Hello everyone, I've just joined Talking Point as I wanted to have a forum for sharing advice and accessing support in regard to my father who has dementia. He lives independently supported by me and my sister and some care support. We lost my mum feb 14 and she was the lynchpin of our family so we're struggling a bit.
Our immediate issue is about dads personal hygiene - to be blunt he smells! He manages to shave each day but he doesn't wash. We have talked to him and it worked once and he had a shower. But now he gets cross and says he has had a shower when he obviously hasn't. I don't know if it's that he forgets, isn't sure about how to Use the shower or how to wash. I was thinking about making him a sign to remind him but I think we will have to supervise him having a shower and check he can use the shower etc. it's a bit embarrassing with daughters and a father!
Any ideas or tips would be great. Thanks,
Our immediate issue is about dads personal hygiene - to be blunt he smells! He manages to shave each day but he doesn't wash. We have talked to him and it worked once and he had a shower. But now he gets cross and says he has had a shower when he obviously hasn't. I don't know if it's that he forgets, isn't sure about how to Use the shower or how to wash. I was thinking about making him a sign to remind him but I think we will have to supervise him having a shower and check he can use the shower etc. it's a bit embarrassing with daughters and a father!
Any ideas or tips would be great. Thanks,