Quick reference card

Aged Care & Nursing Homes

For nursing staff, personal-care attendants & carers

From drymouth.org, an evidence-based education library. General information, not medical advice.

Dry Mouth · Clinical Quick Reference For nursing staff, personal-care attendants & carers ~50% of residents have dry mouth drymouth .org Up to half of aged-care residents have a dry mouth, mostly from medicines and conditions, not age itself. Many can't manage their own mouth care, so it's easily missed. Daily mouth care is protective: for comfort,…

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