What can I do if my mom will not close her mouth so she is not able to swallow her medicine?

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gemitchell47 Asked July 2017

What can I do if my mom will not close her mouth so she is not able to swallow her medicine?

It runs out of her mouth.

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How is she getting nutrition? Being unable to swallow is often part of the very late stages of dementia. Is she on hospice care? What kind of meds are you trying to give her?

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Can you use a syringe and slowly squirt it in the back of her cheek? Slightly tilt her head back.

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No she doesn't. She want close her mouth at all

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