Hi, my mum is in fifth year and last/severe stage vascular dementia she has been up and down for a while but since beginning of Feb this year and every month including current keeps being prescribed antibiotics by the doctor when he is called to see her. She had a chest infection in Feb and March but the nurse at her Nursing home said that current antibiotics are prescribed as a pick me up as she is declining, mood very low, lost stone and half in weight since Jan (although still managing to swallow some thickened fluids and soft food). She coughs terribly after custard style thickened drinks and now I hear a horrible crackle noise from her chest and she looks frightened. Do these antibiotics help/work at this stage? SALT test done 2 wks ago. I would be grateful for any advice from anybody who has experienced this and feedback on antibiotics. Thank you for reading x