My husband has been in a busy Care home for several months,and has just moved to a different one where it's more peaceful.
Within a month of arriving at the busy place, he had been given an incontinence pad, was never taken to the toilet in anticipation of a need, and because he was unable, and too private a man, to ask, he started weeing into his pad. Within a month he was doubly incontinent.I have been providing incontinence pants as he couldn't manage or understand the pads.
He has now been in his new care home for two days, and already has used the toilet, with some encouragement from a new Carer who has also just started... I took a supply of incontinence pants when he moved in.
I asked the nurse if there might be a chance of getting the pants prescribed, and she was very negative.
i've seen mention on here of incontinence nurses, or should that be Continence?? Can anyone tell me anything about such people? I've seen mentions of incontinence clinics, and assessments. The nurse said there were no such things.
He just cannot manage the pads, they slip down and become misplaced, once one came down inside his trousers and fell on the floor, to his embarrassment. Is there really no way I can get any assistance in this, or will I have to keep buying the pants myself??
Within a month of arriving at the busy place, he had been given an incontinence pad, was never taken to the toilet in anticipation of a need, and because he was unable, and too private a man, to ask, he started weeing into his pad. Within a month he was doubly incontinent.I have been providing incontinence pants as he couldn't manage or understand the pads.
He has now been in his new care home for two days, and already has used the toilet, with some encouragement from a new Carer who has also just started... I took a supply of incontinence pants when he moved in.
I asked the nurse if there might be a chance of getting the pants prescribed, and she was very negative.
i've seen mention on here of incontinence nurses, or should that be Continence?? Can anyone tell me anything about such people? I've seen mentions of incontinence clinics, and assessments. The nurse said there were no such things.
He just cannot manage the pads, they slip down and become misplaced, once one came down inside his trousers and fell on the floor, to his embarrassment. Is there really no way I can get any assistance in this, or will I have to keep buying the pants myself??
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