by Gareth Williams | Jun 27, 2019 | Beginners Info, Personal Hygiene
As caregivers, we are responsible for trying to keep our loved ones as healthy as possible, and good health demands good hygiene. If we notice that our parents are maybe not as sweet smelling, as they otherwise could be, or that their home is dirty, we have to somehow...
by Gareth Williams | Jun 23, 2019 | Beginners Info, Personal Hygiene
If you are going to be your elderly parent’s caregiver, you are making a decision which will involve taking on a huge amount of responsibility and many challenges along the way. As your parent ages it will be harder for them to complete a lot of the simpler...
by Gareth Williams | Jun 23, 2019 | Beginners Info, Personal Hygiene
Talking to our parents about such personal things as hygiene is never very easy, but it’s sometimes a bullet that you just can’t dodge. And if they are having problems looking after themselves, you need to know, so you can help them maintain their...
by Gareth Williams | Jun 23, 2019 | Beginners Info, Personal Hygiene
You’re probably noticing, as I have done with both my parents, that with time your elderly parents have less and less energy, to get everything done in the day. And to put it bluntly, less enthusiasm for doing a lot of the more menial tasks as well. But not all...
by Gareth Williams | Jun 23, 2019 | Beginners Info, Personal Hygiene
As your parents get older, you may be finding that they aren’t seeming to bathe very often, or that their clothes are, well, a bit wiffy. Or, perhaps you are their caregiver, and you know that they are bathing less, or are really resisting bathing very...
by Gareth Williams | Jun 19, 2019 | Beginners Info, Personal Hygiene
Personal hygiene can be a very sticky subject to discuss with elderly parents. I am lucky with my mom, as I do the laundry, I buy all the groceries she needs, and living with her, I know if she has showered or not. And to be honest, I usually just say to her...
by Gareth Williams | Jun 19, 2019 | Beginners Info, Personal Hygiene
Over the last few years I have frequently helped my mom with washing her hair, and I noticed that it was needing less and less shampoo, it was getting less oily, and staying fluffy looking for longer. Naturally, I started to wonder if maybe we shouldn’t wash it...
by Gareth Williams | Jun 17, 2019 | Beginners Info, Personal Hygiene
As your parents get older, you may be finding that they aren’t seeming to bathe very often, or that their clothes are, well, a bit wiffy. Or, perhaps you are their caregiver, and you know that they are bathing less, or are really resisting bathing very...
by Gareth Williams | Jun 15, 2019 | Beginners Info, Personal Hygiene, Safety
With elderly parents, in terms of safety, the bathroom is the room of most concern due to all the obvious risks. And if you then start to think about the embarrassment, and nervousness, around privacy and bathing, bathrooms and bathing become very complicated for an...
