Try: Always be calm and understanding when accidents occur wear gloves this prevents the spread of disease; wash hands before and after assistance if cr cannot use the toilet and cannot learn to use a urinal commode or in-bed toileting try using incontinence products if cr can move around on his her own avoid encouraging bed toileting try to watch for signs of urinary tract infection blood in urine cloudy urine with sediment etc because cr may not recognize the need to use the toilet suggestions to go to the bathroom can be very helpful–just a simple reminder after a meal for example or early in the morning or before bedtime if cr is in the early stage of memory loss leave a bathroom light on at night so he she can find the bathroom easily if the bathroom is in another room make sure the pathway is marked marking a path can be done with something simple such as reflecting tape or signs if cr has a moderate level of memory loss and can’t toilet him herself independently try waking him her at night to take hi her to the bathroom if cr has sleeping problems you may want to ask cr to use incontinence products you may need to try different incontinence products before you find the one that works best for cr some companies are willing to send sample packages to let you experiment with different styles shapes and closures

Materials: Rubber gloves

Categories: Sage, Topic, Medical Physical, Personal, Mobility, Needs Some Assistance, Needs Much Assistance, Independence, Some Supervision, Maximum Supervision, Cognitive Awareness, Somewhat Aware, Unaware, Long-Term Memory, So-So L T Memory, Poor L T Memory, Short-Term Memory, So-So S T Memory, Poor S T Memory

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References: Adapted from www caring com toileting advice when caring for someone with alzheimer’s by staff writer no date

Keywords: Toileting bathroom incontinence bladder urine urinary

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