Answered a question 3/26/2010 at 7:39 pm
I am also facing this serious problem. My Mom is 90 years old and has dementia, however she does well with carrying a conversation and pretty good with reasoning. Buttttt, the bath is a problem, she h
...Read MoreI am also facing this serious problem. My Mom is 90 years old and has dementia, however she does well with carrying a conversation and pretty good with reasoning. Buttttt, the bath is a problem, she hasn't had one in months and the nausiating smell is killing me. She will wet herself at times and still won't bath. Her hair looks like a birds nest and she keeps wearing the same dirty clothes. I've begged her to bath, but she lies and says she has already bathed. We go round and round. It is a difficult problem and serious. Tough love is the only way. Good luck to you. I've told all my friends, if I ever get this way force me to bathe.