Showering

When you think about it, showers can be pretty overwhelming for a person with Alzheimer’s disease. None of it makes sense. This might be what he or she is thinking: “Why would a person try to take my clothes off and put me under running water? In fact, I feel like I just got cleaned up and don’t even need to get wet.” Take a moment and put yourself in the same position. Confusion, visual difficulties, echoes, misinterpretation of the situation—and all with a caregiver the person might not recognize or even really know. As an aside, you will never convince a person with Alzheimer’s disease to take a shower. Given symptoms that typically include lack of judgement and reasoning ability, you will simply be reasoning with yourself. The real truth is that you are on your own to create an environment that’s is nonthreatening and soothing for the person with demetia.

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