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My mom's incontinence is much worse and we're looking for reliable, reusable waterproof pads for her recliner, kitchen chair, car seat, and twin bed. Having a hard time finding a brand that has good reviews for reusability. Anybody have one they've used that they would recommend? Thanks!

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Search for waterproof furniture covers for dogs. they have them for chairs, couches, cars.
You can also search for bed pads for children. I got one that would fit a crib for the bed my Husband was in. The brand was CONNI I got it through Costco. One pad will hold about 80 fluid ounces.
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Is she using depends? Even with Depends, you can take her to the bathroom every 2 hours. There are disposable pads called Chux. The blue are smaller the peach are bigger and I think have more padding.
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MikeinTexas Feb 2, 2025
We have "disposable underwear" and the larger pads for bed. I still have to change the washable pads several times per week. Recently added waking her in the middle of the night to go to bathroom. Her brain does not wake her because of the dementia, so this may keep her from leaking at night. During day, the underwear is sufficient.
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My mother was set up with cheap provided chux and expensive washables on top of pet protected covers.

Her apartment still smelled, her furniture still got ruined and her laundry usage tripled.

So I went and paid for pooph pet potty pads. Yes they are disposable, and expensive compared to getting "free" ones but one of them...lesser smell with no perfume, lesser damages and lesser hassles.
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We found some washable, waterproof and reusable pads on Amazon.

i have washed them many times and they come out perfectly.

I believe the manufacturer is Pygrip.
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There are waterproof bed covers that go on the bed under the bottom sheet. I used that along with large extra absorbant chux (disposable bed pads) on top of the bottom sheet.
Not all chux are the same. Get 36 x 36 inches for best coverage. Extra absorbant is best.
I used 2 chux on DH recliner. I didn't worry about it looking like a chux on a chair. Relatives didn't care. They knew DH situation and did not judge. But you can get a nice large towel that matches the chair color to place over the cushion to hide the chux.
Same on car seat. Chux and towel.
Little Green spot cleaner for pets took out any accidents. Small & portable. Pooph spray took out any urine smell after cleaning.
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KPWCSC Feb 2, 2025
Love the suggestion of getting towels that match the furniture to cover random chux and chair pads.
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I've had good result with Brosive brand, available in several sizes, from Amazon.

https://tinyurl.com/bdhw2f2n

36x52 works in bed for DH, probably a good size for recliner too.

Machine wash & dry! Ours have been washed dozens of times, are still leakproof and soft to touch.
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I don’t recommend reusable ones. No matter how much you wash them, they will eventually need to be thrown away.
I recommend buying disposable chucks.
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Medline Ultrasorbs Advanced Extra Strength Drypads…rated for 350lbs, used in hospitals. They are disposable and more pricy (cheapest I found was on Amazon) but they work great! Double them up for extra protection and then throw away the top layer when wet…move the bottom layer to be your new top layer and reuse.

Also, prevention is so helpful…use a more absorbent diaper (not a pull-up), like Abena M4 (or the correct size you need will have a similar name)…see abenausa.com
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Just a thought because posters here have mentioned odor problems. I used Odoban in the wash when items smelled like urine and it removed odor very well. The skilled nursing facility that my Mom had a stay in used it in their laundry.
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Isthisrealyreal Feb 3, 2025
Pj, you are so right. It is even used in hospital operating rooms for sanitizer.

I always forget it because I can not stand the smell but, they have new fragances now.
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If you want to have re-usable pads, I use waterproof mattress covers that are padded and absorbent. I cut the twin size down to make 2 pads and the king size down to make 4 pads. These can be cleaned in the washer after any solid waste has been rinsed out into the toilet. If you need disposable pads, I recommend using unscented dog pads - they cost less than ones advertised for people.
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