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I can’t get my mother to bathe or wash her hair. Any thoughts or ideas?
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Beatty
Replied Sep 2019
How to bathe someone with dementia?
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OldSailor
Replied Sep 2019
My mom does not want to shower. Any suggestions?
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elaine1962
Replied Sep 2019
How do we “force” our sweet mother at 97 & with dementia not to resist move to a nursing home. We can’t move her without dragging & kicking.
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anonymous739426
Answered Sep 2019
I am interested in having someone come once a week to my home to assist me in showering. I have a transfer seat and all that would help.
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Ahmijoy
Answered Aug 2019
Refusing to eat, drink, bathe or get out of bed!
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My mother has dementia and won't shower/bathe. I have tried all different approaches but she becomes hostile when it is raised. Suggestions?
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Rosered6
Answered Aug 2019
How often does a good nursing home bathe their residents?
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Countrymouse
Answered Aug 2019
My mom says she showered, but she didn't. What can be done?
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freqflyer
Answered Aug 2019
How do I convince mom she needs in home care 1 or 2 days a week to shower? She keeps saying "I'll be ok I can do it I don't need help."
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againx100
Answered Aug 2019
Any suggestions as to how you've dealt with bathing issues? My husband says he has sponge bathed and I know he's fibbing.
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freqflyer
Answered Aug 2019
My mother hasn’t washed her hair in 4 years. She rarely bathes and now has decided she needs depends and does not dispose of them.
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Isthisrealyreal
Answered Jul 2019
How to convince an elderly brother to bathe or to clean his body?
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CaregiverL
Answered Jul 2019
How do I tell grandmother she must take a shower after 3 months of not washing regularly?
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Geaton777
Answered Jul 2019
Need suggestions to deal with my elderly father who puts off bathing for weeks on end & smells so bad I can't even be in the same room.
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freqflyer
Answered Jul 2019
What do I wash a 93 year old woman with? Soaps/ just water?
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kb23rose
Answered Jul 2019
Dealing with hygiene?
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Laurellel
Replied Jul 2019
Refuses to Bathe...
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Sarahk60
Answered Jul 2019
I had a CNA come to help me give my mom a bed bath. Is it customary to tip?
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Isthisrealyreal
Answered Jul 2019
What do you do when mom lives alone and her hygiene is terrible and she won’t let you help?
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TNtechie
Answered Jul 2019
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