There are a number of personal hygiene aids on the market made specifically for the elderly. The types of aids you need will depend on what struggles your parents have. For instance, if your elderly mother is unable to stand in the shower, you may need a shower seat. Grab handles and anti-slip mats could also help your parents stand or sit up while bathing.
Bottom Wiper Aid experience.
by: Richard M.
Let me start by saying that I never
thought I would need a butt wiping aid or that they even existed but, I’m glad they do. After working for over 30 years in a shop doing heavy lifting, I have bad shoulders and back so I got a sit down job. Which is nice for my shoulders and back but, I’ve gained a lot of weight. With the added weight and my mobility problems in my shoulders and back,
I was on vacation in Georgia and I went to a shop to get a jig made, so I could put a bend in the handle of my butt wiper. Showing the owner what I needed done to bend the handle. He couldn’t do the work at his shop but, he sent me down the street to another shop. Before I left his place he asked me what I needed the bend for? what was I doing? I told him it was for a butt wiper.
Butt Wiper Testimonial
by: Jeri Liberty
My name is Jeri Liberty and I would like to share my story with you about the trouble I have had with bathroom hygiene. When a person can no longer take care of themselves for a while or for good anymore.
I had a baby girl at 5 1/2 months pregnant and she only weighed 2 1/2 pounds. I had to have an emergency C-section from my navel to my pelvic bone.
Most of us have never heard of a toilet aide for bottom wiping. It’s one of those products that you don’t know why someone would need it until you need one and then your glad someone made it. Needing to use a toilet aide is not something most people want to talk about or even admit that they need. However in the coming years more and more people will hear about toilet aide’s and more and more people will need them.
Caring for elderly parents comes with an array of challenges, from monitoring their medicine to helping them bathe. Many seniors struggle with personal hygiene, which can lead to serious health concerns in the future. Whether your parents refuse to bathe or they simply do not feel the need to clean themselves, there are some things you can do to assist them. Here is a guide showing how to help your elderly parents maintain their personal hygiene.
Before you can encourage your elderly parent to get clean and stay clean,
Butt Wiper And A Daughter’s Love For Her Father!
I was at a garage sale and I was purchasing some used clothing, some shirts and a hat that was from the lady’s father who was having the garage sale. She told me he had passed away and I said “I’m sorry to hear that” and then after talking for a bit about her father, I always mention every chance I get about the butt wiper. She said “can I see it”