Seniors and Dehydration “Chronic elderly dehydration is a common problem for many elderly patients in the United States” Dehydration is a major concern for an elderly loved one. When you are younger you feel thirst much stronger than an elderly person. It is harder for them to get up and get a glass of water and some may just forget due to dementia. Also, the medications prescribed to seniors cause dehydration. As you get older, your kidneys don’t function as well. This means