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Toileting
Toileting Issues in the Elderly
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How can you get a loved one with Alzheimer's to use the toilet instead of inappropriate places?
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earlybird
Answered Aug 2021
We use a "bedside commode" to go over the toilet. However, the one we have has a small seat. Any suggestions for one with a larger seat?
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Ricky6
Answered Aug 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
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
97 year old mother urinates every 15 minutes. She has been to a urologist who gave her Myrbetriq which is not helping. Thoughts?
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JoAnn29
Answered Jul 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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Is it healthy for a patient in bed to be moved on a toilet chair?
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Grandma1954
Replied Jul 2021
Parents, brother and his wife are very upset with me. Advice?
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Psyclinz
Answered Jul 2021
Trying to keep Mom out of my bathroom is proving difficult.
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JoAnn29
Replied Jun 2021
Husband incontinence, forgetting to clean thoroughly. Suggestions?
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NeedHelpWithMom
Answered Jun 2021
Has anyone dealt with loved one continuously feeling the need for BM, but only small amount on tissue?
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Diadon56
Answered Jun 2021
Mom spends too long in the bathroom. How do I fix this?
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Beeshepard
Answered Jun 2021
What to do about bleeding hemorrhoids?
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funkygrandma59
Replied Jun 2021
Any suggestions on how to help mom who can't pull her thighs apart far enough to wipe herself on the toilet?
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C
Countrymouse
Answered Jun 2021
Toilet hygiene tips needed! Any suggestions?
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patricia25
Answered Jun 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
What kind of health aide will come in twice a day at 9 am and 9 pm to move an elderly man on and off the toilet?
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AlvaDeer
Answered Jun 2021
Sleep issues + dementia + fall risk + incontinence. What to do?
33 Answers
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AliBoBali
Replied May 2021
Why does mom deny bowel movements and bathroom visits?
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againx100
Answered May 2021
What to do when your parent can no longer get up to use the bathroom?
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HorseLover13
Answered May 2021
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