In fact, hypothermia can happen to someone in a nursing home or group facility if the rooms are not kept warm enough. Living in a cold house, apartment, or other building can cause hypothermia. Now on cold days, I keep my heat at least at 68☏ and wear a sweater in the house. He wrapped me in a blanket and called 9-1-1. Ty said I was speaking slowly, shivering, and having trouble walking. He saw that I was only wearing a light shirt and that my house was cold. Luckily, my son Tyler came by to check on me. I didn't know that would put my health in danger. Last December, I wanted to save some money so I turned my heat down to 62☏.
You can take steps to lower your chance of getting hypothermia. Try to stay away from cold places, and pay attention to how cold it is where you are. For an older person, a body temperature of 95☏ or lower can cause many health problems, such as a heart attack, kidney problems, liver damage, or worse.īeing outside in the cold, or even being in a very cold house, can lead to hypothermia. Hypothermia is what happens when your body temperature gets very low.
Doctors call this serious problem hypothermia. A big chill can turn into a dangerous problem before an older person even knows what's happening. Changes in your body that come with aging can make it harder for you to be aware of getting cold. Older adults can lose body heat fast-faster than when they were young. What you may not know is that just being really cold can make you very sick. If you are like most people, you feel cold every now and then during the winter.
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