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.
79: Average age upon admittance to a nursing home. 40% : The percentage of individuals who reach age 65 who will enter a nursing home during their lifetimes. 892 days (2.44 years) : Average length of stay for current nursing-home residents, 1999.272 days (8.94 months) : Average length of stay for discharged nursing-home residents, 1999. 38% : Percentage of nursing home patients who will eventually be discharged to go home or to another setting.41,000: Average annual base rate for residence in assisted living facility, 2012. $20: Average hourly rate for licensed, non-Medicare-certified home health aide. 7 to 9 million: Estimated number of U.S. residents who had private long-term care insurance, 2010.