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Ensuring Bath Safety in Nursing and Assisted Living Facilities

Adobe Hospice & Home Health

By: Matt Kovalchick, PT Introduction: Bath safety is a critical issue in Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) and Assisted Living Facilities (ALF), where residents often face mobility or balance challenges. These limitations can unfortunately lead to falls and other incidents during what should be a private and dignified experience.

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Ensuring Bath Safety in Nursing and Assisted Living Facilities

AT Home Care & Hospice

By: Matt Kovalchick, PT Introduction: Bath safety is a critical issue in Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) and Assisted Living Facilities (ALF), where residents often face mobility or balance challenges. These limitations can unfortunately lead to falls and other incidents during what should be a private and dignified experience.

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Senior Hygiene: Rethinking Daily Bathing Habits for Older Adults

Home Sweet Home In-Home Care

Sinking into a soothing, warm, bubble bath at the end of a stressful day, and stepping into a hot, invigorating shower first thing in the morning are daily pleasures for a great many of us. Because routine is extremely important when cognitive issues are a factor, a regular shower or bath may be a source of comfort. Focus on comfort.

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Enhancing Bathing Safety and Comfort for Seniors

Today's Caregiver

Bathing is a basic and essential part of personal hygiene and health.

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Strategies To Overcome Resistance to Bathing for a Loved One With Dementia

American In-Home Care

A resistance to bathing is one such behavior. Once a welcomed way to start the day or a relaxing way to end the day, bathing may become an activity that is met with discomfort, embarrassment, and fear. An unwillingness to bathe is stressful for both the family caregiver and the individual with dementia.

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Hospices Leverage School-Based Partnerships to Strengthen Bereavement Care

Hospice News

The one-day program, Camp By The Sea, is held at a local farm and offered at no cost to bereaved children, teens and their families and includes crafts, yoga, pottery, face painting, meditative sound baths and visits with farm animals, among other activities.

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Caring for the Caregivers: Keys for Helping Family Members in Palliative Care Roles

Hospice News

The duties of family-member caregivers may include transportation, bill paying, dressing, bathing, and other activities of daily living, in addition to medical assistance such as medication administration. As the US population ages, demand is becoming more widespread: The U.S.