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My husband is incontinent and seems to get a kick out of making it more difficult for me to clean up.
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NeedHelpWithMom
Replied Mar 2, 2024
Does anyone have ideas to change my bedridden, 270lb husband’s diaper & sheets?
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CaringWifeAZ
Answered Feb 29, 2024
What is the right way to sponge bathe a female?
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Fawnby
Replied Feb 24, 2024
Suggestions for convincing a dementia patient to shower?
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BurntCaregiver
Replied Feb 23, 2024
How to convince my mother to clean herself?
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MainePoet
Answered Feb 18, 2024
Just overwhelmed venting I guess. Beware this is long!
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Wife will not bathe.
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Fawnby
Answered Feb 12, 2024
How do I get my husband to shower and shave without reminding him?
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KathleenQ
Answered Feb 3, 2024
Is it normal for a memory care facility to not do oral hygiene and leave a depends on for 4 days? I am trying to be open minded.
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AlvaDeer
Replied Jan 28, 2024
Mom won’t bathe.
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Grandma1954
Answered Jan 26, 2024
WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT (hygiene related)
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Grandma1954
Answered Jan 26, 2024
When do we call 911 and can we ask them to sedate her or something?
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lealonnie1
Replied Jan 16, 2024
Can anyone recommend the best simple to use electric shaver?
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Db2024
Answered Jan 4, 2024
Help with dementia: What would you do?
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JoAnn29
Answered Dec 29, 2023
Reusing catheter bag.
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funkygrandma59
Answered Dec 17, 2023
Elder mother showers and hygiene.
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lealonnie1
Answered Dec 17, 2023
Dad with dementia won’t let us help him shower anymore. Looking to hire someone. Does it matter if we hire a man or woman?
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Ltracy
Replied Dec 15, 2023
My mother won’t shower and she smells, what can I do?
16 Answers
T
Taarna
Answered Dec 10, 2023
How do you get the rancid smell of elderly diarrhea out of clothes?
32 Answers
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Igloocar
Replied Dec 9, 2023
Managing laundry load due to incontinence and smell.
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applefrom
Replied Dec 7, 2023
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