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My mom has vascular dementia. She fell and broke her hip three years ago. She is showing no signs of dying any time soon.
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Hard to know... Dad fell on Monday two weeks ago, had surgery for hip on Tuesday and died on Wednesday night. You just never know, although we know it was exactly as he would have wanted it. He was ready to join mom, and there's no doubt in our minds that's exactly where he is now.
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Only doctors could give you an estimate of longevity. There are so many factors - how old the person is, what co-morbidities might exist, what stage of Alzheimer's the person is in, how strong physically he or she was before and after, if therapy will be had and how successful it will be, and more.

Do you have some reason to believe that the fall and hip fracture are creating a terminal event?
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My father doesn't have dementia, but he does have some other co-morbidity issues. He fell in 2012, broke one hip, and fell in 2013 and broke the other hip. He's 98 and much to my chagrin still walks around without his walker.
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Did your loved one break a hip? My Mom broke her hip during the early stages of her dementia. She came through surgery without any problem. Rehab was a bit of a challenge as she had never used a walker before. (The rehab couldn't remember that since she was late 90s at that time) Still she healed and we moved her to a memory care facility. She was there for 18 months and her body just wore out.
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It really depends on the person as to how they recuperate from a hip fracture. We have a family friend, who was living alone and diagnosed with dementia. Soon afterwards he fell, broke his hip, had surgery, went into nursing home to rehab, but never really recovered much. He then had aspiration pneumonia, before his hip had healed and died. Since his fall, he never seemed to be aware of his surroundings. This entire thing happened within 5 months.
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Depends on health, will to live, good genes. My mother had dementia and was in a NH when she fell and broke her arm and fractured her pelvis in three places. She was, of course, bedridden after that and lived for only three months but she was 101. Up until that time she was very healthy, but anorexic, which caused her weakness and fall. Otherwise, she had the will of a young person and was walking on her own until she was over 100. With a broken hip, I believe if the person is strong enough, they get them up and walking quickly. I think that being bedridden is the real danger to their health.
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Itlmee it is impossible to answer Your Question, unless You state Your Dad's age. For example the expert Doctors in the Field of Alzheimer's will tell You that a Person with Alzheimer's in Their mid 80's should live 3 TO 4 years, thus a Person with Alzheimer's and in Their 50's can Live up to 20 years. Then how bad was Your Dad's Fall ?
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It varies so much. A woman just 64 years old died of early onset Alzheimer's disease yesterday where my mom lives. Gosh. It's so sad. I knew her for 3 years. It can go on a long time. The hip fracture sounds scary though.
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