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So they don't want to bathe?

Ed1937
Ed1937 Member Posts: 5,084
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Just a few tips for you. When someone with dementia REFUSES to bathe [try this] 

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  • Crushed
    Crushed Member Posts: 1,442
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    With DW at MC the water was too cold  They claimed for safety it should be 90  degrees

    I said that is ridiculous as a diver she would wear  a wet suit in 90 degree water

     
    so we worked it up to 95  degrees which is fine

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DH = Dear Husband
DW= Dear Wife, Darling Wife
LO = Loved One
ES = Early Stage
EO = Early Onset
FTD = Frontotemporal Dementia
VD = Vascular Dementia
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