingcare.com/Articles/urinary-tract-infections-elderly-146026.htm

My mother always recommended cranberry juice or cherry juice.  And mothers, at least mine, are always right.

 http://www.aplaceformom.com/senior-care-resources/articles/elderly-urinary-tract-infection