My mum is in last stage vascular dementia (entering 5th year) was rushed in to A & E a few days ago from her nursing home. They informed me that they classed it as an emergency as mum was going very red in face, was choking as unable to clear her coughing (this was 2 hours after being fed her liquidised food) and struggling to breathe. I was told the paramedics worked on her in ambulance for 10 minutes to suction out her left lung and they said it was blocked? She is now back at the nursing home after being discharged from hospital same day but nursing staff have been told to watch our for Aspiration Pneumonia? Could this kind of episode happen again with Mum's lungs, is it an end of life sign? Please if anybody could help if they have experience of this I would be grateful for any feedback (as it really upset me and do not want Mum to suffer). Thank you x