Oldest patient

[MessyMomma]

I didn't see a recent thread like this, so I thought it might be interesting to share.

Mine: 105 in LTC, 108 in acute care.

Anybody else care to share?

[dirtyhippiegirl, BSN, RN]

Burn-wise, 97. He was out burning brush on his granddaughter's property.

I told him that he was old enough to have earned the right to pay someone to do that sort of stuff from now on.

[sMoLsNurse]

Took care of a 102 y/o F in acute care - she broke her hip doing aerobics! Super cute.

Did she fair well after?

[Hygiene Queen]

LTC:

Several over 100.

My favorite was the lady who was 100 and very close to death.

It was only then that her family revealed that this lady had lied about her age for years... especially since she had married a gentleman almost 10 years younger than her.

When she finally passed away, she was actually 106.

[RNsRWe, ASN, RN]

I worked with a patient (during mental health clinicals--go figure) who claimed he was Jesus so unless you can top someone who's 2,013 years old I win this thread...

Ah, and with his age at death being a purported 33 years of age, that would make your patient 2,046!!

[IEDave, ASN, CNA, LVN]

LTC - 103 y.o. female resident. Delightful lady, loved to talk with her.

---- Dave

[tokmom, BSN, RN]

102 and was a full code. Her mind was sharp. When I asked her what she did to live so long, she told me she avoided gravy, lol.

[MessyMomma]

102 and was a full code. Her mind was sharp. When I asked her what she did to live so long she told me she avoided gravy, lol.[/quote']

Wow, she could've made millions on all those people who were seeking the fountain of youth!

[Penelope_Pitstop, BSN, RN]

102 and was a full code. Her mind was sharp. When I asked her what she did to live so long, she told me she avoided gravy, lol.

A patient told me she lived to be in her 90s because she never married!

[ktwlpn, LPN]

I knew a gal in LTC who lived to be 108.She couldn't get over the fact that the hair on her head and in her private area (she called it her cabbage patch) was almost gone but hair was sprouting on her chin....She was a sweety. She told me once (at around 103) that she wished she could have another baby-she knew so much more and was much more patient then she was when she was in her 20's.I also had a fella who decided it was time to lay down and die at 104-and really, that is exactly what he did. He went to one last cookout and enjoyed corn on the cob ,cheese burgers and fresh garden tomato and a big KitKat bar, went to bed that night and , refused to get up again,refused to eat or drink- he died in about 3 weeks.I think I remember him grabbing my boobs a few weeks before he died.He had the entire staff of the home wrapped around his fingers. Candy bars and fresh veg from the garden-he used to wheel around and panhandle. After he died and the family cleaned out his room they found enough stuff to open a grocery store.

[Sun0408, ASN, RN]

98 in the ICU s/p bowel resection. Sharp as a tack, lived at home alone, cared for herself and was a pleasure to be around.. No sun downers and no complications post surgery. Took only 2 meds, that was a shocker :)

[serenidad2004]

107 in LTC... she was sharp and only needed help putting her jewelry on and buttoning her blouse in the morning and swinging her legs into bed at night. In the "cliques" of LTC patients she was the leader of the "popular kids"

To this day thinking about her makes me smile and it has been almost 6 years since she passed.

[Nascar nurse, ASN, RN]

Oldest was 106. She has been gone well over 10 years and I still consider her to be one of my all time favorites.

Most recent was 102 year old that easily kept pace with me when we strolled down the hall (faster than 50% of the staff) & I'm sure she could have pulled off a dead run if the situation would have called for it. She had only slight dementia but a delightful dry sense of humor & never failed to send out a zinger of a comment when least expected.