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I feel that bidets are the most horrible invention for caregivers. One turns around and there is always another mess on the bathroom floor. One is always cleaning the toilet seat and mopping the bathroom floor. It is like a mean joke.

My vote is cleaning up water rather than the alternative if given the choice.
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Would you rather be cleaning pee and poop off the toilet seat and floor, than just water? I'm just wondering.
Like already said, it's obvious your loved one can no longer be left alone in the bathroom. Period, end of sentence.
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Turn off the water supply to the bidet if it's such a problem. Or help your husband use it properly. Many people don't know how to use one at ALL, so a device intended to help can easily turn into a mess even for younger folks. Btw, real bidets do not have toilet seats...
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We can start with "user error" and if that has not been a problem before it is time to take a more PROcative approach in the bathroom.
If you are a caregiver you have probably been hired by the client or family member because they need help managing ADL's on their own. Most of this starts with bathroom issues so my guess is by the time you are hired the client is past using the bathroom on their own,
Bidet's are a great tool if used properly and when needed with supervision.
So if you are having problems it is time to monitor the bathroom time.
If necessary turn off the water supply to the bidet when your client is using the bathroom and then you take on the task of properly cleaning your client as I am sure he/she needs help with that.
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Exactly. Bidets are so helpful with cleaning up elderly folks. I wish everyone had one.
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I found them very helpful. It helps prevent UTIs, and it's just all around cleaner than using just paper. Someone explained it like this: if a bird craps on your arm, would you only use toilet paper to clean it off? No, you wouldn't. So why not have a rinse for your toileting needs?

Perhaps it isn't obvious but if there is a lot of mess in the bathroom after a loved one uses the bidet, it is time that they can't be in there alone. They will need more help from you to clean themselves and to not make a huge mess in the bathroom. It's a difficult transition. I wish you good luck.
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Once this starts to happen it's probably not the tool that's at fault, if it wasn't a mess from the bidet it would likely be a different kind of mess. In other words this person now needs to be supervised in the bathroom.
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