Try: Care rrecipients crs often have difficulty with bathing as they age while the cr may have physical limitations that impede bathing other causes could affect the ability to bathe some of the possible causes for difficulty with bathing are deatailed below physiological or medical causes depression or other physical illness can cause a loss of interest in physical hygiene damage in the region of the hypothalamus can change the sense of perception of hot and cold water temperature low vision may make it difficult for the older adult to see the bathtub or shower environmental causes poor lighting lack of privacy room temperature is too cold water is too deep water is too hot or cold other causes fear of falling fear of water or of being hurt by it disruption in daily routine or schedule unfamiliar caregivers the task involved in taking a bath is too overwhelming the purpose of taking a bath forgotten the humiliation of being reminded to take a bath agitated from an upsetting situation such as an argument with caregiver feeling of being rushed by caregiver feeling embarrassed and vulnerable about being naked or having another person in the bathroom fatigue fear of hair washing which is no longer understood person kept waiting too long while caregiver prepares bath information references adapted from understanding difficult behaviors robinson a spencer b & white l

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Categories: Caregiver Needs&Support, Medical Physical

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Keywords: Bathing

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