Elder Care: Toileting
One of the more difficult things to adjust to in home care for the elderly is taking care of an incontinent adult, especially if it your parent. Jill had to do it three times when I was not available, and it is a memory she tries to suppress.
Fortunately, a person can get used to anything. I mean, after all, nurses, orderlies and home health aides do it all the time. But how does a non professional carry out this vital function? By developing a system.
I think my father-in-law started wearing adult briefs the last two or three years of his life. It is helpful not to refer the briefs as diapers. The way I handled his care was to escort him to the bathroom when he woke up in the morning. I removed his pajama bottoms, socks, and brief and asked him to sit on the toilet.
I had a small waste basket lined with a plastic bag. Wearing latex gloves, I would remove the brief, and using the non-flushable wipes I would clean him. Those wipes have a skin lotion that is soothing. I don’t use the flushable ones because they are too small and if you have to use a lot of them it could clog up the system. That’s a stress you don’t need.
If his bowel movement was especially messy, I would give him a shower. After drying him off, I would check for pressure sores, apply ointment, if necessary and powder him with cornstarch powder. The gloves, wipes and brief would go in the bag, tied up and disposed of.
He was then set for the day.
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