How to get a dementia patient to bathe
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- čas přidán 27. 03. 2022
- One of the most challenging dementia behaviors is refusing bathing. What can a caregiver do when a loved one with dementia refuses to bathe, groom, or change into clean clothes. This video provides strategies to help gain cooperation from your loved one with dementia during bathing.
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Thank you very much for this. I'm a dementia companion to a beautiful very independent and proud person so your tips are massively appreciated:)
Thanks so much for taking the time to watch and comment! I’m glad you found the information useful.
This video has come at a good time . My husband is just starting to show this avoidance of taking a shower and I wasn’t sure how to handle this.
So glad you found the video helpful. Thank you for taking the time to comment. My very best to you and your husband.
Lovely work 💖💖💖
Thank you for watching and for your kind words!
Great video, thank you 🙏
Thanks for watching!
I just get a basin of water..put some fragrant soap in water and wipe her down...that works..when shw does not want to go in tub..
Great ideas to make bathing more pleasant!
Excellent.
Thanks for watching!
Hi maria, how's your day going with you?
Glad i stumbled across this video. its still very helpful 2 years later! My person with dementia tells me she dont feel like showering. Or say we do this later. Or let me finish my water first... Again and again ..any advice?
Thanks for taking the time to comment. I’m so glad the video was helpful to you. It is not unusual to encounter these types of statements to avoid bathing. Try to get to the reason behind why your person doesn’t want to bathe…is it fear, a question of modesty, does he/she not want to get cold? There are myriad reasons but the key is to figure out which one you need to address to make bathing less scary or uncomfortable. Best of luck!!
My husband is in a group home and refuses to shower and gets ugly when asked to do so, when I visit,I have to make sure he showers….😳
Hi Pat, how's your day going with you?
Do you have any tips on dealing with a narcissist with dementia? My mom does not like to be told what to do by anyone. She refuses to bathe, change her depends or basically anything she is told to do. She refused to cooperate with the nurses when she was in the hospital and at the rehabilitation home. She also likes to hit, either with her hand or anything she can grab, bite and pull hair. I have had to force her to change her underwear, trying to remove them and protect myself from her. She would be even worse if I placed her in the nursing home. If anyone has any ideas or suggestions I would greatly appreciate it
That’s one of the phases she will go through it will pass, my mom did the same and I started bribing her with cake and ice cream and it helped. There is a lot of unusual stuff to expect with this terrible disease but they do all pass and remember it’s NOT her but the dementia.
@@ninajacobs6277 Thank you
While I can’t provide advice specific to your situation here, I can say that these types of behaviors are common in dementia. I have a few videos on how to communicate effectively that might be helpful. Generally speaking anything you can do to create routine and consistency in the daily schedule can the person feel calmer and more relaxed which can help in reducing unwanted behaviors. Thanks for watching and commenting!
@@ninajacobs6277 Thanks Nina♥️! I'll try this.
Picture yourself confused, not understanding whats going on etc amd someone is trying to take yoir clothes off. Now imagine that person having been sexually assaulted and never told anyone. Dementia is complex, everyone is different but most do not like getting naked its a total loss of control when they have no control in their lives as it is.
My husband says it too tiring to shower. It wipes him out. Then what?
Making a video on this topic! Thanks for asking this question. I’ll post the link here when the video is live!!
Is it live yet?❤
Hi Judy, how's your day going with you?