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Caregivers: Dementia | Last Active: Sep 4, 2023 | Replies (24)

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@denisefrey

It's nice that he lets you shower him, although I imagine that gets tiring for you. I wish Ken would let someone help him shower. It's getting so bad we might need to literally force him to shower. I'm not looking forward to that.

This week he ended up with poop all over himself and his clothes. He keeps wearing the poopy clothes and he won't even wash the poop off his hands! Maybe although he appears physically to be able to do his own hygiene (and he does shave every day), mentally he just can't?

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My husband has been showering every Sunday for the past 5 years. Not uncommon to wear the same clothes. What’s interesting. He still shaves though. That hasn’t changed.
The not washing of hands has also been about 5 years ago.
I can’t force him to anything he doesn’t want to do.