Senior Won't Bathe? 9 Tips For How To Get Your Elderly Parent To Shower
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ก.ค. 2024
- It's frustrating for adult children when an elderly parent refuses to shower or bathe! Try these 9 tips for getting a senior to take care of personal hygiene.
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I'm 72 & had too many falls, so I'm frankly scared to take a shower. Once in there, all is well, but climbing over the tub wall is just scary!
It can be difficult to climb over that tub wall, for sure. I don't know why they make them so tall! A shower transfer chair might help you feel more secure. It's like a shower chair, but wider, so you can sit on one end outside the tub and slide yourself (while sitting down) over the tub edge to where the water is. Here's an example of one: amzn.to/44Y7AkK
Thank you for these great tips! It is challenging when an elderly parent or family member refuses to take a shower.
Definitely frustrating. Thanks for watching!
Hi. I just found your channel.🙂
I'm a caregiver for my elderly mother. She has resisted taking showers a few times, but..since I got an adhesive mat for her bath bench ( the mat has drainage holes to fit the bench) and a pair of water shoes ( shower shoes), my mother has said she feels a lot safer now. Hooray! I/ we also aim for 2" showers a week.
It's great that you solved your mom's worries! A shower can be a scary place. Thanks for watching, we're happy you found us. :)
Hello Robin and thank you for this video! I recently stumbled across your website and channel when a video came across my screen on how to help and elder person up when they've fallen. That was VERY helpful! I am an adult child of an elderly mother who was recently forced to move in with my husband and I. Mom has serious mobility issues. We did not plan for this and we had very little time to prepare for her arrival. One of the difficult discussions I have tried to have with my mother was getting her to shower. She had been living here for over a month and I hadn't seen her be proactive on her hygiene or wash her hair. I tried to be delicate and respectful in my choice of words, trying to advise her of my observations and I was given immediate pushback and then silence. I was then labeled as "bossy" and was told to mind my own business. Since then, my attitude has been distant and quite frankly, I don't care anymore. Inwardly I am repulsed, resentful and mostly extremely disappointed in her. I do NOT want to be the mother in this new relationship with her but I know that for health reasons, it needs to be addressed. This video has given me pause and has shown me to take a step back and reassess my delivery. Thank you for the ideas. Consider me a new subscriber!
I'm so sorry that you and your mom are having to go through this! I'm betting that she's somewhat depressed and angry about having to move in with you - especially if it was so quickly. That tells me that it wasn't a choice for either of you. She may be struggling to come to grips with the idea of suddenly being more dependent. I'm wondering if her refusal to take care of personal hygiene is more about it being something she can still control and also partly because she has "given up" and doesn't care (or is being defiant, if life forced her to move)? There may even be a little cognitive decline in play, too. It may be helpful if the issue is addressed by someone other than you, so you aren't seen as being bossy. Maybe a trusted friend or her doctor or a family member with whom she is close can bring up the subject with her? Another suggestion is - if she will get cleaned up to go see someone, to go out to eat, have company come to the house, etc - it might be a good idea to schedule an activity like that once or twice a week so that she "cleans up for company," so to speak. For you, I would recommend looking for a family caregiver support group online or maybe in your area - it will do you a lot of good to have some place to vent and also to get suggestions from others who are in the same position. Caregiving is really tough - I commend you for taking on this challenge. Hang in there and good luck (and thanks for subscribing :) )!
Thank you for the great information. Very helpful 🙂
Glad it was helpful, good luck!
I am78 and the Shower is reallly stressful because the water landing on my elderly skin stings So i shower twice a week ànd body wash in betwee n (face and fanny😂 face First) this works for me🥴
Thanks for sharing! I know senior skin is more sensitive. I'm glad this works for you!
Seniors do not have to bathe every day.
You are correct, they do not have to bathe every day. But some seniors won't even bathe once every couple of weeks or even once a month! That's when family members begin to worry and want helpful tips to encourage cleanliness.