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Elderly parents

Incontinent parent won’t wear pads

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MiserableOldHag · 06/01/2023 21:40

Elderly parent who lives with me suffers from dementia and incontinence (frequent urinary and sometimes fecal).

Because of the dementia, they do not know they are incontinent and won’t wear a pad. They get aggressive and upset when I suggest pads. Each time it happens, they are convinced it is a one-off.

The resultant mess is frequent and substantial. The washing machine is always on. I’m constantly having to replace underwear/trousers/bedding. The house smells awful. I have found pieces of poo on the floor on multiple occasions. I don’t even want to think about the carpet.

I don’t know what to do. Does anyone have any experience of this or advice? Thank you.

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ModerationInEverything · 06/01/2023 21:44

I have no experience, it sounds like an incredibly difficult situation. Would it be possible to switch out their underwear for incontinence pants? I'm sure I've seen tena disposable pants like normal underwear.

thunderstruckk · 06/01/2023 21:42

Are you able just to get the pads that are like regular underwear? We used to get them for my grandad, just replaced all of the underwear in his drawer with them (they were blue and almost boxer style looking) and he just thought they were his normal underwear - rather than the white pads you can get. It's horrible isn't it, so distressing for you and them x