“…Dehydration is associated with poor health outcomes that range from delirium, constipation, urinary tract infections, reduced quality of life, increased risk for falls, increased number of hospitalizations, morbidity, and mortality (Edmonds et al, 2021;Hart, Marsden & Paxman, 2020;Hooper et al, 2015;Lean et al, 2019). Due to a lack of a gold standard to determine dehydration in LTC and RH, fluid promotion is considered a reliable approach to prevent dehydration (Hooper et al, 2015;Keller et al, 2022). As there are differences in sources of funding and service offerings in LTC and RH, strategies to address dehydration and capacity to undertake these strategies may vary between these two settings (Roblin et al, 2019).…”