My 79 year old mother suffered a stroke during an anigogram. It left her with total left side neglect and the inablilty to swallow, she has a stomach tube. My question is should she also be given water thru the tube and how many times a day? In my 3 hour visits I neve see this being done. My mother does not communicate 99% of the time and when she does talk she can not respond to a direct question so I can not ask her.
She is in a nursing home and although she is getting some physical therapy she does not respond to commands, so they tell me other therapy is not advised. Generally she is left alone in her room unless someone is visiting.
Should I request that she be taken into activities,such as movies and sing alongs even though she can not participate? It seems better than just being left sitting in a wheelchair alone.
