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Toileting
Toileting Issues in the Elderly
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Mom wears Depends, but as she stands up from using toilet she has loss of urine and wets on the outer cover of new Depends. Any suggestions?
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Candyapple
Answered Sep 2021
Father takes an hour to use the toilet and exhausts himself, risking a fall. Any ideas on how to help him?
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FLcaregiver4two
Answered Feb 2022
How to convince someone to use a commode?
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Moxy234
Answered Jan 2022
What do you do when your LO starts flushing the wrong thing in the toilet? Other than following them to the bathroom each time, what can I do?
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AlvaDeer
Answered Feb 2022
Parent scared to poo, advice?
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Cappuccino42
Replied Dec 2021
Using the commode. Is there a better solution for this?
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Grandma1954
Answered Nov 2021
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How to deal with BMs? (what a lame question!!)
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romiha
Replied Oct 2021
My mom uses diapers, but she cannot hold her weight up for me to pull up or down her pull-ups and/or pants. What do you suggest?
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Midkid58
Answered May 2022
Mom is constantly in the bathroom! Is this from dementia or from insanity?
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Countrymouse
Answered Apr 2022
My dad has dementia and can walk with a frame. In the last few years, he has gotten lazy and will avoid moving or doing things for himself. What can we do?
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lealonnie1
Answered Mar 2022
Does anyone have advice? My mother is 91, has dementia, against leaving her home but having issues with incontinence.
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CTTN55
Answered May 2022
My Husband has been in rehab since September and can only bear partial weight on his foot. Should I let him check himself out in December?
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MJ1929
Answered Nov 2021
What's up with all the paper product folding and use?
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daughter1mom
Replied Jan 2022
Does anyone have experience with Class B RV toilets as a way to travel and manage the urgency and frequency associated with Alzheimer’s/MS?
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geddyupgo
Answered Sep 2021
I use a bedside commode which she urinates in & empty the urine downstairs. She needs commode for feces. Can I use the commode liner for bm?
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InFamilyService
Answered Jul 2021
How do you deal with an Alzheimer's husband who does not use the bathroom? When I try to get him to sit on the toilet, he refuses.
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Countrymouse
Replied Aug 2021
Time for a chair type of commode. Can anyone recommend an alternative that I can put in her bedroom please?
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vegaslady
Answered Aug 2021
Fecal impaction caused by years of constipation. What type of paid care is available to accomplish what the unit is unable to provide?
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Grandma1954
Answered Jun 2021
Do bidets help for major messes?
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ZippyZee
Replied May 2021
How can I get my sister to go to the bathroom? She wears depends but acts like she is scared to go into the bathroom and refuses.
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Beatty
Answered Jul 2021
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