I bought a bio bidet for my dementia mom. It was a suggestion from a friend of mine. Do it! My mom's hygiene was getting worse. Poop in her depends, would not want to change them, didn't "clean" herself well etc. Being a son, there are some hard things to do with your mom and when my wife isn't around the bidet was a Godsend. I would sit her on the bidet and wash, rinse, and air dry! I would recommend one with a remote control. You can buy at Home depot, menard's, etc. sits right on top of your existing toilet. I bought a new toilet at the same time in order to best accommodate the bidet. Get a plumber to install and if necessary and electrician.
Not so fast! I bought a really nice one last summer when I renovated the bathroom! Along with all the other amenities for older patients......handrails, automatic thermostat so the person never gets burned, always has the same temp, hand spray shower for hosing down, etc. Well the bidet that you place on top of the toilet is wonderful. Cost $600. The only problem. My husband will not use it! The moment the water comes out, he jumps up and makes a mess everywhere. A waste of money for me. Of course I can use it. I do not enjoy the heated seat in the summer. Makes me too hot. So I turned it off for summer. "It does have the remote control which is handy! But for him, it isn't helping.
Hi Wamnanelalz, Thanks for the post. I could see my 90 year old father doing what your husband does. He does not even want to wear pull ups and poops on the floor instead and keeps washing his pants daily because pull ups are too uncomfortable for him. It is only good if the person is co-operative.
I just got a Bio Bidet installed and it is wonderful. I bought it through Woot website, shipped by Amazon. #600 without remote was 279.00, 5.00 shipping. This week they had a model 300, I think, with remote for 379.00 I do a lot of shopping there.
This is a great idea because my 90 year old parents are having major problems now in this area. They both have dementia and live in the same house since 1985. Here is my question. Do U.S. Nursing homes have them and if not why not? They can certainly afford to put them in as well as assisted living can afford to put them in. Even communities that are 55 and above should have them as a standard feature in the homes they sell.
In North America bidets attached to the toilet are much more popular than freestanding bidets are There are many brands, from simple to luxury. Kohler has models that offer multiple settings for different users, adjustable water temperature and warm air dry. If you use you-tube there are advertisement videos that show how they work. I wish there was a show room where you could actually try some out! LOL
Can't throw out the idea just because it didn't work for you.
You can adjust the temperature of the water and the seat.
Also, it is a surprise to my mom every time the water comes on. I just stand there with my hand on her shoulder and make her sit there so she won't jump up during the whole cycle.
Nothing wrong with a little reinforcement if you know what I mean.
We have had some clients jump at first when using their bidet but we found that turning the water pressure down and making sure the temperature is set to warm, it minimizes the 'surprise'! My favorite is the Alpha JX bidet seat by Clear Water Bidets.
Do it!
My mom's hygiene was getting worse. Poop in her depends, would not want to change them, didn't "clean" herself well etc.
Being a son, there are some hard things to do with your mom and when my wife isn't around the bidet was a Godsend.
I would sit her on the bidet and wash, rinse, and air dry!
I would recommend one with a remote control.
You can buy at Home depot, menard's, etc. sits right on top of your existing toilet.
I bought a new toilet at the same time in order to best accommodate the bidet.
Get a plumber to install and if necessary and electrician.
Can't throw out the idea just because it didn't work for you.
You can adjust the temperature of the water and the seat.
Also, it is a surprise to my mom every time the water comes on. I just stand there with my hand on her shoulder and make her sit there so she won't jump up during the whole cycle.
Nothing wrong with a little reinforcement if you know what I mean.
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