Temporary bathroom solution if Care recipient (cr) cannot access bathroom due to injury or other reduced mobility

Try: # arrange oral care items in top drawer bathing supplies in second drawer and other grooming items in the bottom drawer or come up with some other arrangement of items that is easy to remember and access # use cart as a mobile bathroom station provide assistance as needed plastic basin can be used for oral care sponge baths and foot care # check supplies at least twice a week and replenish them as needed

Materials: Small plastic 3 drawer wheeled cart oral care items bathing supplies including sponge on a stick and lanolin-rich cleanser small plastic basin and towels other grooming items

Categories: Bathing Grooming, Needs Some Assistance, Needs Much Assistance, Some Supervision

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*This information is listed as a Tip and is not explicitly medically licensed

Care recipient (cr) with vision loss has trouble distinguishing personal items from other people people’s brushes and mugs for example

Try: # work with the cr to determine which items are difficult to identify # cut a small swatch of the fabric and adhere it to the item # let the cr feel the texture on the item and prompt the cr to feel for the fabric when trying to identify an item # use this for both to identify possessions and as a guide to help the cr get from one key place to another attach a long strip of textured fabric or small textured dots to the wall at the cr cr’s hand height to guide the cr to various points

Materials: Fabric with a distinct texture e g silk corduroy velour etc scissors double sided tape or glue

Categories: Bathing Grooming, Feeding Eating, Safety, So-So Vision, Poor Vision

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*This information is listed as a Tip and is not explicitly medically licensed