Rhododendron in severe decline

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camner

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I moved to a new house last June and inherited this rhododendron. It looked just fine when I moved in, and as I can see from the picture, the rhody set flower buds.

Starting in late summer and fall, I noticed that the plant was not looking as healthy, and it just got worse over the winter. Looking at the inside of the bush, I can see a fair amount of dead small branches, but I don't know that those are new, as a former owner did not prune regularly.

So, my obvious two questions are: (1) what could be causing this, and (2) what can I do about it?
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