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This is a first, wife not bathed in over a week.

Caregivers: Dementia | Last Active: Feb 13 7:05pm | Replies (13)

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@larryg333

My Two Cents on Showering: Please be super careful when your loved ones wanna attempt to shower. Install grab bars they can readily see / reach. Make sure shower mats don't slide. Put a shower chair in the there. Be with them every step of the way until they're safely out of the bathroom. Wet floors are slippery, floor mats should be secure and visible to them. Have towels and other needed items within E-Z reach. Prescreen their status before letting them begin... not tired, alert, understanding, not rushed, etc, etc, etc.

Bathrooms are DANGEROUS places! Very susceptible to serious falls. Do all that you can to ensure that doesn't happen.

All the best!

/LarryG

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I did that. and with each shower I take the grab bars are tested. Shower floor is grip type and floor outside of shower is carpeted.