Advanced Resource Search: Coping with Common Problems in Dementia, Bathing

This brochure offers helpful advice on caring for your loved one with Alzheimer's. Topics covered include daily activities (bathing, eating, dressing), incontinence, identification bracelets, home safety, and driving.

This comprehensive directory discusses many different behaviors that you may notice in your loved one, and is organized alphabetically. The website offers possible explanations for these behaviors, and also offers many ideas on how to prevent and handle them.

This web page lists possible fears and problems your loved one may have that you should take into consideration when attempting to give a bath and ways to adapt the bath to your loved one's needs. It also provides tips on grooming, with sections on hair, shaving, nails, and teeth.

This article, written by a caregiver, describes her experience with bathing her loved one with Alzheimer's disease. The article focuses on the things she realized scared and confused her loved one during bath time, such as multiple noises at once, mirrors, running water, the feeling of being undressed against one's will, and changes in perception of temperature and sight. The caregiver also discusses things she found helped make bath time a better experience for everyone.

This web page shares advice on helping bathe a loved one with dementia while respecting the person's dignity.

This printable flier offers tips to make the bathroom safer and more useful for you and your loved one with Alzheimer's. Advice includes topics on making the toilet easier to use, modifications that can be made to the bath and shower, what to do with appliances, and how to make floor surfaces safer.

This handout provides a comprehensive checklist for household safety in various rooms. The resource list at the end also lists some common safety items you may wish to install, along with their average prices, so that you can plan for what you might need.