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Difficult decision. Any advice?
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CindyMay
Answered Jan 2019
Bathing issues. Any suggestions?
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freqflyer
Answered Jan 2019
Both my parents have dementia. I have read, studied, and followed everything there is but still can't get them to take a shower or change clothes.
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cherrym
Replied Jan 2019
At my wit’s end...
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Michou
Answered Dec 2018
How often should an 80 year old senior have a shower?
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SnoopyLove
Answered Dec 2018
My Dad, 85 & some dementia, will not take a bath. He says he wets & wipes. Help?
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MargaretMcKen
Replied Dec 2018
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What do you do if person with dementia does not shower or wash and is going to visit people?
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helpwithmil
Replied Dec 2018
How to get assistance to put in a shower for elderly brother in my house? Is there any money or an assistant that can help out.
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LivingSouth
Answered Dec 2018
Mom lives in independent/ AL, is moderate stage Alzheimer's and Vascular, and recently stopped getting in the shower. What's next?
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rocketjcat
Answered Dec 2018
My husband refuses to bathe regularly. I'm at my wits end.
1 Answer
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MargaretMcKen
Answered Nov 2018
My husband refuses to shower or bathe, how can I help him?
1 Answer
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MargaretMcKen
Answered Nov 2018
Where can I find a volunteer or really inexpensive caregiver that only needs to handle bathing & diapering?
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worriedinCali
Replied Nov 2018
My mom is 84 and lives alone. Our problem is she refuses to take a bath. What do we do?
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lablover64
Answered Nov 2018
FIL is aggressive when we try to assist with shower and toileting. Any advice?
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MargaretMcKen
Answered Nov 2018
Carol is 82 and bears no weight at all with her legs. Does she HAVE TO use the hoyer lift? She refuses lift and NH refuses any other way.
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Rosalind
Answered Nov 2018
Mom doesn't seem to want to bathe or wash her clothes and thinks hanging them on a hanger "airs them and cleans them." Any suggestions?
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shirleyeason
Asked Oct 2018
Can caregivers refuse to wash Mom's bottom & insist she does it herself?
6 Answers
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JoAnn29
Replied Oct 2018
My father is 94 tomorrow and my husband and I can not get him to bathe or do any grooming that's necessary. Any ideas?
1 Answer
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anonymous444729
Answered Oct 2018
How do I get my husband to bathe and change his clothes?
3 Answers
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magnolia1
Answered Oct 2018
Suggestions on how to get him to take a shower?
1 Answer
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OldSailor
Answered Oct 2018
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