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Caregivers: Dementia | Last Active: Jan 24, 2023 | Replies (11)
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Thank you! I did buy some shower wipes and a cap for cleaning his hair, but haven’t tried them, yet. It had never occurred to me that it might be the water hitting the skin.
As to clothes, multiples of what he likes to wear might work! I will keep trying…after 11+ years of caregiving. Sometimes I just feel like there are no answers and it wears me down.
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My dad was totally resistant to my mom’s help with showering/changing clothes. She finally went with a local home care agency that provided an aide once weekly. The agency required a 3 hour block, my mom would take a walk, go to the grocery store, go out on the porch and read. The aide would do anything related to hi care (shower,laundry, make a snack or meal). My dad was much more accepting of the aide’s help. You could compare prices with the franchises (Home Instead, etc) and the Home Care agencies. Having a 3 hour break weekly might really help your sense of well-being.