My husband had been using a urinal that he kept on his walker to use at night. This worked well until he had a second stroke. He now misses the toilet during the day (not so bad) and urinates on the floor at night as he cannot navigate the urinal. He refuses a bedside commode and will not sit down to urinate. The worst is the urine on the floor by his bed. Is there something that won't skid that I could put on the floor by his bed at night that might absorb the urine? Any other suggestions?
And when my husband got real bad I gave him NO choice but to have to sit down when he was peeing as I was beyond tired of cleaning up every time he went pee which was about every hour on the hour. Yes I had to get a bit ugly with him, but he knew I meant business as it was I cleaning up the mess and not him. He eventually got used to it.
And eventually he did end up getting a supra pubic(permanent)catheter put in which was a Godsend for us both, as we could finally sleep through the whole night without getting up and I only had to empty his catheter bag twice a day.
You can talk to his urologist to discuss catheter options for your husband, as this issue will only get worse.
You really need to think about that. And yes, I've taken care of a stroke patient at home. They can be unreasonable, and that doesn't usually improve.
You might ask his doctor about meds to calm his mind. If husband refuses, refuses, refuses things that would help you to care for him, that's a symptom his doctor might be able to address.
I know this then presents a slipping issue, but so does walking through a puddle of urine.
How often is he up? You probably don't wake up when he does, and you'd be exhausted trying to 'catch him' in the act.
I'm glad I insisted on my TALL 6'5" Dh sit to pee. The splashback is pretty incredible. I also made my son sit. I'm hoping if DH becomes 'dotty' he'll still sit down.