by Gareth Williams | Jun 27, 2019 | Beginners Info, Personal Hygiene
Why Is Hygiene Important For The Elderly ? 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...
by Gareth Williams | Jun 23, 2019 | Beginners Info, Personal Hygiene
75+ Caregiver Tips: How To Convince An Elderly Person To Bathe ? 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...
by Gareth Williams | Jun 23, 2019 | Beginners Info, Personal Hygiene
How To Tell Your Elderly Parent They Smell ? 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,...
by Gareth Williams | Jun 23, 2019 | Beginners Info, Personal Hygiene
How Often Should An Elderly Person Bathe ? 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...
by Gareth Williams | Jun 23, 2019 | Beginners Info, Personal Hygiene
Is A Lack Of Personal Hygiene A Sign Of Dementia ? 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...
by Gareth Williams | Jun 19, 2019 | Beginners Info, Personal Hygiene
48+ Caregiver Tips For Elderly Hygiene Issues And Care 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...
by Gareth Williams | Jun 19, 2019 | Beginners Info, Personal Hygiene
How Often Should The Elderly Wash Their Hair ? 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...
by Gareth Williams | Jun 17, 2019 | Beginners Info, Personal Hygiene
Why Do The Elderly Not Want To Bathe ? 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...
by Gareth Williams | Jun 15, 2019 | Beginners Info, Personal Hygiene, Safety
36 Caregiver Tips: How To Make Bathing Easier For The Elderly ? 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...