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Taking a bath is definitely not a waste of time. It helps to keep the skin healthy. It also helps to keep the odor down. An important thing in men is to keep the skin of their private parts clean. If the skin there gets raw from being unclean, then it will cause a lot of pain and unpleasantness.
Do you have a shower that he can get into easily and a shower chair? That is important, since many older people are afraid of falling, and rightly so. Bathrooms are a common place for falls. With my father, it helped not to give him an option. When it was bath time we warmed the house and got everything ready for him. My mother stayed in the bathroom with him while he showered. When he finished his shower, a nice warm towel was waiting for him. He always felt better after his bath, so it was a bit of reward for him. (But even then, he dreaded it the next time.)