Hi Everyone
Another day another question !
Dads currently in a care home as the title suggests and even though his dementia has progressed his brain still lets him know when he needs to use the toilet, he can't tell you which end so it's a case of having to sit him on the toilet each time.
Now Dads mobility has really declined over the past few months meaning the care home has him wearing incontinence pads for obvious reasons. The problem we have at the moment is that once Dad has informed us that he needs to use the toilet at times it can be a while before the carers are able to take him meaning sometimes he has an accident as he can't hold it for long due to suffering with an enlarged prostate.
Today upon our visit I found Dad confined to his room due to the fact that he has a sore bottom ( no other way of putting it) lying on his side in the bed to prevent damage to the skin, in my opinion this has probably been caused by Dad having to lie in a wet incontinence pad during the night. The staff check on him every couple of hours but if he needs the toilet just after their check then he could be lying wet for another couple of hours, as he is unable to use the help button for obvious reasons. This never happened at home as we took him to the toilet immediatley.
How can I approach this problem, as the care home do not have enough staff to see to every resident straight away, I don't suppose any care home would.
They have said they will increase their checks
Another day another question !
Dads currently in a care home as the title suggests and even though his dementia has progressed his brain still lets him know when he needs to use the toilet, he can't tell you which end so it's a case of having to sit him on the toilet each time.
Now Dads mobility has really declined over the past few months meaning the care home has him wearing incontinence pads for obvious reasons. The problem we have at the moment is that once Dad has informed us that he needs to use the toilet at times it can be a while before the carers are able to take him meaning sometimes he has an accident as he can't hold it for long due to suffering with an enlarged prostate.
Today upon our visit I found Dad confined to his room due to the fact that he has a sore bottom ( no other way of putting it) lying on his side in the bed to prevent damage to the skin, in my opinion this has probably been caused by Dad having to lie in a wet incontinence pad during the night. The staff check on him every couple of hours but if he needs the toilet just after their check then he could be lying wet for another couple of hours, as he is unable to use the help button for obvious reasons. This never happened at home as we took him to the toilet immediatley.
How can I approach this problem, as the care home do not have enough staff to see to every resident straight away, I don't suppose any care home would.
They have said they will increase their checks