Elderly Hygiene Issues and Care
Elderly hygiene is an issue that many caregivers have to deal with. Some elderly parents refuse to take a shower or bathe, change their clothes, brush their teeth or clean their house -- all of which result in bad elderly hygiene. However, for many elders, depending on others to help them with hygiene is embarrassing. Here are some articles to help caregivers cope with the issue of elderly hygiene.
Articles About Elderly Hygiene
- 5 Medical Conditions that Affect Dentures
Dentures, gums and overall oral hygiene are all common medical concerns that can affect the health of elderly people.
- A Dentist on Dentures
An overview of dentures and false teeth in elderly people including how to fix denture pain, and how to care for dentures.
- Bathing How-To's for Parents with Alzheimer's Disease
Tips for bathing someone with Alzheimer's disease who may be forgetting to bathe or be afraid of the water.
- Is the Nursing Home Over-Medicating Your Elderly Parent?
How do caregivers know if the nursing home staff is over-medicating their elderly parents? And are these medications needed, or used to sedate patients to make the staff's job easier?
- 10 Essentials for Caring for an Elderly Person's Hair
Elderly hair care can be a struggle. Here are some hair care tips for the elderly, to help with washing, grooming and brushing.
- 12 Tips to Prepare the Elderly for Disasters
Disaster and emergency planning tips for the elderly and seniors. Disaster preparedness tips for storms, fires, earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, tsunamis, terrorist attacks, nuclear explosions and other disasters. have you prepared them for disaster?
- Should Your Loved One Continue Living at Home?
When determining whether it is safe for your elderly loved one to remain living at home, caregivers can't let rational decisions take a back seat to emotions.
Q&A with the Experts on Elderly Hygiene
- Mom has Dementia. She Doesn't Sleep and Calls for Help. I Need Sleep. Help!
There are some techniques that you can try to get your elderly mother to sleep at night.