Yeah, I think that is why they say if you break a hip you are a goner...because of the pneumonia
If you break a hip you have to work very hard to get mobile again. If you don’t the odds aren’t good. Mobility is the key those who get moving survive
That’s what happened to my Mom at 84 years old. Broke her hip, developed pneumonia and died three days later.
Yup.
A good friends 84 yo father just went that way. Fell in garage, broke hip, from hospital to rehab to hospital to grave.
Worries me about my 85yo dad and his walker. We can’t leave him alone anymore.