1 Water intoxication. 2  Giving too much water to a baby can lead to water intoxication. 3  This happens when excess amounts of water dilute the electrolytes in the babyâs blood. 4  Electrolytes such as sodium and potassium are important for normal body functions and diluting these can lead to serious problems such as seizures.
A semi-private room ran $222 daily, or more than $81,000 per year. And the average nursing home stay is 835 days, or more than two years, according to the government's latest National Nursing Home Survey. Costs widely vary from person to person, both because of geographical difference in rates and because each resident's length of stay differs.
The average length of stay is just that, an average. There is no particular reason why you would necessarily expect to spend this average length of time in a nursing home, but it is a useful benchmark to consider. Data compiled by the National Nursing Home Survey places the average length of stay at 835 days.To look at some of the extremes, the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance tells us that one out of every 10 nursing home residents between the ages of 75 and 84 will spend at least five years receiving care.here is no particular reason why you would necessarily expect to spend this average length of time in a nursing home, but it is a useful benchmark to consider. Data compiled by the National Nursing Home Survey places the average length of stay at 835 days.