Lewis Hornby, a London student came up with a genius solution to helping patients with dementia drink water. Hornby noticed that his grandmother wasn’t drinking enough and that people with dementia, “no longer feel thirst, don’t know how to quench thirst, or don’t have the dexterity to drink”. So he created colorful “candies” which are made up of mostly water, with gelling agents and electrolytes making up just 10% of their composition. Which are presented in packaging reminiscent of a box of chocolates. He tested out how well the product would work on his grandmother and, “When first offered, grandma ate seven Jelly Drops in 10 minutes, the equivalent to a cup full of water—something that would usually take hours and require much more assistance”. Hornby created a solution to a problem by thinking outside of the box and presenting a life necessity, water, in fun and easier way for people with dementia to drink water and stay hydrated. Here is a video and the article about the “Jelly Drops”, https://mymodernmet.com/lewis-hornby-jelly-drops/
Sep
18
Man Creates Edible Water “Jelly Drops” to Help Dementia Patients Stay Hydrated
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This is a very innovative and interesting concept. Since Lewis’s grandmother has dementia, I can see that being a big motivator for him in solving the dehydration issue she and others faced daily. I wasn’t aware that dehydration is such a big problem dementia patients face until reading this. Very cool story, and I hope to hear more about this later on down the road as it evolves and hopefully becomes a normal form of treatment.