Bathing Your Dad: A Beginner's Guide

By Kate Rauch, Caring.com senior editor

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ID:

3308

First Published:

31-Aug-2007

Last updated on

Friday August 31, 2007

Related Topics:

bathing & grooming , falling , alzheimer's care giving , life , communication , father , managing care

Summary:

Strategies for tackling one of the trickiest and most intimate parts of caring for your father when he's unable to care for himself.

2 Comments

1. Posted by Anonymous 3 months ago

   Try a personal care garment that covers your loved one while bathing. No more embarrassment! It's available from a nonprofit org called Dignity Rresource Council. Their site is www.dignityrc.org

2. Posted by Anonymous 10 months ago

   We have added a bathing chair (you can order them online) that sits in the shower and have also added a shower head on a hose so that he can sit and bathe himself somewhat. It really works well.